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Amit Chaudhuri, Elif Shafak, George the Poet

The best global arts coverage from across the 大象传媒.

Author Amit Chaudhari wonders why heroes don鈥檛 have bodily functions. We treat your ears to some 'congotronics' from Kinshasa.
Bestselling Turkish author Elif Shafak chooses the novel most precious to her, Film critic Philip Bergson discusses the foreign language films shortlisted for an Oscar, African American author Asali Solomon unpicks the comic politics of race and dating, George the Poet explains who he thinks he is, We meet some superstars of the virtual world and Simon Raymond gives his tips on how to run a record label in an age of streaming.

(Photo: Amit Chaudhuri (c) Geoff Pugh, Elif Shafak (c) Mycheli Daniau/Getty, George the Poet (c) Ben A. Pruchie/Getty)

50 minutes

Last on

Mon 16 Feb 2015 09:05GMT

Music and featured items

  • Amit Chaudhuri

    Amit Chaudhuri discusses his new novel, Odysseus Abroad.

    Duration: 08:20

  • Konono No 1

    The Grammy Award winning Congotronic band

    Duration: 03:54

  • Elif Shafak

    Turkey's bestselling novelist talks about the book she would never lend

    Duration: 04:27

  • Elif Shafak

    Turkey's bestselling novelist talks about the book she would never lend

    Duration: 04:27

  • Best Foreign Language Oscar

    Phillip Bergson runs down the contenders

    Duration: 06:17

  • Asali Solomon

    The author talks about her new book, Disgruntled

    Duration: 09:42

  • George the Poet

    The poet discusses his new anthology with John Wilson

    Duration: 06:08

  • Virtual Stars

    Hardeep Singh Kohli goes to meet some "vloggers"

    Duration: 07:03

  • Simon Raymonde

    How to run an independent record label

    Duration: 03:35

  • Amit Chaudhauri

    One Fine Day

  • Mark Ronson

    Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)

  • Konono N潞1

    Lufuala Ndonga

  • John Grant

    Pale Green Ghosts

  • Maria Koterbska

    Serduszko puka w rytmie cha cha spewa

  • Philip Glass

    Akhnaten Act 1 Prelude

  • Nina Simone

    Fodder on her Wings

  • George the Poet

    1,2,1,2

  • Sinkane

    Warm Spell

  • Fleet Foxes

    White Winter Hymnal

Broadcasts

  • Sat 14 Feb 2015 12:05GMT
  • Mon 16 Feb 2015 09:05GMT