Amit Chaudhuri, Elif Shafak, George the Poet
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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)
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Amit Chaudhuri
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Duration: 08:20
Konono No 1
The Grammy Award winning Congotronic band
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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
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Amit Chaudhauri
One Fine Day
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Mark Ronson
Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)
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Konono N潞1
Lufuala Ndonga
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John Grant
Pale Green Ghosts
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Maria Koterbska
Serduszko puka w rytmie cha cha spewa
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Philip Glass
Akhnaten Act 1 Prelude
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Nina Simone
Fodder on her Wings
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George the Poet
1,2,1,2
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