Arts In Action Episodes Available now
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2001 in Review
The Taliban's destruction of Afghanstan's buddhas
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Protecting the Intangible
UNESCO takes cultural preservation beyond monuments
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Art Collection Back in Croatia
The Yugoslav government has finally given back a priceless collection
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Dubrovnik Remembers
A performance of Mozart's Requiem, ten years after the siege
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Afghan Cinemas Re-open
Kabul film-lovers celebrate the deprature of the Taliban
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Music Plays Again in Kabul
The Taliban's departure means a cultural thaw in Afghanistan
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Undersea Art Plunder
UNESCO moves to outlaw treasure-hunting from shipwrecks and submerged temples
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Americans Defiant in Song
An album of patriotic songs has gone straight to number one
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An Orchestra in Crisis
Only a bailout can save the Toronto Symphony
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Soap Opera, Afghanistan-Style
Storyline questions for the World Service's 'New Home, New Life'