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The best of the world's arts, film, literature and music brought to you every day. Presented by Harriett Gilbert.
In today's programme: Film critic Owen Gleiberman reviews two cerebral films being released in the USA, the musician Baaba Maal and journalist Kwame Kwei-Armah discuss the mythical Fula tales from Senegal, there's a report on Latvian Remembrance Day and the conceptual artist Tavares Strachan has his first British solo exhibition.
Two Mind Movies
Film critic Owen Gleiberman reviews two films being released in the USA - a science-fiction action thriller called Limitless starring Robert de Niro and a film by Jim Kohlberg called The Music Never Stopped starring Lou Taylor Pucci.
Photo shows Actors Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish and Robert De Niro attending world premiere of Limitless.
Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images Entertainment.
Tales from the Sahel
The musician Baaba Maal (above) and actor and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah discuss how the mythical Fula tales from Senegal have inspired many people in modern Africa and why they want to bring these stories to a British audience in their new show together 'Tales from the Sahel'.
Latvian Remembrance Day
A new production at London's Royal Court Theatre to tie in with Remembrance Day in Latvia. It's a modern look at the split between those who fought for the Nazi's and others who joined the Red Army - and how these historical tensions manifest themselves in society today.
And you can see a video report by the BBC's Anna Holligan on Latvian Remembrance Day by clicking on the video link above.
Tavares Strachan
This conceptual artist has put his body at the service of his work. He's trained as a deep sea diver and as a russian cosmonaut and physically carved and moved a block of ice from the Arctic. In "Sometimes Lies are Prettier", his first British solo exhibition, he explores the story of the little boy who, shortly after becoming Tibet's 11th Panchen Lama, was taken into custody by the chinese authorities and hasn't been seen since.
Photo shows "Visualization Experiment then"
Child Panchen Lama
collage ink, and pencil on mylar mounted on plexiglass dimensions 59"x80" ( 150cm x203cm)
Tavares Strachan Extra 1
Photo shows "I am not invisible 1"
-standing invisible child lama image -front dimensions 36"x 59" ( 92cm x 150cm)
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