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The Danish Girl, David O Russell, Dorit Rabinyan

Director Tom Hooper on The Danish Girl, his new film about early gender-reassignment.

The Danish Girl director Tom Hooper (The Kings Speech) talks about his new film about early gender-reassignment. Why are African accents in films so terrible? A new guide for actors seeks to put it right. Architect David Adjaye previews the soon to be opening Smithsonian Museum Of African American History and Culture, in Washington DC. Author Colm Toibin tells us about life in Spain before fame.

Songwriter Burt Bacharach discusses falling out with his partner Hal David. Director David O Russell shares some detail about how he uses music in film scenes. We hear about a British science project making an album of new songs about body parts, including one about the appendix. Israeli author Dorit Rabinyan responds as her prize-winning novel about a love affair between an Arab and an Israeli is taken off the school curriculum.

(Photo: Eddie Redmayne as The Danish Girl (c) Universal Pictures, David O Russell (c) Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images, Dorit Rabinyan (c) Gil Cohen Magen/Getty Images)

50 minutes

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Tue 12 Jan 2016 02:06 Local time
BBC World Service Australasia

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Music and featured items

  • The Danish Girl

    Oscar-winning Director, Tom Hooper, on directing The Danish Girl starring Eddie Redmayne

    Duration: 08:13

  • African accents in films

    Why are African accents in films so terrible?

    Duration: 06:04

  • Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Razia Iqbal talks to the architect David Adjaye

    Duration: 03:58

  • Colm Toibin

    The best selling author talks about his influences to Kirsty Young

    Duration: 04:43

  • David O Russell

    The film director talks about the music in his new film, Joy

    Duration: 08:13

  • Burt Bacharach

    Burt discusses his career and collaborations with Hal David

    Duration: 06:40

  • Body Songs

    Music inspired by the organs of the body

  • Dorit Rabinyan

    Israel bars an Arab-Jewish love story written by Dorit Rabinyan from schools

    Duration: 02:44

  • Banzai

    I Know What I Want

  • Burt Bacharach

    Alfie

  • JPRP

    Embrasse Moi

  • Tala

    Wolf Pack

  • Flux Pavilion

    What You Gonna Do About It

  • Kyven

    Don't Shut Me Out

  • Sam Cooke

    A Change is Gonna Come

  • Tinashé

    Player

  • Martin Hayes

    Lucy Farrs

  • Noa

    Eye Opener

  • Baz Luhrmann

    Happy Feet

  • Isaac Hayes

    Joy

  • Burt Bacharach

    The Look Of Love

  • Maria Vidal

    Body Rock

  • La Monte Young

    Well Tuned Piano

Broadcasts

  • Sun 10 Jan 2016 15:06 Local time
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
  • Sun 10 Jan 2016 22:06 Local time
    BBC World Service West and Central Africa
  • Mon 11 Jan 2016 09:06 Local time
    BBC World Service except News Internet
  • Mon 11 Jan 2016 13:06 Local time
    BBC World Service Australasia
  • Mon 11 Jan 2016 23:06 Local time
    BBC World Service except News Internet
  • Tue 12 Jan 2016 02:06 Local time
    BBC World Service Australasia

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