Timothy Spall, André 3000, Imtiaz Dharker
Actor Timothy Spall on playing the great British painter JMW Turner. Plus, musician Andre 3000 on the new Jimi Hendrix film, poet Imtiaz Dharker, director Jennifer Kent and Sting.
Timothy Spall discusses playing the role of Turner in Mike Leigh's new film about the great British painter. Actor and musician Andre 3000 explains why making the new Jimi Hendrix film helped save him from depression. The Indian-British poet Imtiaz Dharker reads from her new collection of touching and delicate lines on love. We discover new Bulgarian cinema with critic Philip Bergson. Australian director and actor Jennifer Kent tells us about her scary new film The Babadook. Stings’s new musical based on the shipyards of north-east England opens in New York, Tom Brook reports. From the WOMEX world music showcase in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, we hear about the great Algerian revival band El Gusto Orchestra.
Photo: Timothy Spall as JMW Turner; André Benjamin as Jimi Hendrix; Imtiaz Dharker (credit: Simon Powell)
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Mr Turner
Timothy Spall on being Mr Turner
Duration: 08:40
Bulgarian Cinema
Philip Bergson visits the Chicago film festival and discusses new Bulgarian films.
Duration: 03:38
The Babadook
Jennifer Kent on directing children in a horror film
Duration: 08:56
Sting -The Last Ship
Tom Brooks speaks with Sting about the inspiration for his musical
Duration: 03:52
Andre 3000
OutKast's André Benjamin on playing Jimi Hendrix in biopic 'All Is By My Side'
Duration: 04:57
Imtiaz Darkher - Over The Moon
Imitiaz Darkher talks about her poetry and reads from her latest collection
Duration: 09:46
El Gusto Orchestra
Safinez Bashia discusses her documentary on Algerian musicians 'El Gusto'
Duration: 06:14
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Gary Yershon
Mr Turner Movie Soundtrack
Gary Yershon
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Chilly Gonzales
Theme from The Piano Room
from Piano Room 2
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Jed Kurzel
The Babadook Soundtrack
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Sting
An Englishman in New York
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Sting
The Last Ship
Sting Musical
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Jimi Hendrix
Voodoo Chile
Jimi Hendrix
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Jimi Hendrix
Rainy Day Dream Away
Jimi Hendrix
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AR Rahman
Bombay Theme
AS Rahman
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El Gusto Orchestra
Je Suis Pied Noir
El Gusto Orchestra
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El Gusto Orchestra
El Gusto
El Gusto Orchestra
Broadcasts
- Sat 1 Nov 2014 12:06GMTBBC World Service Online
- Mon 3 Nov 2014 09:05GMTBBC World Service Online
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