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Amy Poehler, Syrian musicians, Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

Arts news with John Wilson, including Amy Poehler on Pixar's new film Inside Out, two Syrian musicians on working in exile and a review of Agatha Christie drama Partners in Crime.

Comedian and actress Amy Poehler discusses her role as Joy, the emotion trying to keep control in the young protagonist's head in Pixar's new animated film Inside Out.

Partners in Crime is a new venture between the BBC and the Agatha Christie Group. Starring David Walliams and Jessica Raine as the lesser-known amateur Christie sleuths Tommy and Tuppence, it's an adventure series set in the 1950s with espionage and humour at its heart. Crime writer Natasha Cooper reviews.

To mark this year's Shubbak Festival, London's biennial festival of contemporary Arab arts and culture, John Wilson speaks to two Syrian musicians - leading electronic artist Samer Saem Eldahr and award-winning Syrian composer Zaid Jabri - about working in exile, and drawing on both Arab and European musical traditions.

And with the announcement of a new medical breakthrough which claims to make human head transplants a reality in the near future, Adam Smith offers advice on how cinema can provide a sober guiding light.

Presenter John Wilson
Producer Olivia Skinner.

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  • Amy Poehler

    Duration: 10:30

  • Partners in Crime reviewed by Natasha Cooper

    Duration: 05:07

  • Two Syrian musicians discuss the Shubbak Festival

    Duration: 08:24

  • Adam Smith discusses cinema's take on modern surgery

    Duration: 03:54

Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler
Comedian Amy Poehler on Inside Out. 
Inside Out is released on Friday 23 July, certificate U.

Syrian Music

Syrian Music
Syrian Musicians Samer Saem Eldahr and Zaid Jabrion on working in exile. 
The Shubbak Festival runs until 26th July.

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime
Agatha Christie drama Partners in Crime reviewed. 
Partners in Crime is broadcast on BBC One on Sunday 27 July at 9pm.

Two heads are better than one

Adam Smith offers advice on how cinema can provide a sober guiding light on the notion of human head transplants.

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PresenterJohn Wilson
Interviewed GuestAmy Poehler
Interviewed GuestNatasha Cooper
Interviewed GuestSamer Saem Eldahr
Interviewed GuestZaid Jabri
Interviewed GuestAdam Smith
ProducerOlivia Skinner

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  • Mon 20 Jul 201519:15
    BBC Radio 4

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