01/08/2011
Review of The Whistleblower, international biennial art award The Jameel Prize and 50th anniversary of John Coltrane's Live at the Village Vanguard.
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On today's programme, a review of The Whistleblower, a thriller based on a real-life story about a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia who tries to uncover a sex scandal in the United Nations. The international biennial art award The Jameel Prize and the 50th anniversary of John Coltrane's seminal album Live at the Village Vanguard.
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The Whistleblower
Owen Gleiberman reviews The Whistleblower, a thriller based on a real-life story about a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia who tries to uncover a sex scandal in the United Nations.
Duration: 05:34
Jameel Art Prize
Two years ago the Iranian artist Afruz Amighi won the inaugural Jameel Prize for contemporary art inspired by Islamic traditions. Now she's judging this year's award.
Duration: 05:18
50th anniversary of Coltrane's Live at the Village Vanguard
On 50th anniversary of the jazz saxophonist John Coltrane hugely influential album Live at the Village Vanguard, the Strand talks to the club's owner Lorraine Gordon about making jazz history.
Duration: 06:14
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