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10/08/2011

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On today's programme: TV Satire for Freedom, Project Nim (pictured), Andre Dubus III.

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Thu 11 Aug 201112:32GMT
BBC World Service Online

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Chapters

  • TV Satire for Freedom

    Exiled Syrian producer Adel Shaban on how his drama Horriat Va Bas or Freedom reaches its public despite state censorship and propaganda.

    Duration: 05:21

  • Project Nim

    Filmmaker James Marsh returns with Project Nim. It tells the story of a bizarre experiment in 1970s America when a Chimpanzee was taken from its mother and raised as a human.

    Duration: 06:31

  • Andre Dubus III

    The best-selling author discusses his new book Townie. A memoir that charts a descent into a life of violence in small-town America, it's been described as "thrilling and sickening".

    Duration: 05:36

Broadcasts

  • Wed 10 Aug 201121:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Thu 11 Aug 201102:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Thu 11 Aug 201108:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Thu 11 Aug 201112:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online