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18/02/2012

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Presented by Anna McNamee.

Today's programme includes Wild Swans, Footnote and Moshen Namjoo.

Photo of Wild Swans by Michael Lutch

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18 minutes

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Mon 20 Feb 201213:32GMT
BBC World Service Online

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Chapters

  • Wild Swans

    We discuss a stage adaption of Jung Chang's bestseller Wild Swans. The book is an epic story of three women from her own family in 20th Century China. So how does this work in the theatre?

    Duration: 05:15

  • Footnote

    In the first of The Strand's profiles of this year's Oscar nominees for the Best Foreign Language film, Avirama Golan reviews the Israeli film Footnote, about father-and-son Talmudic scholars.

    Duration: 04:53

  • Mohsen Namjoo

    Often referred to as The Bob Dylan of Iran, his music has stirred up controversy there and he now lives in exile. We caught up with him in concert in Canada.

    Duration: 05:55

Broadcasts

  • Sat 18 Feb 201202:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Sun 19 Feb 201223:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Mon 20 Feb 201209:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Mon 20 Feb 201213:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online