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11/05/2012

The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day.

Presented by Audrey Brown

Today's programme includes: Naomi Benaron (pictured), Beloved, Lovers Rock

Photo: Erik Hinote

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18 minutes

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Mon 14 May 201208:32GMT
BBC World Service Online

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Chapters

  • Naomi Benaron

    Novelist Naomi Benaron discusses her book Running The Rift, set during the Rwandan genocide and explains how, as an American writer, she approached such a sensitive and harrowing subject.

    Duration: 06:00

  • Beloved

    We review Beloved, a French musical starring the veteran French actress Catherine Deneuve and her real life daughter Chiara Mastrioanni

    Duration: 05:12

  • Lovers Rock

    Producer Dennis Bovell tells us about the soft reggae music style that was created by young Jamaican British musicians in the 1970s

    Duration: 06:28

Broadcasts

  • Fri 11 May 201214:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Fri 11 May 201222:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Sat 12 May 201202:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Mon 14 May 201208:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online