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22/06/2012

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

Today's programme includes: London Indian Film Festival, Money, Rain of Poems.

Picture shows a scene from Gangs of Wasseypur showing at the London Indian Film Festival.

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Chapters

  • London Indian Film Festival

    Now in its third year, the LIFF focuses on showcasing new independent Indian cinema, with films such as Gangs of Wasseypur, a film that's already won praise at this year's Cannes festival.

    Duration: 04:38

  • Conspicuous Money

    New British Museum gallery explores why accounting came before coins and how the cashless future recedes in times of crisis.

    Duration: 08:02

  • Rain of Poems

    Next week, thousands of poems will be dropped from a helicopter onto the South Bank of the river Thames in London. Chilean artists Julio Carrasco and Cristobal Bianchi explain why.

    Duration: 04:47

Broadcasts

  • Fri 22 Jun 201214:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Fri 22 Jun 201222:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Sat 23 Jun 201202:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Mon 25 Jun 201208:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online