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03/09/2012

2016: Obama's America, The Last Supper, and Baloji.

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Presented by Mark Coles.

On today's programme: As the US presidential campaign heats up, we review a new anti-Obama documentary - 2016: Obama's America - and ask how Americans on both sides of the political spectrum are reacting to it.

We hear the story behind Leonardo Da Vinci's The Last Supper, now considered to be one of the top five most important pieces of art in the world.

And we catch up with Baloji, the Congolese musician who is currently touring the UK on board the Africa Express, and about to appear at The BBC Proms.

(Image: Barack Obama. Credit: Getty Images)

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Tue 4 Sep 201208:32GMT
BBC World Service Online

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Chapters

  • 2016: Obama's America

    As the US presidential campaign heats up, we review a new anti-Obama documentary - 2016: Obama's America - and ask how Americans on both sides of the political spectrum are reacting to it.

    Duration: 06:09

  • The Last Supper

    We hear the story behind Leonardo Da Vinci's The Last Supper, now considered to be one of the top five most important pieces of art in the world.

    Duration: 04:45

  • Baloji

    We catch up with Baloji, the Congolese musician who is currently touring the UK on board the Africa Express, and about to appear at The BBC Proms.

    Duration: 06:34

Broadcasts

  • Mon 3 Sep 201214:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Mon 3 Sep 201222:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Tue 4 Sep 201202:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Tue 4 Sep 201208:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online