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Hollywood legend Jane Fonda says her classic film 9 to 5 is still relevant today

Hollywood legend Jane Fonda says her classic film 9 to 5 is still relevant today.

Ladan Akbaria, describes the challenges of creating the British Museum’s stunning new Islamic World Gallery

Actress and producer Maggie Gyllenhaal tells us why she’s invented the role of an “Intimacy Expert” on her TV series The Deuce

Writer, actress and director Desiree Akhavan talks about directing herself in sex scenes in her series The Bisexual;

We hear from the winners of the BBC World Service Radio Playwriting Competition.

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What's the greatest foreign-language film in the world? We find out which films came top of the BBC Culture world cinema poll.

And there's music from San Francisco's Fantastic Negrito.

Presenter Nikki Bedi is joined by the film critic Rich Cline

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Tue 6 Nov 201809:06GMT

The Winning Playwrights of the International Radio Playwriting Competition

English as a First Language By God's Mercy by Collette Victor
English as a Second LanguageA Broken Heart in a Warzone by 'Aziz H'
Georgi Markov PrizeThe Journey to Fortune? by Bode Asiyanbi

For more information about the plays and the competition click here 

The 100 Greatest Foreign-language Films

The BBC polled 209 critics in 43 countries to find the best in world cinema – here’s the top 100. 
The 100 Greatest Foreign-language Films 

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  • Sat 3 Nov 201820:06GMT
  • Tue 6 Nov 201809:06GMT

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