Sunday Feature

Reviving Asmara

Monday 7 August 2006 21:45-22:30 (Radio 3)

Eritrea, one of the poorest African countries, has an unlikely cultural treasure: the 1930s modernist architecture of its capital, Asmara.

Jonathan Glancey visits the city to see what is being done to preserve and possibly exploit this unique resource.

Duration:

45 minutes

Sunday Feature

Episode and Playlist Information

• 8 Oct 06 Henze at 80
• 1 Oct 06 William Empson
• 24 Sep 06 The act of listening
• 27 Aug 06 Brecht
• 21 August 2006
• 20 August 2006
• 7 Aug 06 Reviving Asmara
• 6 Aug 06 Francis Petrarch
• 9 Jul 06 Rembrandt 400
• 2 Jul 06 Beyond a Boundary

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