International Review Edition

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Matthew Sweet chairs an "International Review" edition of the programme, with critics from around the world coming together to discuss the latest global cultural events and arts issues. Matthew is joined by Moscow based broadcaster and critic Konstantin Eggert, Colombian born philosopher and law lecturer Oscar Guardiola-Rivera, Iranian academic Narguess Farzad, and Lesley Lokko, a novelist who shares her time between Ghana, South African and Scotland. They'll be discussing a new book by Alonso Cueto, the Blue Hour which deals with the legacy of the war with the Shining Path and a Russian film Silent Souls, about two men trying to keep alive the ancient traditions of their people. They will also be debating whether an ageing population is perceived as a gift or a burden in other parts of the world. And Matthew's guests tell us about arts and cultural events where they are, including a theatre renaissance in Iran; controversial art in Johannesburg and an exhibition in Moscow which sheds new light on the murder of the imperial family.