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World Service,31 Jan 2011,28 mins

31/01/2011

The Strand

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The best of the world's arts, film, literature and music brought to you every day. Presented by Harriett Gilbert. A round-up of films from the Sundance Film Festival, the world's showcase for independent cinema. Jonah Lehrer on why he believes various writers, artists and musicians, including Gertrude Stein, Walt Whitman, Paul Cézanne, Igor Stravinsky and Marcel Proust, anticipated advances in neuroscience. A report from Egypt, where the current civil unrest poses a threat to its cultural treasures. And a tribute to composer who created the unmistakeable sound of the Bond films, John Barry.

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