South Korean Special

Available for over a year

Special edition focusing on the art, culture, and poetry of South Korea. Director Lee Doo-yon discusses his film, Pee Mak, that won an award at the Venice Film Festival. Leading writer Yi Mun-yol talks about the mark left by the Korean war. And a special report from the Korean National Theatre that combines puppet plays, masked dancers, and pansori, a Korean genre of musical storytelling performed by a vocalist and a drummer. Presented by Sarah Dunant. Picture: Flag of South Korea