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World Service,03 Aug 2019,53 mins

Jon Favreau: Remaking Disney's Lion King

The Arts Hour

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Director Jon Favreau on his hyper-realistic animated remake of the Disney classic The Lion King; there’s space travel as Nikki Bedi hears from artist Laurie Anderson, who has created a Virtual Reality artwork celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landings, and Melanie Vandenbrouck , curator of an exhibition about the moon’s cultural importance is in the studio. Also on the programme singer Macy Gray on the challenges of coping with sudden, worldwide fame and another golden anniversary - designer Jean Paul Gaultier marks 50 years in fashion. And critic Anton Bitel is with Nikki in the studio to share his thoughts and offer insight into the Mortal Kombat phenomenon. (Photo: Director Jon Favreau. Credit: Christopher Jue/Getty Images)

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