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Bob Marley photos, and war documentary Armadillo

Photographer Kim Gottlieb-Walker on her pictures of Bob Marley; Afghanistan war doc Armadillo; writer Simon Winchester on the real Alice in Wonderland; and TV series Rubicon.

In the mid '70s, Kim Gottlieb-Walker photographed Jamaican artists Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Burning Spear and Lee "Scratch" Perry, introducing the image of reggae to fans worldwide in newspapers and on album covers. DJ David Rodigan joins Kim Gottlieb-Walker to re-live the moment as captured in her book and exhibition, Bob Marley and the Golden Age of Reggae.

Following hot on the heels of the Oscar-nominated Restrepo, a new award-winning documentary about soldiers facing the Taliban in Afghanistan is released this week. Armadillo follows a group of young Danish troops as they cope with the reality of the front line in Helmand Province. Sarah Dunant reviews the latest documentary in which the film-makers put themselves in the line of fire.

Simon Winchester discusses his new book The Alice Behind Wonderland, which focuses on Lewis Carroll's photograph of Alice Liddell dressed as The Beggar Maid, and uses this striking image as a prism to explore Carroll's fascination with photography and his relationship with the girl who was the inspiration for Alice in Wonderland.

In the new US drama series Rubicon, an intelligence analyst discovers that he might be working with members of a secret society that manipulates world events on a grand scale. Following an unexpected death he finds himself in a web of mystery and danger. Jonathan Freedland, who writes thrillers under the name Sam Bourne, reviews.

Producer Jerome Weatherald.

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30 minutes

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Tue 5 Apr 2011 19:15

Chapters

  • Armadillo

    • Armadillo

      Sarah Dunant reviews the Danish war documentary.

      Duration: 05:43

  • Alice Behind Wonderland

    • Alice Behind Wonderland

      Simon Winchester discusses his new book The Alice Behind Wonderland.

      Duration: 09:28

  • Rubicon

    • Rubicon

      Thriller writer Jonathan Freedland reviews TV series Rubicon.

      Duration: 05:17

  • Bob Marley Photos

    • Bob Marley Photos

      A discussion about photographing Bob Marley with photographer Kim Gottlieb-Walker.

      Duration: 07:14

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  • Tue 5 Apr 2011 19:15

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