Akram Khan; the Iraq War documentaries; Antonia Fraser's Cultural Exchange
Choreographer Akram Khan on his new work inspired by The Rite of Spring, the verdict on Norma Percy's documentary series The Iraq War, and Cultural Exchange with Antonia Fraser.
With Mark Lawson.
Award-winning documentary maker Norma Percy's latest series, The Iraq War, investigates the events that led Britain and America to go to war with Iraq, with testimony from major players including Tony Blair, Jack Straw and key figures in the Iraqi government. Chris Mullin and Richard Ottaway MP discuss whether the series give us a new insight into how the war came about.
To celebrate the centenary of Stravinsky's controversial ballet The Rite of Spring, dancer and choreographer Akram Khan has created a new interpretation of the piece with an original score by Nitin Sawnhey, Jocelyn Pook and Ben Frost. Akram Khan discusses his new work ITMOi (In the Mind of Igor) and explains how he went about following in Stravinsky's footsteps.
In Cultural Exchange, in which leading creative minds share a cultural passion, historian Antonia Fraser champions J M W Turner's painting The Fighting Temeraire.
Producer Olivia Skinner.
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The historian selects J.M.W Turner's The Fighting of Temeraire
Chapters
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The Iraq War
Chris Mullin and Richard Ottaway MP discuss Norma Percy's documentary The Iraq War
Duration: 08:33
Akram Khan
Akram Khan discusses his new work ITMOi (In the Mind of Igor)
Duration: 08:40
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Writer and critic Sarah Churchwell discusses hard-to-say and ambiguous titles
Duration: 04:06
Cultural Exchange: Antonia Fraser
Historian Antonia Fraser champions J M W Turner's painting The Fighting Temeraire
Duration: 06:34
Image credit: J Louis Fernandez
Main image above of the World Premiere in GrenobleΒ of Akram Khan's new work 'In the Mind of Igor'
Credits
Role Contributor Presenter Mark Lawson Interviewed Guest Chris Mullin Interviewed Guest Richard Ottaway Interviewed Guest Akram Khan Interviewed Guest Antonia Fraser Producer Olivia Skinner Editor John Goudie Broadcast
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