Michael Horovitz, The Jinx, Drone Warfare, Download Dead?
In the week he turns 80, John Wilson talks to the poet who helped start the counter-culture revolution in the UK, Michael Horovitz.
In the week he turns 80, John Wilson talks to the poet who helped start the counter-culture revolution in the UK, Michael Horovitz.
Boyd Hilton reviews The Jinx, a controversial 6-part HBO documentary made by Andrew Jarecki which secures what sounds like a confession to murder from its subject, Robert Durst, heir of a US property developer family.
As two films examining the impact of drone warfare are released, directors Andrew Niccol and Tonje Hessen Schei consider why the subject is proving such fertile territory for artists and storytellers.
And is the download dead? With the arrival of paid for streaming services from Youtube, Jay Z's Tidal, and Apple's Beats Music launching later in the year, music industry executive Stephen Budd looks at the evidence.
Producer: Craig Templeton Smith
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Michael Horovitz
Duration: 08:35
Music streaming
Duration: 05:48
The Jinx
Duration: 05:18
Drone Warfare in film
Duration: 08:10
Beat poet Michael Horovitz
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Michael Horovitz will be taking part inÌýthe at the Roundhouse in London, for The Last Word festival, on the 30th May 2015.
Michael'sÌýalbum with Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon & Paul Weller Ìýhas beenÌýre-released by Gearbox records, on vinyl only.
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Left: ÌýMichael Horovitz in 1965 reading poetry at the International Poetry Incarnation at the Royal Albert Hall.Ìý
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The Jinx
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ÌýbeginsÌýthis Thursday onÌýSky Atlantic at 9pm
Drone Warfare
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Both films, Ìýand , areÌýreleased today, certificate 15
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Role Contributor Presenter John Wilson Interviewed Guest Michael Horovitz Interviewed Guest Boyd Hilton Interviewed Guest Andrew Niccol Interviewed Guest Tonje Hessen Schei Interviewed Guest Stephen Budd Producer Craig Templeton Smith Broadcast
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