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Yinka Shonibare, Sean Shibe, cinema and digital decay

Sean Shibe performs lute and classical guitar in the Front Row studio and could classic films be lost due to digital decay?

Artist Yinka Shonibare talks about his new exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery, which explores the legacy of Imperialism.

Guitarist Sean Shibe performs early Scottish lute music and previews a new classical guitar concerto live in the Front Row studio.

And film experts Stephen McConnachie and InΓ©s Toharia explain how fast changing technology and digital decay is putting preserving cinema under threat.

Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Olivia Skinner

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43 minutes

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Mon 8 Apr 2024 19:15
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