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23/01/2012

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Presented by Harriett Gilbert.

On today's programme: Jaipur Literary Festival, Five Broken Cameras and New Music 20x12.

Photo: Shehan Karunatilaka.

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18 minutes

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Tue 24 Jan 2012 13:32GMT
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Chapters

  • Jaipur Literary Festival

    We visit India's biggest literary festival and talk to Shehan Karunatilaka whose debut novel set in Cricket-mad Sri Lanka won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature.

    Duration: 06:18

  • Five Broken Cameras

    Filmmaker Emad Burnat's personal portrait of a Palestinian village over a number of years as he records the scars of the continued unrest with Israel.

    Duration: 05:33

  • New Music 20x12

    This year's Cultural Olympiad in London includes a series of musical commissions to reflect The Games. We speak to two Anglo-Chinese composers taking part.

    Duration: 05:37

Broadcasts

  • Mon 23 Jan 2012 23:32GMT
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online
  • Tue 24 Jan 2012 02:32GMT
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online
  • Tue 24 Jan 2012 09:32GMT
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online
  • Tue 24 Jan 2012 13:32GMT
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online