03/08/2012
A Simple Life, Rough Guide to China, and Tania Kovats.
The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day.
Presented by Anna McNamee.
On today's programme, we talk to screenwriter Roger Lee about his Hong Kong film A Simple Life, music critic Eve Leung reviews the latest Rough Guide compilation focussing on music from China, and the British sculptor Tania Kovats discusses her latest work - This is Rivers.
Image: Deannie Ip and Andy Lau in A Simple Life
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A Simple Life
Multi-award winning Hong Kong film A Simple Life stars Andy Lau and Deanie Ip. Anna McNamee talks to its screenwriter Roger Lee about how he based it on his own relationship with his family servant.
Duration: 05:21
A Rough Guide to China
Music critic Eve Leung reviews the latest Rough Guide compilation on music from China - from the ancient tones of erhu and pipa, to the Inner Mongolian folk revival, to Shanghai jazz and China-rock.
Duration: 07:01
Tania Kovats
The British sculptor Tania Kovats discusses her latest work - This is Rivers - a wall of glass bottles filled with water in a boathouse at Jupiter Artland, part of this year’s Edinburgh Art Festival.
Duration: 05:06
Broadcasts
- Fri 3 Aug 2012 14:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online
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