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25/09/2012

A new television programme about a secular woman giving up her Western lifestyle and adopting the veil has caused controversy in Turkey. We find out why this narrative has provoked so much debate.

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On today's programme: The new television programme which has caused controversy in Turkey. We hear about a photography exhibition that twins Sao Paulo, Brazil with French Polynesia and we review new film Looper which is being billed as β€˜this year’s Matrix’.

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18 minutes

Last on

Wed 26 Sep 2012 08:32GMT

Chapters

  • Turkish Television

    A new television programme about a secular woman giving up her Western lifestyle and adopting the veil has caused controversy in Turkey. We find out why this narrative has provoked so much debate.

    Duration: 06:50

  • Guy Tillim

    The social-campaigning South African photographer's new project comparing the landscapes of French Polynesia with Brazil.

    Duration: 05:02

  • Looper

    It's being billed as β€˜this year’s Matrix’. But aside from dark, brooding heroes, does this new film starring Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt have anything in common with the 1999 masterpiece?

    Duration: 05:36

Broadcasts

  • Tue 25 Sep 2012 14:32GMT
  • Tue 25 Sep 2012 22:32GMT
  • Wed 26 Sep 2012 02:32GMT
  • Wed 26 Sep 2012 08:32GMT