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Tom Hanks: the Perils of Filming at Sea

'It wasn't until another guy threw up on me that we finally stopped' - Tom Hanks on shooting Captain Phillips

Tom Hanks and director Paul Greengrass talk a lot about English football and a little about their new film Captain Phillips. Photographer Dayanita Singh explains how Indian classical music has a profound effect on how she displays her work. Grammy nominated singer, composer and producer Janelle Monae on her new album Electric Lady and why her alter-ego is an android, and artist Grayson Perry explains the peculiar process by which a work of art attains value in his first of four ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Reith Lectures entitled Democracy Has Bad Taste.

(Image: Grayson Perry (c) ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ, Janelle Monae (c) Debbie Hickey/Getty, Tom Hanks (c) Stuart C. Wilson/Getty )

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Music and featured items

  • Chapters

  • Tom Hanks

    The actor talks about his new film Captain Phillips.

    Duration: 07:56

  • Dayanita Singh

    The photographer documents our interior landscapes.

    Duration: 05:44

  • Janelle Monae

    The Grammy nominee talks to Emma Barnett about being a role model for girls.

    Duration: 06:23

  • Grayson Perry

    His first of four ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Reith Lectures entitled Democracy Has Bad Taste.

    Duration: 26:28

  • Rhonagh O'Donnell

    This week's download choice is The Chinese Nureyv

    Duration: 02:55

  • This Week's Music Playlist

  • Primal Scream

    Autobahn 66

    • Columbia.

  • Janelle MonΓ‘e

    Come Alive (The War of the Roses)

    • Bad Boy/Wondaland.

  • Henry Jackman

    Second Attack (From Captain Phillips soundtrack)

  • Zakir Hussain

    Brahmand: The Final Frontier

    • Music Today.

  • Janelle MonΓ‘e

    Givin' Em What They Love (Feat. Prince)

    • Bad Boy/Wondaland.

  • Janelle MonΓ‘e

    Q.U.E.E.N. (Feat. Erykah Badu)

    • Bad Boy/Wondaland.

  • Jules Massenet

    Music from L'Histoire de Manon

  • The B‐52s

    Planet Claire

    • Mercury Records Ltd..

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