Michael Soi
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What it was really like to work for pop artist and icon Andy Warhol. Nikki hears about a new truth-based film that is set to do great things for the Argentine film industry. Kenyan artist Michael Soi describes his particular view of Nairobi as demonstrated through his work. The real life stars of the film The Wolf Pack recall an isolated childhood with just a stack of films for company. From Syria, poets explain that while the civil war continues to ravages the country, literature can be as dangerous as guns. From Zimbabwe the scriptwriters from TV’s Zambezi News tells us just how their humour is getting the country’s leaders hot under the collar. We also hear from Hanya Yanagihara whose latest novel has making the bookmakers a little worried and the programme also hears from an Australian writer and an Indian actress who make their livings from TV soaps. They tell us just how punishing it can be to film on a daily basis.
Photo shows: Nairobi Battle of the Socialites (c) Michael Soi
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A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol
Pop art devotee, Stephen Smith sets out to discover the real Andy Warhol
Duration: 09:00
The Clan
Irene Caselli reports on the film that has become a huge box office hit in Argentina
Duration: 04:40
Michael Soi
The Kenyan artist who provides a critical commentary on the city of Nairobi.
Duration: 03:50
Zambezi News
Spoof programme that uses satire to talk about everything from vote rigging to corruption
Duration: 05:28
The Wolfpack
Award-winning documentary about members of the Angulo family
Duration: 07:20
Poems from Syria
Syrian poets talk about how their poems reflect emotions and humanity
Duration: 06:06
Hanya Yanagihara
The American novelist and travel writer of Hawaiian ancestry talks about her new book
Duration: 05:23
The Conversation
What it's like to work on soap operas in India and Australia, on and off set
David Bowie
Andy Warhol
Lou Reed
I'm Waiting for the Man
Lady Gaga
Alejandro
Destiny’s Child
Bootylicious
Stealers Wheel
Stuck in the Middle with You
Disclosure
Omen (feat. Sam Smith)
Mister Wives
Our Own House
Laura Welsh
Ghosts
Reliable Source
After the Sandstorm
Pharrell Williams
Gush
Pharrell Williams
Happy
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