Spotlight, Rokia Traoré, Will Smith
Will Smith explains why he and his wife are boycotting the Oscars
Oscar-nominated actor Mark Ruffalo outlines his role playing journalist Michael Rezendes in the Catholic-Church paedophelia true story Spotlight. We also hear from Michael Rezendes himself, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter at The Boston Globe. We visit the sold-out fifth edition of the comedy showcase Arabs Are Not Funny in London. Its line-up included artists from Africa and the Middle East, among them award-winning British Somali comic Prince Abdi and upcoming Tunisian comedian Houssem Rhaiem.
Director Ben Hopkins tells us about the personal experience behind his satire Lost In Karastan in which an unemployed film-maker is hired by a dictator to make an epic historical action film extolling the virtues of his country. Rokia Traoré, Mali’s award-winning musician, discusses collaborating with Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison who has written lyrics for her new album, Ne So.
Will Smith tells us about how his wife led his family’s boycott of this year’s Oscar ceremony. British-Nigerian soul and jazz singer Ola Onabule tells us how years in Nigeria influence his life and music, and how this can be heard in his latest album, It's the Peace that Deafens.
We head to the Royal Academy in London and an exhibition bringing together some of the world's best-known works to examine the role that gardens have played in art since the mid-19th century. The exhibition will include a display of all three panels of Monet’s famous water lily work - it is the first time they have been on public display in Europe.
And, acclaimed novelist Han Kang sends the Â鶹ԼÅÄ a postcard from South Korea about the literary scene in the capital Seoul.
(Photo: Mark Ruffalo who stars in Spotlight (c) Larry Busacca/Getty Images, Rokia Traoré (c) Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images, Will Smith (c) Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)
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Spotlight
We speak to Mark Ruffalo who plays real life reporter Michael Rezendes
Duration: 06:55
Arabs are not funny?
The sold-out fifth edition of the comedy show was held a few days ago in London
Duration: 02:23
Lost in Karastan
Ben Hopkins talks about his film, political satire Lost In Karastan
Duration: 06:35
Rokia Traoré
The award-winning Malian singer-songwriter Rokia Traoré discusses her new album Né So.
Duration: 07:05
Will Smith
Will Smith explains why he and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith are boycotting the Oscars
Duration: 08:37
Ola Onabule
British-Nigerian soul and jazz singer tells us how Nigeria influences his life and music
Duration: 07:42
Monet
All three panels of Monet’s famous water lily work are to be exhibited together in Europe
Duration: 03:34
South Korean Literature
Novelist Han Kang sends a literary postcard from South Korea
Duration: 03:07
Kyven
Don't Shut Me Out
Trekkah
Lacey - Promises
Rachid Taha
Ya Rayah
Banzai
I Know What I Want
Rokia Traoré
A Ou Ni Sou
R. City
Make Up
Jess Glynne
Ain't Got Far To Go
DJ Jazzy Jeff
Boom Shake The Room
Ola Onabule
Truce Baby
David and Steve Gordon
Monets Garden Part 1
CHUNG WOONG KOREAN TRADITIONAL MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Chongsong Jajinha
Moh! Kouyaté
Kakiife
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