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Last broadcast on Fri, 15 Oct 2010, 13:32 on BBC World Service (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
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Kathy Reichs
Best selling author and forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs discusses her latest Temperance Brennan thriller Mortal Remains. Set around the US Army's Joint Prisoner of War/ Missing In Action Accounting Command (JPAC) who recover service personnel bodies from conflicts around the world, it tells a story of secrets and deception.
Israel Orchestra to play Wagner in Germany
Next summer in Bayreuth the Israel Chamber Orchestra will play Wagner for the first time in Germany - a decision which has evoked hostile reaction in the Israeli press. The composer remains largely taboo in Israel since anti-semitic in life, he later became a nazi totem and Hitler favourite. Mat Heywood talks to the orchestra about their ground-breaking decision.
Art of the Atlantic
Simon Winchester
For centuries the Atlantic Ocean was viewed by sailors with awe, terror and amazement. These days we fly over the Atlantic without giving it a thought.
On The Strand we celebrate the writing, painting, architecture and music inspired by the ocean with Simon Winchester, author of the new book, Atlantic.
Chapters
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Chapter 1
There's a corpse in the Atlantic at the start of US thriller writer Kathy Reichs new novel Mortal Remains. She tells us why.
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Chapter 2
Almost 130 years after his death, the German composer Richard Wagner causes fresh upset in Israel.
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Chapter 3
We wade through a new biography of the Atlantic Ocean.
Broadcasts
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Thu 14 Oct 201022:32
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Fri 15 Oct 201003:32
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Fri 15 Oct 201009:32
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Fri 15 Oct 201013:32
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