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29/06/2011

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Last broadcast on Thu, 30 Jun 2011, 13:32 on BBC World Service (see all broadcasts).

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The best of the world's arts, film, literature and music brought to you every day. Presented by Anna McNamee.

On today's programme: Irish novelist Gerard Stembridge, Iranian-American comedian Maz Jobrani and Japanese architect Junya Ishigami.

Portrait of Junya Ishigami

Photograph by Lyndon Douglas

Architecture as Air

Architecture as Air

Photograph by Lyndon Douglas

Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Novelist Gerard Stembridge talks about his new book Unspoken, set in 1960s Ireland, which he says is his attempt to write an 'Irish Victorian novel'.

  2. Chapter 2

    Celebrated Iranian-American comedian Maz Jobrani is on tour poking fun at the negative connotations associated with being from the Middle East.

  3. Chapter 3

    Pioneering architect engineers gossamer materials into a minimalist mirage that hovers in white space.

Broadcasts

  1. Wed 29 Jun 2011
    22:32
  2. Thu 30 Jun 2011
    03:32
  3. Thu 30 Jun 2011
    09:32
  4. Thu 30 Jun 2011
    13:32

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