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04/02/2012

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Last broadcast on Mon, 6 Feb 2012, 13:32 on BBC World Service (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

The Mexican author, screenwriter, director and producer Guillermo Arriaga, creator of Babel and 21 Grams, talks about Heartbeat of the World - his new international collaborative film-making project

The artist Sonia Boyce talks about her place in a new exhibition which explores how "British" art has been shaped by the migration of people, art and ideas from all over the world.

Sri Lankan novelist Romesh Gunesekera talks about his new book, The Prisoner of Paradise which tells the story of a young English woman who travels to Mauritius in 1825, and is overwhelmed by the exotic island and the people there.

Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    The Mexican author, screenwriter, director and producer Guillermo Arriaga, creator of Babel and 21 Grams, talks about Heartbeat of the World - his new international collaborative film-making project

  2. Chapter 2

    The artist Sonia Boyce talks about her place in a new exhibition which explores how "British" art has been shaped by the migration of people, art and ideas from all over the world.

  3. Chapter 3

    Sri Lankan novelist Romesh Gunesekera talks about his new book, The Prisoner of Paradise which tells the story of a young English woman who travels to Mauritius in 1825.

Broadcasts

  1. Sat 4 Feb 2012
    02:32
  2. Sun 5 Feb 2012
    23:32
  3. Mon 6 Feb 2012
    09:32
  4. Mon 6 Feb 2012
    13:32

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