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02/05/2012

Duration:
18 minutes
First broadcast:
Wednesday 02 May 2012

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

On today's programme: One Day, Roman Ondak amd Being Elmo.

Chapters

3 items

  • One Day in Spring - National Theatre of Scotland

    As the National Theatre of Scotland's season focusing on new work from the Arab world gets under way, we talk to Syrian playwright Abdullah Alkafri and Lebanese writer and actor Abdelrahim Alawaji.

  • Roman Ondak

    Slovak artist Roman Ondak is the Deutsche Bank Artist of the Year and has just opened a new exhibition in Berlin, which includes a huge aeroplane wing. He talks to The Strand about his new work.

  • Being Elmo

    We talk to Constance Marks, the director of the documentary about Kevin Clash, the puppeteer behind Elmo, the much loved character from the American children's show Sesame Street.

  • Roman Ondak

    Roman Ondak

    © Roman Ondák

  • Slovak artist Roman Ondak

    Slovak artist Roman Ondak

    © Roman Ondák

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