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The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day. Presented by Harriett Gilbert
Louis de Bernières (pictured)talks about Mr. Handel - his new play with chamber orchestra as he represents the composer talking to his contemporaries in the afterlife.
Harriett discusses the books on the just-announced longlists for the Man Asian Literary Prize and the International Prize for Arabic Fiction
Russian music-journalist Felix Sandalov selects three tracks which best sum up his experience of living in Moscow. His choices are by Kira Lao, Chimp Brothers and Last Tanks in Paris.
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Louis de Bernières talks about Mr. Handel
Harriett discusses the books on the just-announced longlists for two international prizes
Russian music-journalist Felix Sandalov selects three tracks
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