The Cultural Frontline
Cambodia's Cultural Revival
The cultural revival taking place in Cambodia four decades after the Khmer Rouge genocide.
- 26 mins
- 15 Apr 2017
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The Cultural Frontline
The world seen through the eyes of artists
Episodes (195 Available)
The Cultural Frontline
Oscars Diversity and Fiction in Times of Crisis
How outside forces impact the kind of work that gets produced
- 26 mins
- 27 Feb 2016
The Cultural Frontline
Art Working With and Outside the Establishment
Government creating art and artists simulating goverment
- 26 mins
- 05 Mar 2016
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Religion, Race and Environment
How art is inspired and informed by race, religion and the environment.
- 26 mins
- 12 Mar 2016
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World Culture Festival and Poetry Drones
Stories of art that makes an impression on the environment.
- 26 mins
- 19 Mar 2016
The Cultural Frontline
Culture that Travels
How art and culture travel from Japan to Australia, Syria to Germany and Iraq to Israel.
- 26 mins
- 26 Mar 2016
The Cultural Frontline
Culture and Memory
How film, music, TV and books can provoke and sustain memory
- 26 mins
- 02 Apr 2016
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Identity and Adversity
How identity and adversity are inspiring literature, theatre, comic books and street art
- 26 mins
- 16 Apr 2016
The Cultural Frontline
Kiev's Cultural Frontline
Tina visits Ukraine's capital city to take the cultural temperature.
- 26 mins
- 09 Apr 2016
The Cultural Frontline
Culture and Heritage
How the past informs contemporary national cultures
- 26 mins
- 23 Apr 2016
The Cultural Frontline
Ben Okri
The Nigerian novelist and poet discusses his creative process.
- 26 mins
- 30 Apr 2016
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Reviving and Reclaiming Culture
How culture from Shakespeare to the Swinging Sixties is being revisited and remixed.
- 26 mins
- 14 May 2016
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Speaking Up and Uncovering Secrets
Culture that keeps secrets and culture that speaks out in Alaska, Pakistan, Ukraine, UK
- 26 mins
- 21 May 2016
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Cultural Revolution and Gardening as Art
Looking back fifty years to China's Cultural Revolution, visiting Angola's newest museum.
- 26 mins
- 28 May 2016
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Leaving Home and Finding Inspiration
How journeys and travel can expose and inspire culture in Greece, Liberia and Vietnam.
- 26 mins
- 04 Jun 2016
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New Words and Changing Forms
How language is making waves in Sweden, Kenya, London and Spain
- 26 mins
- 11 Jun 2016
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Sacred Places and Sounds
How music, art and sculpture can provide sanctuary and convey spirituality
- 26 mins
- 18 Jun 2016
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Finding Calm in Public Spaces
Why public space matters for culture in London, Istanbul and Nairobi
- 26 mins
- 25 Jun 2016
The Cultural Frontline
Caine Prize Short Stories
The 5 shortlisted authors in the running for The Caine Prize for African Writing.
- 26 mins
- 02 Jul 2016
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Uncovering Hidden Perspectives
Art, poetry and literature voicing hidden perspectives in Iraq, South Africa and Malaysia
- 26 mins
- 09 Jul 2016