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How women are changing India

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We look at the role of the fairer sex in the world's fastest-growing democracy as Eve Jackson talks to the curator and feminist writer, Urvashi Butalia, about a new Paris photography exhibition, "Women Changing India". Plus, we experience a different, modern view of the artist Edvard Munch at an exhibition at Paris' Pompidou centre. Finally, the quiet Beatle has never spoken so loudly in Martin Scorsese’s new documentary about George Harrison.

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Tribute to the late French author Albert Camus
04/01/2010 - CULTURE

Tribute to the late French author Albert Camus

In this edition, Sylvain Bourmeau pays tribute to French writer Albert Camus on the 50th anniversary of his death. Nicolas Sarkozy wants to transfer the author's remains to the French national Pantheon. In Algeria, Camus’ birth country, his memory lives on.
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2009: The year in movies
01/01/2010 - CULTURE

2009: The year in movies

In this edition, Rebecca Leffler looks back at the movies of 2009. She starts with children's stories like 'Fantastic Mr Fox' or 'Up', enjoyed by adults as well. The year's best actors? George Clooney in 'Up in the air' (coming soon), and Meryl Streep in 'Julia and Julia'.
Books of the year
31/12/2009 - CULTURE

Books of the year

In this edition, Augustin Trapenard talks about the books which marked 2009 with Marie NDiaye who got the Goncourt Prize for 'Three powerful women', 'Summertime' of John Maxwell and A.S Byatt’s ‘The Children's book’. He also goes back to the life and work of John Updike, one of the greatest American fiction writers of his generation who died this year.
2009: The year in music
30/12/2009 - CULTURE

2009: The year in music

In this special edition of our Culture show, we take a look back at the last 12 months on the music scene.
The year of fashion
30/12/2009 - CULTURE

The year of fashion

In this special edition of fashion, Jessica Michault takes a look back at the big trends of 2009. She starts with the revival of the 1980s on the catwalk and she discusses the effects of the economic crisis on luxury. Then, let's have a look into the future: what we will all be wearing next year?

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