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Ben Howard talks surfing and success

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On today’s show we chat to Ben Howard, the laid-back anti-pop star whose music is causing a stir in the UK. He serenades us live in the studio. Also on the programme, a new play shows us both sides of the late visionary Steve Jobs. Finally, we head to London for a look at Leonardo Da Vinci's work in what could be the greatest exhibition of the year.

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Ben Howard on tour in France in 2012:

25/01 RENNES - L'UBU
26/01 NANTES - STEREOLUX          
27/01 LA ROCHELLE - LA SIRENE
28/01 BIARRITZ – L’ATABAL
30/01 PARIS - LA CIGALE
01/02 STRASBOURG - LAITERIE
02/02 TOURCOING - LE GRAND MIX
03/02 ROUEN - LE 106
04/02 ALENCON - LA LUCIOLE
07/02 LYON – NINKASI KAO
08/02 BORDEAUX - BARBEY
09/02 TOULOUSE - BIKINI
10/02 MARSEILLE - ESPACE JULIEN

Slideshow: Behind the scenes
Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum reopens
15/04/2013 - CULTURE

Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum reopens

We check out the new-look Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, which has just reopened after a 10-year renovation. Also, South Korean singer Psy unveils Gangnam style, part 2 at a concert in Seoul. And British theatre maverick Dan Jemmett joins us in the studio. His new play tackles the Wild West legend "Billy The Kid" as imagined by a Canadian poet.
Film Focus
12/04/2013 - CULTURE

Film Focus

In today’s show we meet French actress Kalki Koechlin, who’s making a name for herself in India’s multi billion euro film industry. Also on the show there's Wedded Bliss, and then there's "I Give it a Year", the film that’s infusing realism into the rom com. Plus we enter the enchanted universe of French director Jacques Demy who brought the musical to France.
THE Female Filmmaker
11/04/2013 - CULTURE

THE Female Filmmaker

On today’s show the director Margarethe Von Trotta talks to Eve Jackson about her film 'Hannah Arendt', being called one of the world's most important feminist filmmakers and what it’s like to be compared to Ingmar Bergman. Also on the programme, the artist who makes the familiar seem strange, Anne Deleporte talks about her work being shown at the Visconti Gallery in Paris and at the contemporary art fair 'Drawing Now Paris'.
'Beautiful Africa'
10/04/2013 - CULTURE

'Beautiful Africa'

With Daman Albarn and Paul McCartney as fans, it’s no wonder she’s one of Africa's leading musical artists. On today’s show Eve Jackson meets Malian singer Rokia Traoré. Also on the programme the award-winning author Susan Fletcher talks about her quietly beautiful book "The Silver Dark Sea" which has just been translated into French.
The Texan Conductor Making Waves in Europe
09/04/2013 - CULTURE

The Texan Conductor Making Waves in Europe

Today’s guest, John Axelrod, is probably the only conductor working today who was previously a rock'n'roll talent scout for a record company discovering the likes of The Smashing Pumpkins, and the head of a wine firm. He has performed with some of the world's leading orchestras. His most recent appointment is Chief Conductor of the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, here in France.

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