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Emel Mathlouthi: the voice of the Arab Spring

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In today’s show we’re hearing from the voice of Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution: singer Emel Mathlouthi tells Catherine Nicholson about how she expresses her hopes and fears for her country through music. Then a preview of the all-singing, all-dancing, all-nun musical sensation that is Sister Act. We’re also saying happy 200th birthday to Charles Dickens.

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Film Focus
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Film Focus

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THE Female Filmmaker
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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'
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'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.

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