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The Temper Trap, the Australian love generation

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A London exhibition shows that although they were created two hundred years apart, English artist JMW Turner and French painter Claude's works belong together. Also on the programme, a new exhibition in Paris looks at how artists approach one of the most sensitive issues of our times. Finally, as Australian indie rock sensation The Temper Trap release their second album, singer Dougy Mandagi speaks to Eve Jackson.

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