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The Power of the Cartoonist

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Israeli artist Michel Kichka joins Eve Jackson in the studio to talk about a new exhibition in Paris, "Cartooning For Peace". Also on the show: a tribute to the French singer songwriter Barbara, known as one of the true voices of France. Finally, tributes pour in for Larry Hagman, the man who embodied one of the great TV villains of our time.

CULTURE
By Eve JACKSON
Slideshow: Behind the scenes
The fun-loving feminist: Linder brings her eye-popping art to Paris
25/03/2013 - CULTURE

The fun-loving feminist: Linder brings her eye-popping art to Paris

Linder is the British artist who invented the meat dress years before Lady Gaga, and has been metaphorically jabbing us in the ribs since the 1970s with her cheeky and eye-popping works. As her first major retrospective hits Paris' Modern Art Museum, she tells Catherine Nicholson about her days collaborating with iconic bands The Smiths and Buzzcocks, and why she’s proud to be labelled a feminist.
A Literary Love Affair: the Paris Book Fair
23/03/2013 - CULTURE

A Literary Love Affair: the Paris Book Fair

Catherine Nicholson is your guide through the stacks of novels, comic books, poetry, cookery books and the rest in our special show from the Paris Book Fair. It’s a huge cultural event here in France, attracting around 200,000 visitors across four days. On the show: meet worldwide bestselling author Carlos Ruiz Zafon, find out why Romanian writers are in the spotlight for 2013, and discover a cheeky French cartoon hero – and more.
Behind the Scenes of One of the World’s Deadliest Borders
21/03/2013 - CULTURE

Behind the Scenes of One of the World’s Deadliest Borders

You’ve heard the statistics about drug violence deaths along the US-Mexico border – more than 70,000 lives lost in the last six years alone. Acclaimed journalist Ed Vulliamy spent years travelling the frontier to write his book "Amexica". He takes us behind the scenes and tells Catherine Nicholson why he thinks we’re all implicated.
Roll over, Beethoven!
20/03/2013 - CULTURE

Roll over, Beethoven!

We take a "Beethoven Journey" with Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes – that’s the name of his current project. He tells us why he’s recording all five of the great German composer’s piano concertos, and touring them all across the world, including here in Paris. Next, French electro DJ Vitalic is bringing music of a ravier kind to the studio as he presents his third album, "Rave Age".
Back on top: David Bowie scores his first number 1 in 20 years
19/03/2013 - CULTURE

Back on top: David Bowie scores his first number 1 in 20 years

David Bowie’s hotly-anticipated new album "The Next Day" has lived up to the hype with critics and fans, scoring the veteran musician his first number one UK chart placing since 1993. We also meet Iraq war veteran-turned-novelist Kevin Powers, who put his recollections to paper in "The Yellow Birds". And the big movie release of the week is "Cloud Atlas". We ask whether stars Tom Hanks and Halle Berry can hold this "unfilmable" story together.

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