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Britain's brainman

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On today’s show Eve Jackson meets the best-selling author and maths expert Daniel Tammet to discuss his perception of words and numbers as shapes, colours, and emotions, his new book "Thinking in Numbers" and what it’s like to be hailed as a genius the world over. Also on the show, Haute Couture designers get topical and Australian musician Angus Stone delivers his masterpiece in his second solo album "Broken Brights".

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By Eve JACKSON

Don't miss the concert of Angus Stone, on January 24th at 8:00 pm at La Cigale (Paris)!

Slideshow: Behind the scenes
French-language lesbian romance wows critics
23/05/2013 - CULTURE

French-language lesbian romance wows critics

They invented cinema 120 years ago, so it's little wonder the French are ruling the roost at the Cannes Film Festival. We check out Franco-Tunisian director Abdellatif Kechiche's lesbian love story, "Blue is the Warmest Colour", which has blown away the critics, and also look at the other French films in competition.
Walk-Outs and Weinstein
23/05/2013 - CULTURE

Walk-Outs and Weinstein

We look at the most anticipated but also the most walked-out-of film of the competition, "Only God Forgives", starring Ryan Gosling, himself a no-show at Cannes. Also on the programme: we speak to Danish director Thomas Vinterberg, president of the "Un Certain Regard" category, and meet the latest protégés of Hollywood power producer Harvey Weinstein.
Too Gay For Hollywood?
21/05/2013 - CULTURE

Too Gay For Hollywood?

The film that was said to be too gay for Hollywood has reached the Croisette in Cannes. We look at Steven Soderbergh's Liberace biopic "Behind the Candelabra", starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon. Also on the show: Palestinian filmmaker Hany Abu-Assad on his new film "Omar", hope in the Middle East and Cannes.
Flops, tramps and cartoonists in Cannes
20/05/2013 - CULTURE

Flops, tramps and cartoonists in Cannes

We check out French director Guillaume Canet's English language debut "Blood Ties", starring Marion Cotillard and Clive Owen. Also, Eve Jackson meets "Borgman" director Alex Van Warmerdam, whose film is the first Dutch competition entry in 38 years. And Cat Nicholson speaks to the Cannes cartoonists who want to change the world.
100 Years of Indian Film!
20/05/2013 - CULTURE

100 Years of Indian Film!

Today we wish happy birthday to Indian cinema! Eve Jackson speaks to the directors Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee, Karan Johar and Anurag Kashyap, who have come together to make the anthology film Bombay Talkies, plus a Cannes day in the life of an Indian superstar.

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by @LEVEN @LVES - 24/01/2013 - 22:24

Eveling.. thank you ..i finally got my France 24 to come in clear.. it was high winds knocked down the transmitter in september.. in ALASKA we get the worst weather these days.. LOVE YOU and i officially make you the NUMBER ONE TOP 11 LADIES newcaster ..THE ONE .. news caster girl.. OK i loved your interviews with Daniel Tammet i think i was Savantish in high school :)

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by @LEVEN @LVES - 24/01/2013 - 22:21

Eve Jackson.mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm thank you and oh i like the daniel tammet interview.. i think i was savantish when i was a teeanger.. OK your the one.. beautiful girl.. there are 11 there at france 24 i think.. but for now you are the TOP NUMBER ONE TOP 11 NEWCASTER.. then the others :) love ya France 24 new channel

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