- FRANCE 24

06/04/2012 - CULTURE

Marilyn is back

Michelle Williams talks about the challenges of playing one of the biggest icons of our times in "My Week With Marilyn". Also on the programme, the sons of The Beatles consider forming a band, and we head to Damien Hirst's new exhibition in London to see if his artwork is losing its bite.

17/10/2011 - CULTURE

How women are changing India

We look at the role of the fairer sex in the world's fastest-growing democracy as Eve Jackson talks to the curator and feminist writer, Urvashi Butalia, about a new Paris photography exhibition, "Women Changing India". Plus, we experience a different, modern view of the artist Edvard Munch at an exhibition at Paris' Pompidou centre. Finally, the quiet Beatle has never spoken so loudly in Martin Scorsese’s new documentary about George Harrison.

10/10/2011 - CULTURE

The Beatles' Paul McCartney marries for third time

Rock star Paul McCartney married New York heiress Nancy Shevell on Sunday in a low-key ceremony in London. McCartney, 69, tied the knot with Shevell, 51, three years after his marriage to Heather Mills ended in an acrimonious divorce.

04/10/2011 - CULTURE

Beatlemania is back

Paul McCartney is back with a very different sound. The pop legend has composed an original symphonic piece specially for the New York City Ballet, "Ocean's Kingdom". The Beatles are also making headlines with news of a mysterious buyer snapping up Astrid Kircherr's iconic Beatles photos - we take a look at some of these classic shots.

05/08/2011 - WEBNEWS

The war of images between opponents and supporters of the Syrian regime

The war of images between opponents and supporters of the Syrian regime. The ongoing protest movement in Spain. A Mexican Mariachi band serenades a Beluga whale

27/12/2010 - THE WEEK IN EUROPE

Netherlands: the plague of anti-semitism

The worrying rise of antisemitism in Holland- fact or fiction- our correspondents investigate. In Italy, two embassies became the victims of parcel bomb attacks. Italian officials believe anarchists may have acted out of revenge. At the end of year period, we look back at the big European headlines of 2010.

07/12/2010 - CULTURE

Imagine Lennon’s childhood in Nowhere Boy

Tomorrow, December 8th, will mark 30 years since John Lennon was assassinated. Had he lived, he would have turned 70 this year. Our film critic, Lisa Nesselson, is here to speak about the British film "Nowhere Boy" which is out in France tomorrow. It depicts the young John Lennon's formative experiences in Liverpool while he was still a student...

16/11/2010 - MUSIC

Apple to sell Beatles tracks in agreement with EMI

Apple says its iTunes service will sell music by the Beatles. The world-famous band from Liverpool had been the most prominent holdout from iTunes and other online music services.

26/10/2010 - CULTURE

1973 or Versailles: the talent factory

They hail from the same Paris suburb of Versailles that spawned the bands Daft Punk and Air. Their sound has been compared to The Beatles and The Beach Boys. ‘Bye Bye Cellphone’ is the name of their debut album. Eve Jackson meets '1973’.

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03/08/2010 - ENTERTAINMENT

Piano played by the Beatles up for auction

A battered upright piano played by the Beatles and Pink Floyd will be up for sale as part of a memorabilia auction in Chichester, southern England on August 15. The instrument's history is expected to push its sale price up to 235,000 US dollars.