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16/04/2012 - CULTURE

'Nixon in China'

After London, Barcelona and Paris, Woody Allen talks about his newest tribute to a European capital, "To Rome With Love.” Also on the programme, Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson star in "We Bought a Zoo". Finally, 25 years after the opera "Nixon in China" yanked the art form into the mainstream, John Adams' landmark work gets a facelift in Paris.

16/04/2012 - FRANCE - THEATRE

Revamped 'Nixon in China' opera to open in Paris

Chinese-born director Cheng Shi-Zheng stages a new production of "Nixon in China", an opera by US composer John Adams and inspired by the first visit to Beijing by a US president, at the Chatelet Theatre in Paris. The opera runs until April 18.

05/04/2012 - CULTURE

Queen Blanchett

After raging successes in Hollywood with Aviator, the Lord of the Rings and Elizabeth, the Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett takes to the stage. Eve Jackson catches up with her in Paris.

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19/03/2012 - CULTURE

Perceval, the knight against apartheid

In today’s show, we discover the play that chronicles South Africa's transition from apartheid, based on Nobel Prize winner JM Coetzee's "Disgrace". But first, Paris goes manga mad, and we check out "A Simple Song" from the American indie band, The Shins.

09/03/2012 - CULTURE

Rock star of the stage

It's pure, loud and lurid theatre. Rising director Radoslaw Rychcik talks about his latest performance, "In the Solitude Cotton Fields". Also, a year after Japan's earthquake and tsunami, a documentary shows lives in limbo close to Fukushima power plant.

05/03/2012 - RUSSIA

Satirical dig at Vladimir Putin delights Moscow

A Russian theatre has taken a satirical dig at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, imagining what might happen if the brain of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi were transplanted into Putin’s head.

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07/02/2012 - CULTURE

Emel Mathlouthi: the voice of the Arab Spring

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.

03/02/2012 - CULTURE

Through the lens of Dominique Issermann

We meet Dominique Issermann, photographer to the stars, to talk about her beautiful images of the supermodel Laetitia Casta. Also on the show, "EuroCrash! The Musical", the show that's getting laughs despite the sinking economy, and great expectations for Charles Dickens' bicentenary.

20/01/2012 - CULTURE

Katia Guerreiro: fated for fado

In today’s programme, Eve Jackson meets the doctor with the epic voice, Portuguese fado singer Katia Guerreiro. Also on the show: Britten's Shakespearean comedy "A Midsummer Night's Dream" gets an African style revamp and Louis XIV's accurate, detailed and historic jewels go on display in Paris.

12/01/2012 - CULTURE

Lionel Shriver's honest vision of death

The author of "We Need To Talk About Kevin," Lionel Shriver, is in the studio to discuss her new novel "So Much For That". It slams the US health care system and shows the devastating effect of illness on relationships. Plus, "Sex in the Arab City" opens in Paris and a one to one with one of the biggest criminals of the 20th century.