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About the illegal trade in Third-World art treasures, which is sustained by a large and complex international network of smugglers and dealers. Follows a trail of stolen 10th-17th century terracotta statues...
Abdulrahman Munif is one of the few contemporary Arabic prose writers whose works have been translated in the west. Munif and his translator Peter Theroux are interviewed.
A protrait of Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano in which he discusses his understanding of the Indian, African and European roots of contemporary Latin American culture.
Considers the relationship between the industrialised north of Italy and the underdeveloped south, as expressed in the paintings of Carlo Levi, author of ‘Christ Stopped at Eboli’.
Story of John Locke, whose abstract ruminations on knowledge developed into concepts which justified and helped to bring about a political revolution. Locke spent most of his life denying authorship of his...
Profile of the dissident historians Edward and Dorohy Thompson, which traces the experience of a generation shaped by the struggle against fascism and the Cold War.
Shows the work of British multi-cultural playwright Les Smith, featuring three of his plays: ‘Some Kind of Hero’, ‘Judging Billy Jones’, and ‘Body Count’.
A profile of Turkish painter Hanefi Yeter, who lives in Berlin. His art moves freely between the different artistic traditions of east and west, and he is shown at work on three large canvases depicting th...
Considers isolation, censorship and social deprivation in South Africa. Participants include writers Andre Brink, Don Mattera, Njabulo Ndebele, Albie Sachs, Heim Willemse and Lauretta Ngcobo.
Discusses elitism in art, with contributions from composer Harrison Birtwistle, novelist Iain Sinclair, and artist Sonia Boyce. Patrick Wright traces the emergence of a new 1980s’ culture which equates...
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