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Word For Word
11.30am Thursday 5th April BBC Radio 4
Paul Allen examines the unique history of verbatim theatre from the legendary work of Peter Cheeseman through to David Hare’s The Permanent Way and beyond, bringing the actual spoken words of people caught up in life-changing experiences to the stage.
Hollywood on the Tiber
11.30am Thurday 3rd May BBC Radio 4
To mark the 75th anniversary of Cinecittà, Mukti Jain Campion looks back through the legendary studio’s history.
A Very English Enterprise
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Poet Daljit Nagra revels in the extraordinary story of Hobson-Jobson - the legendary dictionary of British India.
Madame Mao's Golden Oldies
11.30am Tuesday 26 June BBC Radio 4
Anna Chen revisits the Cultural Revolution Model Operas that she first heard as a child in sixties London and discovers how they are, somewhat surprisingly, enjoying a new lease of life.
My Heart is in the East
4.30pm Sunday 29 July BBC Radio 4
Medieval historian Professor Miri Rubin shares her passion for the most famous of Hebrew poems.
The Future is Halal
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Navid Akhtar investigates the astonishing worldwide rise of halal products and services.
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