SATURDAY 24 APRIL 2021

SAT 01:00 BBC News (w172xzjh4r7j25s)
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SAT 01:06 Business Matters (w172xvq90h4ffhh)
Australia and New Zealand pause travel bubble

New Zealand has paused its newly opened travel bubble with Australia following a COVID-19 outbreak in its larger neighbour. The decision came after Western Australia announced that the regions of Perth and Peel were entering a three-day lockdown due to a traveller testing positive for the coronavirus. Also in the programme, a global semiconductor shortage has led to suspension of production at a number of carmakers around the world. The BBC’s Will Bain speaks to chipmaker Intel’s corporate vice president for global sales, Shannon Poulin, about why the firm believes the shortfall could last another two years. Also, next month, the independent nation of Somaliland will celebrate its 30th anniversary. The BBC’s Fergus Nicoll speaks to Ismail Ahmed, the founder and Chairman of the digital money transfer company World Remit about the world of international remittances and his home country of Somaliland. Plus, Caitlin Jenner, the Olympic athlete turned transgender reality TV star has thrown her hat into the ring announcing her intention to run for governor of California State. Seema Mehta, a staff writer at the LA Times tells us what to expect of Jenner’s candidacy.

The BBC’s Fergus Nicoll will be joined from Auckland by Sharon Bretkelly, the host of The Detail podcast for Radio New Zealand.

(Picture: The departures board inside the Qantas lounge for the airline to New Zealand out of Sydney's International Airport. Picture credit: James D. Morgan/Getty Images)


SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172xzjh4r7j5xx)
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SAT 02:06 The Newsroom (w172xyxdsfclsx5)
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SAT 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzk9lgv6k69)
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SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3ct1lb9)
Will cricket's bio bubble burst?

Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma are joined by the number one ranked T20 player in the World Dawid Malan. He discusses his first season in the Indian Premier League after he was chosen by the Punjab Kings, what life is like in the many bio-bubbles that he has experienced and if the IPL is different to what he expected.

Plus they discuss the process of team selection after England abolished the role of chief selector which they have been using for over 100 years.

Photo: Dawid Malan of England poses for a photo with his Player of the Match and Player of the Series awards at the end of the 3rd Twenty20 International between South Africa and England at Newlands Cricket Ground on December 01, 2020 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)


SAT 03:00 BBC News (w172xzjh4r7j9p1)
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SAT 03:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct20ds)
Iran's #MeToo

The #MeToo movement is in the spotlight in Iran, where women have been taking to social media to share experiences of sexual harassment and assault. The response was broadly positive, until allegations were made against a popular singer. Soroush Pakzad has been covering the story for BBC Persian.

My Home Town: Sants, Barcelona
Enric Botella of BBC Mundo takes us to the Barcelona neighbourhood of Sants, to chat in the market with his grandmother and grab a beer with a friend.

Mukbang Indian style
Mukbang videos, where people eat large extravagant meals on camera, are usually associated with South Korea. But recently women in rural India have found success making their own videos. BBC Monitoring's Rupsha Mukherjee spoke to two emerging mukbang stars.

The forgotten Chinese survivors of the Titanic
Six Chinese passengers were among the survivors of the Titanic, only to be vilified and refused entry to the United States. Their stories were lost from history, but have been pieced together in a new documentary, The Six. Zhaoyin Feng of BBC Chinese has spoken to the American-born son of one of the six.

Lebanon's Fattoush Index
Lebanon has a new way of measuring the rapidly rising cost of living. It’s called the Fattoush Index - fattoush is a traditional Lebanese salad, as well as a staple for Muslims breaking their fast during Ramadan. BBC Arabic's Carine Torbey explains the findings, and the legend of the origins of this salad.

Image: A woman walks past a mural depicting Iranian national flags in the Iranian capital Tehran.
Credit: -/AFP via Getty Images


SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3ct1wyd)
The first space shuttle mission

On 12th April 1981, the space shuttle Columbia made history becoming the first ever reusable space craft to fly into orbit. It marked the start of a 30-year shuttle programme which revolutionised the history of manned space exploration. Using NASA and BBC archive we tell the story of this historic test flight.
Photo: NASA photo shows the first launching of the space shuttle from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Columbia carried astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen. (AFP via Getty Images)


SAT 04:00 BBC News (w172xzjh4r7jff5)
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SAT 04:06 The Real Story (w3ct1hs8)
What is the cost of climate reform?

It’s been a week of tough talk on climate action. President Biden set out US plans for fighting climate change and called on the industrialised world to join his efforts to dramatically slash carbon emissions this decade. The global shift towards a greener world is transforming the way we work and live, but for many the changes are coming at a steep cost. Fuel taxes have increased the cost of farming, the shutting down of carbon-intensive industries is disproportionately affecting those in low-paid jobs, and while many big businesses have the resources to go green, levies for failing to reduce carbon footprints are increasing costs for many small and medium-size businesses. So how can the burden of a green transition be shared more evenly? Is the world at risk of leaving marginalised communities behind, and - if so - what can be done to minimise any increase in inequality that results from attempts to battle climate change? Ritula Shah is joined by a panel of expert guests.


SAT 05:00 BBC News (w172xzjh4r7jk59)
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SAT 05:06 The Newsroom (w172xyxdsfcm54k)
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SAT 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzk9lgv6xfp)
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SAT 05:32 Trending (w3ct2dmh)
The Anti-Vax Files

The rise of India’s ‘Covid quack’

As India struggles with a surge in Covid-19 cases, it is also dealing with a wave of misinformation about the virus and vaccines.

Although now banned from Facebook and YouTube, self-proclaimed nutritionist Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury built his social media stardom by claiming that conventional medicine is almost entirely wrong about coronavirus.

Labelled a dangerous “quack” by his critics, Chowdhury has a track record of spreading outrageous medical falsehoods. He is opposed to all vaccines and even claims AIDS is not caused by HIV.

During the global pandemic he has gained a new audience by spreading conspiracy theories about Covid-19, which he calls “the scandal of the millennium”.

Chowdhury says – contrary to scientific evidence - that masks and lockdowns are harmful and warns that hospital treatment only increases a patient’s chances of dying.

He claims to have “cured” thousands of Covid-19 patients through diet alone and has set up a course where followers can pay to learn his methods. We challenge his bogus claims and uncover new details about the death of one of his followers.

Presenter: Mike Wendling
Reporter: Reha Kansara
Producer: Ed Main
With reporting by: Shruti Menon, BBC Reality Check, Delhi


SAT 05:50 More or Less (w3ct2djv)
Will 2021 have more Covid deaths than 2020?

In 2020 there were 1.8 million reported Covid deaths. So far this year, we’ve had 1.2 million. We’re currently seeing around 12,000 deaths a day across the world. But while some areas are seeing falls in numbers, others such as India are seeing a surge.

This week Tim Harford tries to answer the question: Will there be more global deaths this year from Covid 19 compared to last year?


(Families wait in line at the crematorium as the death toll continues to rise in Ghaziabad India, April 22, 2021. Credit: Sakib Ali/Getty Images)


SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172xzjh4r7jnxf)
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SAT 06:06 Weekend (w172xyt40hyw25j)
Regional Summit on Myanmar

Regional leaders are due to hold crisis talks in Indonesia with the Burmese general who seized power in February. We hear more about the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in Jakarta.

Also on the programme, hopes are fading for more than fifty crew members on board an Indonesian submarine which disappeared on Wednesday, but the search goes on; and we hear from the writer of an Oscar-nominated film about black people in the US who die at the hands of the police.

To discuss these stories and more Celia Hatton is joined by Vandana Saxena Poria, a British-born chartered accountant, entrepreneur and management consultant, now based in the city of Pune in India and Emma Beals, international policy analyst and senior advisor at the European Institute of Peace.

(Photo: Members of the presidential security force stand guard at a check point in front of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) secretariat ahead of meeting; Credit: EPA/MAST IRHAM)


SAT 07:00 BBC News (w172xzjh4r7jsnk)
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SAT 07:06 Weekend (w172xyt40hyw5xn)
Myanmar General at Regional Summit

The Burmese general who seized power in February is attending a regional summit in Indonesia. Does this mark a tacit acceptance of the coup by Myanmar's neighbours?

Also on the programme: hopes fade for the crew members on board an Indonesian submarine which disappeared on Wednesday; and latest figures show that India has registered nearly a million new coronavirus cases in the past three days alone.

To discuss these stories and more Celia Hatton is joined by Vandana Saxena Poria, a British-born chartered accountant, entrepreneur and management consultant, now based in the city of Pune in India, and Emma Beals, international policy analyst and senior advisor at the European Institute of Peace.

(Photo: Myanmar"s junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing arrives for the ASEAN meeting; Credit: Rusman/Indonesian Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS)


SAT 08:00 BBC News (w172xzjh4r7jxdp)
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SAT 08:06 Weekend (w172xyt40hyw9ns)
Myanmar coup leader attends summit

The Burmese general who seized power in February's coup, Min Aung Hlaing, is in Jakarta for the Asean summit to discuss the political crisis in Myanmar. The decision to invite him, rather than anyone from Myanmar's democratically-elected government, has been heavily criticised.

Also in the programme: the latest figures show that India has registered nearly a million new coronavirus cases in the past three days alone; and are parents giving their kids enough time and freedom to play outside the home?

To discuss these stories and more, Celia Hatton is joined by Vandana Saxena Poria, a British-born chartered accountant, entrepreneur and management consultant, now based in the Indian city of Pune, and Emma Beals, an international policy analyst and senior advisor at the European Institute of Peace.

(Picture: Protests outside the Association of Southeast Asian Nations secretariat building. Credit: Reuters/Willy Kurniawan)


SAT 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzk9lgv78p2)
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SAT 08:32 When Katty Met Carlos (w3ct2f2s)
Dr Atul Gawande: Matters of life and death in America

This week’s guest wears many hats. Dr Atul Gawande is a medical doctor, a surgeon and a best-selling author, and has also been an advisor to presidents, including on the Covid pandemic.

Katty Kay of the BBC World Service and Carlos Watson of Ozy Media discuss a wide range of issues with Dr Gawande, including how we should face up to death and dying, and how we should speak to our loved ones about it.

A BBC World Service and OZY Media co-production.


SAT 09:00 BBC News (w172xzjh4r7k14t)
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SAT 09:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct2d5k)
Coronavirus: Sudan

Sudan has recorded only 32,000 cases of coronavirus infections and just 2,300 Covid-19 related deaths so far. It is also rolling out vaccines. But the numbers are thought to be much higher and host Nuala McGovern hears from three women living in the capital, Khartoum, about how their experiences of family and friends dying differs greatly from the official Covid-19 figures. The losses they are witnessing is due in part to the inability of Sudan’s health system to cope.

We also return to intensive care units in the UK, US and South Africa to hear from the specialist doctors who are responsible for patients on ventilators and pain management. Three anaesthetists come together to discuss their changing roles during this pandemic and the emotional toll of often being the last person to have physical contact with a patient - and sometimes a colleague - who dies of Covid-19.

(Photo: Tagreed Abdin Credit: Tagreed Abdin)


SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzk9lgv7df6)
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SAT 09:32 I'm Not A Monster (w3ct1z6m)
I'm Not a Monster

24/04/2021 GMT

An American mother living in the heart of the ISIS caliphate. Her husband an ISIS sniper. Her 10-year-old son forced to threaten the U.S. president in a propaganda video shown around the world. She claims she was tricked into taking her young children to war-torn Syria, but where does her account end and the truth begin? Over four years journalist Josh Baker unravels a dangerous story where nothing is as it seems. From the depths of Raqqa’s infamous torture prison to an elk hunt in Idaho, he uncovers secrets, lies and the lasting consequences.

I’m Not A Monster is the story of one family’s journey from Indiana to the Islamic State group and back.


SAT 09:50 Over to You (w3ct1l18)
Investigating accusations that coverage was excessive

Over the past two weeks there have been a number of programming changes following the news of the death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. We hear listeners’ thoughts on whether the balance was right and a senior executive from the World Service answers accusations that coverage was excessive.

Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon


SAT 10:00 BBC News (w172xzjh4r7k4wy)
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SAT 10:06 Sportshour (w172y0px2sf0kxl)
Derek Chauvin murder conviction: US sport reacts

Former WNBA player Tamara Moore tells us about her relief and hope for the future after a US jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of George Floyd’s murder this week. Chauvin was filmed kneeling on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes during his arrest on a street in Minneapolis last year and his death sparked Black Lives Matter protests across the globe. Moore, who is from Minneapolis and coaches men’s college basketball at Mesabi Range College in Virginia, Minnesota, watched the verdict come in alongside her players.

We look at how plans for a proposed European Super League – which was set to include many of the continents biggest football teams – fell apart in just 72 chaotic hours this week. The BBC’s John Bennett explains what happened and we’ll be in Germany to find out why Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund had no interest in joining the breakaway. Chris Carline – who is the grandson of the legendary former Liverpool manager Bill Shankly – explains why his family are opposed to the plans.

Georgie Cohen joins us to discuss how her dream of becoming Israel’s first female Skeleton athlete at a Winter Olympics is being driven by the memory of her late grandfather. Georgie’s grandfather, Maurice Cohen, was denied the opportunity to compete at the 1936 Summer Olympics as his team-mates felt it was too dangerous for a Jewish man to compete in Adolf Hitler’s Germany.

Michaela Onyenwere reflects on being drafted number 6 by New York Liberty and how her grandma went viral on WNBA draft night. Onyenwere’s grandmother wore traditional Nigerian dress and danced for the camera’s shouting “I’m Grandma” after Michaela was selected. She also tells us how her father represented Nigeria in track and field at the Olympics and reveals her excitement about moving to New York.

Photo: A banner in honour of George Floyd is seen in right field during the game between the Minnesota Twins and the Pittsburgh Pirates. (Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 11:00 BBC News (w172xzjh4r7k8n2)
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SAT 11:06 The Newsroom (w172xyxdsfcmwmb)
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SAT 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzk9lgv7mxg)
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SAT 11:32 WorklifeIndia (w3ct2f30)
Why is India’s new Covid wave deadlier?

Heart-breaking stories from across India are grabbing headlines the world over. Amid a deadly new wave of Covid infections, the country’s crumbling healthcare system is battling an acute shortage of medical oxygen and hospital beds. The number of fresh cases and deaths continues to set new daily records. India is now reporting more fresh cases everyday than any country has during the pandemic.

What led to the sudden spike when numbers were on a decline in February? And why is the new wave more infectious? In this edition of WorklifeIndia, we discuss what has led to a deadlier new wave of Covid infections in India, and how its impact can be mitigated.

Presenter: Devina Gupta

Contributors: Prof K Srinath Reddy, president, Public Health Foundation of India; Prof Polly Roy, professor of virology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Dr Ambarish Satwik, vascular surgeon, Ganga Ram Hospital


SAT 12:00 BBC News (w172xzjh4r7kdd6)
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SAT 12:06 The Documentary (w3ct2d2g)
Dance Divas: 1988-1998

Sampling technology created new opportunities for producers but raised questions of authenticity and authorship in the industry. Some of the biggest dance music hits of the early '90s used uncredited vocals belonging to Loleatta Holloway, Jocelyn Brown and Martha Wash.

After the Paradise Garage closed, New Jersey’s Zanzibar club became the breaking ground for dance music in the New York area. Abbie Adams had a record store around the corner which became Movin’ Records, introducing the world to the ‘Jersey Sound’.

We also meet legendary talent scout Gladys Pizarro who co-founded Strictly Rhythm. Specialising in an eclectic range of house music, it became the most powerful indie dance record label in the world during the '90s.

Gail Sky King’s career went in a completely sideways direction, as an award-winning composer for Sesame Street, as did recording engineer Carla Bandini Lory.

​Producer: Victoria Ferran

(Photo: Martha Wash. Credit: Mike Ruiz)


SAT 13:00 BBC News (w172xzjh4r7kj4b)
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SAT 13:06 Newshour (w172xv51q5h1hfy)
India Covid: record deaths registered

Hospitals in India are being ravaged by a second wave of Covid-19 with deaths setting new records for a third day running. The government has now pulled in the military to transport oxygen by air.

Also on the programme: the doctors leaving Lebanon for good due to a struggling economy; and British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber pays tribute to songwriter Jim Steinman.

(Photo: A health worker wearing personal protective equipment carries a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease outside the casualty ward at Guru Teg Bahadur hospital in New Delhi, India. Credit: Reuters/Abidi)


SAT 14:00 BBC News (w172xzjh4r7kmwg)
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SAT 14:06 Sportsworld (w172y0t5vpts8m8)
Live Sporting Action

Sportsworld brings you updates from the day's Premier League fixtures and looks back over a controversial week with the swift announcement and demise of the European Super League.

Lee James is joined by former Chelsea and Netherlands right-back Mario Melchiot, ex-Tottenham defender Jenna Schillaci and Cardiff and Ivory Coast centre-back Sol Bamba to discuss all the big talking points.

Also on the show, Lee James looks back over the last 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has caused the most significant disruption to the worldwide sporting calendar in peace-time.

Photo: Robert Sanchez of Brighton & Hove Albion warms up wearing a t-shirt with a message in protest against the European Super League (Getty Images)


SAT 18:00 BBC News (w172xzjh4r7l3vz)
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SAT 18:06 The Newsroom (w172xyxdsfcnqv7)
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SAT 18:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzk9lgv8h4c)
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SAT 18:32 Trending (w3ct2dmh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 today]


SAT 18:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct1l81)
The Scottish club that toppled Real Madrid

In the early 1980s, Aberdeen went from Scottish footballing obscurity to the very top of the European game, beating mighty Real Madrid to win the 1983 European Cup Winners' Cup. The sporting fairy-tale made the reputation of Sir Alex Ferguson, before he went on to manage Manchester United. Alex Capstick spoke to former Aberdeen assistant manager Archie Knox and former midfielder Neale Cooper. Neale Cooper died in 2018.

PHOTO: Alex Ferguson and Archie Knox with the European Cup Winner's Cup (Courtesy Aberdeen F.C.)


SAT 19:00 BBC News (w172xzjh4r7l7m3)
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SAT 19:06 The History Hour (w3ct1z6r)
How the NRA became a US political lobbying giant

The origins of the gun lobby in the US. Plus we speak to Prof Robert Spitzer about the power of the National Rifle Association. Also, the mysterious American who killed two men in Pakistan and triggered a diplomatic crisis, the historic trial of the Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in 1961, the battle to reclaim a Native American sacred lake, and the first space shuttle mission.

Photo: National Rifle Association Holds Its Annual Conference In Dallas, Texas. DALLAS, TX - MAY 05 2018. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images


SAT 20:00 BBC News (w172xzjh4r7lcc7)
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SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct1rss)
Actor Tom Cruise

Joining Nikki Bedi are Lisa Dwan, Irish actor and internationally celebrated interpreter of the playwright Samuel Beckett, and from Karachi, Pakistan author and journalist Saba Imtiaz.

Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise explains why he’s made a sequel to his 1980s hit Top Gun

British rapper Testament on reimagining the Greek Myth of Orpheus in a modern record shop

Bollywood actress Sanya Malhotra reveals that she’s finally allowing herself to enjoy the success of her latest movie, Pagglait.

Australian actor Guy Pearce shares his thoughts about playing a controversial Dutch art dealer and British film composer David Arnold explains on why he still gets nervous.

And there’s music from Arts Hour favourite, Madagascan guitarist Modeste Hugues


(Photo: Tom Cruise. Credit: James Devaney/Getty Images)


SAT 21:00 BBC News (w172xzjh4r7lh3c)
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SAT 21:06 Newshour (w172xv51q5h2gdz)
President Biden declares Armenian killings genocide

President Joe Biden has declared that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces in the First World War constituted genocide. We hear from a former US ambassador to Turkey, and an advisor to the Turkish President. Also: Indonesia confirms navy submarine sank, and Indian hospitals struggle to cope with escalating coronavirus crisis.

(Photo: A demonstrator holds a poster as people take part in a demonstration to commemorate the 1.5 million Armenians killed in the Ottoman-era slaughter, near the Turkish consulate in Los Angeles, California, USA, 24 April 2021. Credit: EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT)


SAT 22:00 BBC News (w172xzjh4r7llvh)
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SAT 22:06 Music Life (w3ct1hbq)
Creative catharsis with Gazelle Twin

Gazelle Twin, Lucrecia Dalt, Cosey Fanni Tutti and Keeley Forsyth, four artists making truly original music outside of the mainstream, discuss how they use electronics to build different themes in their music, working within and breaking out of their sonic comfort zones, and how making music leads to creative catharsis.

Composer and producer Gazelle Twin explores industrial and avant-garde sounds through her albums, soundtracks and remixes. Her latest record, Deep England, sees her collaborate with electronic drone choir NYX.

Sharing her experiences is Lucrecia Dalt, a sound artist from Columbia now based in Berlin. She draws on influences from her academic background as a civil engineer, encompassing electronics and avant-garde sounds in her compositions. Cosey Fanni Tutti is an English performance artist, author and musician who is known for her ground-breaking band Throbbing Gristle, which she co-founded in 1976. She has released music as a solo artist and as part of the duo Chris & Cosey. Keeley Forsyth is an artist and actress from the north of England, known for starring in many acclaimed film and TV series over the last 20 years. At the start of 2020 she released her atmospheric debut album Debris, in which she explores personal experiences through minimal arrangements and her evocative, intimate vocal.


SAT 23:00 BBC News (w172xzjh4r7lqlm)
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SAT 23:06 The Newsroom (w172xywlbps014l)
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SAT 23:20 Sports News (w172y0scdz742s7)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


SAT 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzk9lgv92w0)
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SAT 23:32 The Cultural Frontline (w3ct1pdv)
Alexander Nanau: My Oscar nominated film

In 2015, a fire broke out in the Collective nightclub in Bucharest Romania, taking the lives of 64 people and injuring 180 others. Many died from seemingly non-life-threatening injuries in hospital, prompting journalists to investigate claims of corruption in the nation’s health system. The documentary Collective explores the aftermath of those events. We speak to its director, double Oscar nominee, Alexander Nanau.

What are the realities of shooting a film in the West Bank? Farah Nabulsi is the British-Palestinian director of the Oscar-nominated short film, The Present. She shot her film in Bethlehem and at an Israeli checkpoint, often in secret. She shares the risks and challenges involved in this form of guerrilla filmmaking.

Has a book, film or song inspired you to take a certain path in life? Oscar-nominated actor Riz Ahmed reveals the song that has influenced his musical and acting career.

Plus, six years on from #oscarssowhite, the campaign’s founder April Reign gives us a progress and reality check on diversity at the Oscars.


(Photo: Alexander Nanau. Credit: Alex Galmeanu courtesy of Magnolia Pictures)