I Am Nasrine; The White Queen; Paul Weller
Director Tina Gharavi on her film I Am Nasrine, plus The White Queen reviewed, and Paul Weller picks Zombies album 'Odessey and Oracle' as his Cultural Exchange choice.
I Am Nasrine is the BAFTA-nominated debut film from Tina Gharavi. It follows teenage refugee Nasrine, forced to leave Iran and start a new life in the UK after a run-in with the police. Tina Gharavi explains how her own life and work with refugees in the north east of England contributed to the script, and how she filmed parts of the footage undercover in Iran.
The White Queen is TV adaptation of Philippa Gregory's best-selling novel, The Cousin's War. Set during the War of the Roses, the battle between the Houses of York and Lancaster is seen through the eyes of the women at the heart of the action. Critic Rebecca Nicholson considers the growing appetite for historical drama and how The White Queen, with its underlying themes of magic and fantasy, compares to Game Of Thrones.
For the Cultural Exchange, Paul Weller nominates The Zombies' album Odessey And Oracle - released in 1968.
For the past twelve years, weavers at the West Dean tapestry studio have been recreating seven sixteenth century tapestries, known as The Hunt For The Unicorn series, for Stirling Castle in Scotland. As the final tapestry is cut from the loom, marking the completion of biggest British weaving project for two hundred years, John Wilson hears about the medieval techniques involved.
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Paul Weller's Cultural Exchange
The musician and singer-songwriter selects The Odessey and the Oracle, by The Zombies
Chapters
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I Am Nasrine
Director Tina Gharavi on her film I Am Nasrine, which follows a teenage refugee from Iran
Duration: 09:36
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The White Queen
Critic Rebecca Nicholson on The White Queen and the growing appetite for historical drama
Duration: 04:23
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The Unicorn Tapestries
John Wilson visits the efforts to recreate seven sixteenth-century tapestries
Duration: 07:51
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Paul Weller - Cultural Exchange
Paul Weller nominates The Zombies' album Odessey And Oracle for Cultural Exchange
Duration: 07:04
I Am Nasrine
The White Queen
The Unicorn Tapestries
Historic Scotland
West Dean Tapestry Studio
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | John Wilson |
| Producer | Rebecca Nicholson |
| Interviewed Guest | Tina Gharavi |
Broadcast
- Fri 14 Jun 2013 19:15BBC Radio 4
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