The Cultural Frontline

The Cultural Frontline: where arts and news collide.

World Service,367 episodes

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Dramatising the Refugee Crisis, Broken Fingaz Street Art
Berkun Oya on dramatising the refugee crisis; the Broken Fingaz street art collective
05 Nov 2016,26 mins
Swet Shop Boys, Drone Art
The Cultural Frontline: where arts and news collide.
29 Oct 2016,26 mins
Writing Inspired by Chibok, US Election Art
Art inspired by this year's US election and a return home for a lost choral work.
22 Oct 2016,26 mins
Muhammad Ali on Stage, Iraq in 100 Years
How Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali, writers imagine Iraq in 2103, Jón Kalman Stefánsson
15 Oct 2016,26 mins
Illustrating Syria's Civil War
The artist turning experiences of war into a graphic memoir
08 Oct 2016,26 mins
The First National Museum of African American History
Visiting a landmark museum, using art to explore the past, what makes a 'good' immigrant?
01 Oct 2016,26 mins
Can Art Change the World?
The Cultural Frontline: where arts and news collide.
24 Sep 2016,26 mins
Capturing Aleppo's Destruction on Film
The film capturing the war in Aleppo; Berlin's iconic nightclub; Hong Kong's culture hub
17 Sep 2016,26 mins
Artistic Freedom in Russia and Saudi Arabia
How Russian and Saudi artists tackle censorship, and art evoking sounds of the Gulf War
10 Sep 2016,26 mins
Watching and Being Watched
Fela's Shrine on stage; Mother Teresa's cultural legacy; art that walks the gender line
03 Sep 2016,26 mins
Fighting Cultural Destruction
Protecting Syria's antiquities, street art with a message, Pashtun fashion
27 Aug 2016,26 mins
Empathising Across Cultural Divides
Connecting through art and design in Lebanon, Nigeria, the Middle East and San Francisco.
20 Aug 2016,26 mins
Challenging Racism Through Sculpture
Public art confronts racism in Berlin, plus wandering and writing in Vancouver
13 Aug 2016,26 mins
Understanding the Refugee Crisis via Virtual Reality
Technology which simulates a refugee camp and using real crime as inspiration for fiction
06 Aug 2016,26 mins
Who Tells The Story?
Reclaiming national narratives in the UK and Jamaica.
30 Jul 2016,26 mins
Cultural Inclusion and Exclusion
Cultural Inclusion and Exclusion- institutional, virtual and symbolic.
23 Jul 2016,26 mins
Culture as Catharsis
How music and literature can provide catharsis in America, South Africa, Spain and the UK
16 Jul 2016,26 mins
Uncovering Hidden Perspectives
Art, poetry and literature voicing hidden perspectives in Iraq, South Africa and Malaysia
09 Jul 2016,26 mins
Caine Prize Short Stories
The 5 shortlisted authors in the running for The Caine Prize for African Writing.
02 Jul 2016,26 mins
Finding Calm in Public Spaces
Why public space matters for culture in London, Istanbul and Nairobi
25 Jun 2016,26 mins
Sacred Places and Sounds
How music, art and sculpture can provide sanctuary and convey spirituality
18 Jun 2016,26 mins
New Words and Changing Forms
How language is making waves in Sweden, Kenya, London and Spain
11 Jun 2016,26 mins
Leaving Home and Finding Inspiration
How journeys and travel can expose and inspire culture in Greece, Liberia and Vietnam.
04 Jun 2016,26 mins
Cultural Revolution and Gardening as Art
Looking back fifty years to China's Cultural Revolution, visiting Angola's newest museum.
28 May 2016,26 mins
Speaking Up and Uncovering Secrets
Culture that keeps secrets and culture that speaks out in Alaska, Pakistan, Ukraine, UK
21 May 2016,26 mins
Reviving and Reclaiming Culture
How culture from Shakespeare to the Swinging Sixties is being revisited and remixed.
14 May 2016,26 mins
Culture and Commerce
How culture represents, and draws inspiration from, what we buy, sell and produce.
07 May 2016,26 mins
Ben Okri
The Nigerian novelist and poet discusses his creative process.
30 Apr 2016,26 mins
Culture and Heritage
How the past informs contemporary national cultures
23 Apr 2016,26 mins
Identity and Adversity
How identity and adversity are inspiring literature, theatre, comic books and street art
16 Apr 2016,26 mins