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Paris is bursting with fashion energy and star power this January as celebrities and fashionistas descend upon the city of lights for Haute Couture Week. This is the twice-yearly celebration of an ultra-French institution – a dazzling mix of timeless tra

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Timothée Chalamet plays 'A Complete Unknown' in Bob Dylan biopic

Culture • 3:05 PM

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Taking on one of the 20th century's most iconic singer-songwriters was always going to be a significant challenge, yet Timothée Chalamet manages to channel Bob Dylan's singular energy and talent in this latest biopic. Film critic Emma Jones tells us why

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Meet Oscar-nominated actress Monica Barbaro, the breakout star of the Bob Dylan film

Culture • 3:10 PM

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In this edition of arts24, we meet the breakout star of one of the most anticipated films of the year. American actress Monica Barbaro plays folk music icon Joan Baez in the Bob Dylan biopic "A Complete Unknown", opposite Franco-American star Timothée Ch

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British musician Jools Holland jazzes up Paris

Culture • 2:55 PM

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In this edition of Entre Nous, we speak to British bandleader, musician and television presenter Jools Holland ahead of the jazz festival at the Chatêlet theatre in Paris, where he'll be playing with his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra on February 10. He tells

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Author Paul Ham on how the soul has driven our history

Culture • 2:05 PM

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It's a book that could well change your life. That's the claim from author Paul Ham, who says his life changed for the better as he wrote his latest book "The Soul: A History of the Human Mind" and in the process became more optimistic about humanity. Th

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Price hike on non-EU visitors will fund Louvre's ‘renaissance’, Macron says

Culture • 6:45 AM

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French President Emmanuel Macron announced a "new renaissance" for the Louvre on Tuesday, including a multi-million-euro revamp to be funded by a hike in ticket prices for non-EU visitors. Among the key changes will be the creation of a new entrance and

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Aja Monet: From bard to bandleader

Culture • 3:59 PM

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In this edition of our Arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with poet and activist Aja Monet. She started putting pen to paper at just eight years old, thanks to a fascination with storytelling and typewriters. Her poetry has garnered critical ac

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'Squid Game' production designer explains inspiration behind killer doll

Culture • 12:07 AM

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If you've watched the Netflix show Squid Game, you surely remember her face. The gigantic scary doll in the deadly version of Grandmother's Footsteps (or Red Light, Green Light if you're American). The doll's name is Young-hee, and its designer says she

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Camille and Clément Ducol: The French musicians behind ‘Emilia Perez’ soundtrack

Culture • 1:46 PM

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FRANCE 24 meets the musicians behind the Oscar-nominated soundtrack for "Emilia Perez", as the French film establishes itself in pole position at the upcoming Academy Awards. While the musical has been applauded at many international film festivals, dire

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'Emilia Perez' leads Oscars race with 13 nominations

Culture • 4:01 PM

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The French-made, Spanish-language musical "Emilia Perez" leads the Oscars race with 13 nominations, making history as the most nominated non-English-language film ever. FRANCE 24's Culture Editor Eve Jackson tells us more about French director Jacques Au

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Movie magic and matte painting with art director Michael Pangrazio

Culture • 3:11 PM

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His artistic vision and talents as a painter have contributed to some of the fantastical backdrops featured in "Star Wars", "Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial". As art director Michael Pangrazio receives the Génie d’

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French director Jacques Audiard's film 'Emilia Pérez' leads Oscar nominations

Culture • 1:59 PM

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"Emilia Pérez", a transgender cartel musical made by French director Jacques Audiard, topped this year's Oscar nominations, earning 13 nods in an announcement on Thursday. It was followed by the epic immigrant saga "The Brutalist," and show-stopping musi

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Film show: Monkey avatar tells Robbie Williams' story in 'Better Man'

Culture • 2:07 PM

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Film critic Emma Jones tells us why the CGI chimp who stands in for Robbie Williams does a good job at conveying the British pop star's fundamental loneliness in the quirky biopic "Better Man". We also discuss Mel Gibson’s latest stint behind the camera

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Artists might need to 'take risks' to oppose Trump, author Amber Massie-Blomfield says

Culture • 12:48 AM

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FRANCE 24's Oliver Farry speaks to Amber Massie-Blomfield, the author of "Acts of Resistance: The Power of Art to Create a Better World" – a study of art as a form of political activism – about the challenges for artists to hold strong political position

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From kitchen wall to the Louvre: Cimabue show sheds new light on ‘father of Western painting’

Culture • 9:30 PM

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A long-lost Cimabue panel discovered on a kitchen wall north of Paris in 2019 is at the heart of a landmark exhibition on the Florentine master, which opens at the Louvre on Wednesday, showcasing restored masterpieces and bringing to light his pioneering

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'Emilia Perez' wins big at France's Lumières awards

Culture • 5:28 PM

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FRANCE 24's Culture Editor Eve Jackson co-hosted the the Lumières awards, France's equivalent of the Golden Globes, on Monday night in Paris. She tells us about French gangster transgender musical "Emilia Perez" picking up five awards, including best dir

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Director and AI artist Bennett Miller: 'You're born into one world and you grow old in another'

Culture • 2:44 PM

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The Oscar-nominated director Bennett Miller, celebrated for films like "Capote", "Moneyball" and "Foxcatcher", speaks to Eve Jackson about his new AI-generated art. The filmmaker is showcasing his new photographic prints at Paris's Gagosian gallery. The

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Paris Fashion Week: What role for plus-size models on the runway?

Culture • 1:06 PM

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Paris Fashion Week is all about the crème de la crème of fashion made by iconic houses from around the world. But if you're not exactly model thin, you might have a hard time seeing yourself represented by the usual runway models wearing those beautiful

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Music show: Keziah Jones returns after a decade with 'Alive & Kicking'

Culture • 2:53 PM

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In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim talks to Nigerian singer-songwriter Keziah Jones as he releases his first record in over a decade: "Alive & Kicking". The album is an autobiographical journey from Lagos to London to Paris; a

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From 'Twin Peaks' to 'Blue Velvet': Remembering legendary director David Lynch

Culture • 3:53 PM

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As the film world mourns the loss of legendary director David Lynch, arts24 looks back at the life and career of a true icon. Known for his surreal and unsettling style in films like "Twin Peaks", "Blue Velvet" and "Mulholland Drive", he redefined cinema

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David Lynch, visionary director of Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive, dead at 78

Culture • 6:33 PM

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David Lynch, the American filmmaker, writer and artist who scored best director Oscar nominations for "Blue Velvet", "The Elephant Man" and "Mulholland Drive" and co-created the groundbreaking TV series "Twin Peaks" has died at age 78, his family said on

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'Shafted': French comedy series sends up toxic masculinity

Culture • 4:23 PM

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Spanish series "Machos Alfa" was so successful on Netflix that it has now been adapted for a French audience, with local stars bringing some comic relief to this very timely subject. Dheepthika Laurent tells us why the series is worth a watch, and highli

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Drake sues longtime label UMG for defamation over Kendrick Lamar diss track 'Not Like Us'

Culture • 7:57 PM

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Canadian rapper Drake sued his longtime label Universal Music Group on Wednesday for promoting rival Kendrick Lamar's song "Not Like Us", saying the diss track released as part of a bitter rap beef last year contained false accusations that put him and h

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French film picks: A gender-bent retelling of 'The Three Musketeers'

Culture • 2:07 PM

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From Houda Benyamina's feminist take on "The Three Musketeers" in "All For one", to a morality tale in the French mountains in "How to Make a Killing" with French star Franck Dubosc and the animated sea story "A Boat in the Garden", film critic Perrine Q

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Tyler Perry on WWII drama 'The Six Triple Eight', his latest Netflix film

Culture • 3:22 PM

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In this edition of arts24, Dheepthika Laurent meets producer, director and actor Tyler Perry. His career spans decades, with a singular focus on African American stories and casts. His latest film, "The Six Triple Eight" on Netflix, is based on the true

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Director Julio Palacio on his touching film 'Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World'

Culture • 2:57 PM

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An award-winning director has told FRANCE 24 about his short film that uncovers the world of a remarkable young woman and her family's journey to understand it. Makayla is a teenage girl living with a rare form of autism that has rendered her essentially

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Goth's rising star Heartworms releases debut album 'Glutton For Punishment'

Culture • 3:04 PM

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2025 is gearing up to be an exciting year for Josephine Orme, aka Heartworms, who combines hypnotic electronic beats and post-punk riffs. She is about to release her debut album "Glutton For Punishment", which explores comfort within discomfort as well a

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A cultural stroll through Guadeloupe

Culture • 4:47 PM

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This week, "Paris des Arts" takes its cameras to the French archipelago of Guadeloupe to meet an ambassador of Caribbean music, Tanya St-Val. She shows us the Duval site in Petit-Canal, home to the village of Ka which pays tribute to Guadeloupe's famed d

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Taking the plunge: The trend for immersive art shows

Culture • 2:54 PM

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Museums and galleries around the world are increasingly offering visitors an interactive experience, as exhibitions become participative "experiences"; our reporters explore some of the perks and drawbacks of this art world trend. We also look ahead to s

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Oscar-winning animator Adam Elliot on his acclaimed film 'Memoir of a Snail'

Culture • 4:22 PM

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Childhood trauma, addiction, poverty, homophobia, religious extremism and disability are just some of the hard-hitting themes in filmmaker Adam Elliot's new dark and humorous film "Memoir of a Snail". The Oscar winner speaks to Eve Jackson about this whi

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Nicole Kidman tackles on-screen taboos in 'Babygirl'

Culture • 2:58 PM

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Film critic Emma Jones tells us why Nicole Kidman's latest role – as an executive who embarks on an affair with her intern – is perhaps more shocking for a Hollywood audience than a European one. Her performance in "Babygirl" won Kidman the best actress

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Charlie Hebdo, 10 years on: Is the pen still mightier than the sword?

Culture • 2:18 PM

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Ten years after the terrorist attacks on the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo that killed 12 people, in arts24 we're talking about freedom of expression and the role of satirical cartoons in today's world with two cartoonists. Prese

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Uzi Freyja: Cameroon's electro beat goddess with a machine-gun flow

Culture • 1:12 PM

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Born in Cameroon, Kelly Rose arrived in France when she was 12 years old. In recent years she developed songwriting skills which, combined with electronic beats and punky sass, gave way to Uzi Freyja, an artist who has played some of France's biggest fes

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'Emilia Perez' poised to win big at Golden Globes with 10 nominations

Culture • 11:23 AM

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The Golden Globes will return on Sunday with drug thriller "Emilia Perez" leading with 10 nominations, putting it ahead of other contenders like musical smash "Wicked" and postwar epic "The Brutalist".

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Top Paris art exhibits for 2025, from Picasso to Wes Anderson

Culture • 6:13 PM

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The next 12 months in the French capital are set to provide a wealth of cultural highlights, from an immersive Picasso exhibit at the Atelier des Lumières to a retrospective of the works of American director Wes Anderson and even a call to the dancefloor

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Forecast: A look ahead to what 2025 has in store

Culture • 6:59 AM

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From Donald Trump’s return to the White House to marking 80 years since the end of World War II and 250 years since Jane Austen's birth, FRANCE 24 looks ahead to what the year 2025 may have to offer.

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie reach divorce settlement after 8-year court battle

Culture • 5:45 AM

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Hollywood superstars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have finally reached a divorce settlement after battling it out more than eight years in the courts, People magazine reported on Tuesday. “Brangelina” first got together after starring in the 2005 film “M

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A cultural stroll through Paris with graphic novelist Riad Sattouf and sculptor Nathalie Decoster

Culture • 4:30 PM

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This week on Paris des Arts: Riad Sattouf, the graphic novelist and film director, takes us to Paris's Musée des Arts et Métiers. His comic books have been translated into 23 languages, as he captivated the world with his series "The Arab of the Future,"

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Special show: A Michelin-starred taste of Christmas in Aix-en-Provence

Culture • 3:02 PM

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FRANCE 24's culture editor Eve Jackson takes viewers on a festive journey to the heart of Provence in a special programme exploring the enchanting Christmas traditions of Aix-en-Provence. This exclusive holiday show brings to life the region's rich cult

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Lily-Rose Depp's haunting turn in 'Nosferatu' update

Culture • 3:45 PM

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Franco-American actress Lily-Rose Depp sits down with FRANCE 24 to talk about taking on the leading role in Robert Eggers’ stylish update of the classic vampire horror film "Nosferatu". From her deep-seated love of gothic horror to the secret desires har

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Film show: 'We Live in Time', a 'Love Story' for our time

Culture • 1:53 PM

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Film critic Emma Jones tells us why she loved the tender, bittersweet romance at the centre of "We Live in Time", as Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield star as a London couple confronted with the brevity of life. We also discuss the new-gen version of "No

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Director Nabil Ayouch pays tribute to artistry of Morocco's Sheikha singers

Culture • 2:21 PM

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Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch tells us about the Aïta tradition of sung poetry at the centre of "Everybody Loves Touda" as his latest film gets a release in France. He tells us why actress Nisrin Erradi was the perfect choice to play the central charact

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Pianists Eloïse Bella Kohn & Min-Jung Kym on how they use music to communicate

Culture • 3:40 PM

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This week, Marjorie Hache welcomes Eloïse Bella Kohn, a French pianist based in Vienna, as well as British-French-Korean artist Min-Jung Kym. Both have released new records. In "Sounds For The Soul 2", Kym continues to explore how music can be a therapeu

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French cinema cancels 'Last Tango in Paris' screening over rape-scene protest

Culture • 11:13 AM

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The Cinémathèque Française in Paris says it has cancelled a screening of Bernardo Bertolucci's controversial classic, citing "potential security risks", after women's rights activists accused the cinema of failing to provide context about an infamous rap

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Sex, suspense and danger in Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz’s ‘Motel Destino’

Culture • 2:35 PM

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Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz delivers a tropical take on film noir in “Motel Destino”, an erotic thriller set on the sun-bleached shores of Northeastern Brazil. Aïnouz tells us why his home state of Céara was the perfect backdrop for this brooding tal

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Netflix’s most streamed series ‘Squid Game’ returns for season 2

Culture • 4:18 PM

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The first season of the Korean drama was Netflix’s most streamed series ever. Dheepthika Laurent tells us about the return of the hit show where Gi Hun returns as the protagonist caught up in this horrifying competition. We check out a new television fea

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‘Saint-Ex’: Biopic of ‘The Little Prince’ author Antoine de Saint Exupéry

Culture • 3:47 PM

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Dheepthika Laurent and film critic Perrine Quenesson look at the latest film releases in France, starting with a very famous aviator: the enigmatic Antoine de Saint Exupéry, best known for writing "The Little Prince". He’s the focus of "Saint-Ex", a biop

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French artist Seth on harnessing street art's universal language

Culture • 3:15 PM

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Street art used to mean spontaneous scribbles under the cover of darkness; now those images hang in major museums and sell at auction for millions. A new exhibition at the Petit Palais in Paris is celebrating the universal language of street art. “We Are

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Drug lord musical ‘Emilia Pérez’ leads Golden Globe nominations with 10 nods

Culture • 4:36 PM

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Nominations for the 82nd Golden Globe awards were announced on Monday with French Director Jacques Audiard’s genre-defying “Emilia Pérez” leading with 10 nods ahead of fellow musical “Wicked”. Stars of film and TV featured heavily in this year’s list of

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Bastille’s Dan Smith shines light on historical figures on '& (Ampersand)' album

Culture • 3:46 PM

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On today’s weekly music show on Arts24, Jennifer Ben Brahim speaks to the singer of one of the most successful British bands of the last decade. Bastille stormed the UK charts in 2013 with their debut album “Bad Blood”, spawning smash-hits like “Pompeii”

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A cultural stroll through Paris with singer Dominique A and Actor Max Boublil

Culture • 11:38 AM

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This week on Paris des Arts, an artist with a capital A! A leading light in new French chanson, and mad for literature and poetry – Dominique A sits down with us in the Maison de la Poésie in Paris, an emblematic location for him, before we head to the T

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Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, from Haute Couture to the Holy Halls of Notre Dame

Culture • 1:00 PM

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Known for his playful and colourful designs and collaborations with pop royalty like Lady Gaga, Beyoncé and Rihanna, French fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac has a big mission: to dress the 700 clergy for the grand reopening of Paris’s beloved

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Singing the praises of Notre-Dame de Paris

Culture • 2:45 PM

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As the iconic cathedral rises from the ashes, we met with the workers who formed a choir while working on the repairs and renovations. These artisans are now giving a special concert to mark the re-opening of Notre-Dame. And, masterpieces of the Spanish

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Film show: A Wickedly enchanting tale

Culture • 2:09 PM

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The Wicked Witch of the West and the Good Witch Glinda are finally getting their big screen moment thanks to "Wicked", John M. Chu's adaptation of the Broadway hit. Film critic Emma Jones tells us why this fantastical Wizard of Oz origin story of sorts l

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Archaeological dig at Notre-Dame unearths 2,000 years of history

Culture • 7:12 AM

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The tragic 2019 fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral led to major discoveries during restoration work. Archaeologists unearthed treasures dating back from antiquity to the 19th century.

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Kirill Serebrennikov’s poetic take on Russian punk outsider Eduard Limonov

Culture • 2:46 PM

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Eduard Limonov was a poet, a punk, a Russian “émigré” and provocateur whose anti-system politics eventually saw him embrace fascist tendencies. Filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov tells Olivia Salazar-Winspear why he chose to make a “ballad” of Limonov’s life

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French heavy metal: Rocking the world with 'Mass Hysteria'

Culture • 4:04 PM

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French rock and metal have been gaining prominence on the world stage. From Grammy-nominated Gojira playing the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics to the country being home to one of the world's biggest Metal festivals, it's no surprise France h

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Ezra Collective bring dancing back to jazz

Culture • 3:05 PM

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In this edition of arts24, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with the first jazz act to ever win a Mercury Prize. Ezra Collective are one of the UK's most exciting improvisation groups, blending jazz with Afrobeat, reggae and soul. The quintet released their thi

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'Rabia': An IS group bride's journey into darkness

Culture • 2:57 PM

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They hit the headlines shortly after Islamist fundamentalists proclaimed a caliphate in Syria and Iraq: the young women who packed their bags and embarked upon a new life, unaware of the fate that would await them. A new film, "Rabia", imagines the journ

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Australia passes world's first social media ban for under-16s

Culture • 1:01 PM

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Australia's Senate on Thursday passed a social media ban for children under 16 that will soon become the first law of its kind in the world. Platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram will be liable for fines of up to $33 mil

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