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Akram Khan; the Iraq War documentaries; Antonia Fraser's Cultural Exchange

Choreographer Akram Khan on his new work inspired by The Rite of Spring, the verdict on Norma Percy's documentary series The Iraq War, and Cultural Exchange with Antonia Fraser.

With Mark Lawson.

Award-winning documentary maker Norma Percy's latest series, The Iraq War, investigates the events that led Britain and America to go to war with Iraq, with testimony from major players including Tony Blair, Jack Straw and key figures in the Iraqi government. Chris Mullin and Richard Ottaway MP discuss whether the series give us a new insight into how the war came about.

To celebrate the centenary of Stravinsky's controversial ballet The Rite of Spring, dancer and choreographer Akram Khan has created a new interpretation of the piece with an original score by Nitin Sawnhey, Jocelyn Pook and Ben Frost. Akram Khan discusses his new work ITMOi (In the Mind of Igor) and explains how he went about following in Stravinsky's footsteps.

In Cultural Exchange, in which leading creative minds share a cultural passion, historian Antonia Fraser champions J M W Turner's painting The Fighting Temeraire.

Producer Olivia Skinner.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • The Iraq War

    Chris Mullin and Richard Ottaway MP discuss Norma Percy's documentary The Iraq War

    Duration: 08:33

  • Akram Khan

    Akram Khan discusses his new work ITMOi (In the Mind of Igor)

    Duration: 08:40

  • Ambiguous titles

    Writer and critic Sarah Churchwell discusses hard-to-say and ambiguous titles

    Duration: 04:06

  • Cultural Exchange: Antonia Fraser

    Historian Antonia Fraser champions J M W Turner's painting The Fighting Temeraire

    Duration: 06:34

Image credit: J Louis Fernandez

Main image above of the World Premiere in Grenoble聽of Akram Khan's new work 'In the Mind of Igor'

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Mark Lawson
Interviewed Guest Chris Mullin
Interviewed Guest Richard Ottaway
Interviewed Guest Akram Khan
Interviewed Guest Antonia Fraser
Producer Olivia Skinner
Editor John Goudie

Broadcast

  • Wed 29 May 2013 19:15

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