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Michael Horovitz, The Jinx, Drone Warfare, Download Dead?

In the week he turns 80, John Wilson talks to the poet who helped start the counter-culture revolution in the UK, Michael Horovitz.

In the week he turns 80, John Wilson talks to the poet who helped start the counter-culture revolution in the UK, Michael Horovitz.

Boyd Hilton reviews The Jinx, a controversial 6-part HBO documentary made by Andrew Jarecki which secures what sounds like a confession to murder from its subject, Robert Durst, heir of a US property developer family.

As two films examining the impact of drone warfare are released, directors Andrew Niccol and Tonje Hessen Schei consider why the subject is proving such fertile territory for artists and storytellers.

And is the download dead? With the arrival of paid for streaming services from Youtube, Jay Z's Tidal, and Apple's Beats Music launching later in the year, music industry executive Stephen Budd looks at the evidence.

Producer: Craig Templeton Smith

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Michael Horovitz

    Duration: 08:35

  • Music streaming

    Duration: 05:48

  • The Jinx

    Duration: 05:18

  • Drone Warfare in film

    Duration: 08:10

Beat poet Michael Horovitz

Beat poet Michael Horovitz

Michael Horovitz will be taking part inÌýthe at the Roundhouse in London, for The Last Word festival, on the 30th May 2015.

Michael'sÌýalbum with Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon & Paul Weller Ìýhas beenÌýre-released by Gearbox records, on vinyl only.

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Left: ÌýMichael Horovitz in 1965 reading poetry at the International Poetry Incarnation at the Royal Albert Hall.Ìý

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The Jinx

The Jinx

ÌýbeginsÌýthis Thursday onÌýSky Atlantic at 9pm

Drone Warfare

Drone Warfare

Both films, Ìýand , areÌýreleased today, certificate 15

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Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter John Wilson
Interviewed Guest Michael Horovitz
Interviewed Guest Boyd Hilton
Interviewed Guest Andrew Niccol
Interviewed Guest Tonje Hessen Schei
Interviewed Guest Stephen Budd
Producer Craig Templeton Smith

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  • Fri 10 Apr 2015 19:16

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