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The Festival of India

Singer MS Subbulakshmi, musician Ravi Shankar and English illustrator Raymond Briggs

The Festival of India opens at the Royal Festival Hall with songs from MS Subbulakshmi, who talks about her work. The Tara Arts theatre company is discussed. Musician and composer Ravi Shankar explains his extraordinary career. English illustrator Raymond Brigg talks about When the Wind Blows, his graphic novel about nuclear war. Plus, the new Agatha Christie film Evil Under The Sun is reviewed. Presented by Jim Hiley.

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28 minutes

麻豆社 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project