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Ken Saro-Wiwa
A review of Ken Saro-Wiwa's posthumously published novel
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The winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize for poetry, the Australian Les Murray
The Preacher's Wife
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The London International Mime Festival
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The Calcutta Chromosome
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The Homecoming
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The Cairo Book Fair
The Cairo Book Fair, which has attracted a million and a half people this year
Palestrina at the Royal Opera House
The 50th anniversary of the Royal Opera House in London
Thessaloniki - where East meets West
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Chinese New Year - Year of the Ox
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Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
A special show which takes an in depth look at Carmina Burana by Carl Orff