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Atlantics, Scheherazade and 1001 Nights, Political parties' arts manifestos

Poets Ruth Padel and Daljit Nagra on Scheherazade, the storyteller in 1001 Nights. Will Gompertz and Kieran Yates asses the main parties’ planned commitment to investing in arts

Atlantics is a Senegalese supernatural romantic drama directed by Mati Diop. She made history when the film premiered at Cannes, becoming the first black woman to direct a film featured In Competition at the festival. Atlantics went on to win the Grand Prix. Be Manzani reviews.

Now that the political parties have released their manifestos, the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú’s arts editor Will Gompertz, and Kieran Yates, journalist and author who writes about culture and politics, assess the parties’ planned commitment to investing in arts and culture.

Poets Ruth Padel and Daljit Nagra discuss the continuing lure of Scheherazade, the legendary enchantress from One Thousand and One Nights ahead of a performance of Rimsky Korsakov's Scheherazade by the City of London Sinfonia at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall. The performance will include specially commissioned poetry by both poets, inspired by Rimsky Korsakov's music.

Presenter: Kirsty Lang
Producer: Hilary Dunn

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Atlantics

Atlantics

Atlantics is in some UK cinemas from 29 November 2019, certificate 12A, and on Netflix.

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Main image above: Mama Sané as Ada in

Image to the left: Ibrahima Traoré as Souleiman in Atlantics

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Scheherazade and 1001 Nights

Scheherazade and 1001 Nights

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readings by Hanan al-Shaykh, Ruth Padel, DBC Pierre and Daljit Nagra accompanied by the City of London Sinfonia performing Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade is at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on 01 December 2019.

Image: The City of London Sinfonia

Image credit: James Berry Photography

The Arabian Nights, a 2-part adaptation by Glen Neath, starring Nadim Sawalha and Indira Varma is on Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio 4 Extra at 10.00am on ThursdaysÌý starting on 19 December 2019

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