Cecelia Ahern, The world's tallest statue, Pansori opera, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½coming TV adaptation
Best-selling Irish novelist Cecelia Ahern discusses her new short story collection, Roar, which features 30 stories about 30 different women.
Best-selling Irish novelist Cecelia Ahern discusses her new short story collection, Roar, which features 30 stories about 30 different women.
India has unveiled the world's tallest statue, which cost £330 million to build. The 182m high structure in the western state of Gujarat is a bronze-clad tribute to independence leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Pratiksha Ghildial in the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Delhi bureau reports on reactions within India.
Lecturer in Korean Studies, Dr Anna Yates-Lu, explains the origins of pansori, a traditional form of Korean opera, and why legendary pansori singer Ahn Sook-Sun, currently in the UK, is its leading exponent.
Julia Roberts stars in the television adaptation of the hit drama podcast series, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½coming. The series looks back at her work as a counsellor at a mysterious company assessing the mental health of returning soldiers as they rehabilitate into society. TV critic Sophie Wilkinson reviews.
Presenter: Janina Ramirez
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Cecelia Ahern

, Cecelia Ahern's new collection of short stories is out now in hardback andbpaperback, as well as in downloadable audiofile and eBook formats.
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India's Statue of Unity

Pansori

Pansori star Ahn Sook-Sun performs at the Purcell Room, , London on 03 November 2018, as part of the London
Image: Ahn Sook-Sun on stage
Image credit: Korean Cultural Centre UK
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½coming

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½coming season 1 is available to download from Amazon Prime Video from 02 November 2018.
Image: Julia Roberts in ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½coming
Image credit: Amazon Prime Video
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