Amy Tan
"All the sex scenes are NOT what I practice" Amy Tan keeps her writing out of her bedroom
Amy Tan on the tricky business of putting sex in her novels for the first time and zombie director George A Romero says the undead ain't what they used to be. White Teeth writer Zadie Smith explains why she likes messing around with the form of the novel and singer Gary Barlow says that life after Take That made him so fat that people didn't recognise him. South African jazz legend Hugh Masakela gets his trumpet out and plays live in the studio with an old friend, why Eastern Cape singer Simphiwe Dana dislikes the term 'world music' and a quick lesson in verse composition from poet Paul Muldoon.
Photo of Amy Tan (c) Will Ragozzino/Getty Images, Simphiwe Dana (c) Norbert Millauer/AFP/Getty, Zadie Smith (c) Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty
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Amy Tan
The author discusses her latest novel, The Valley of Amazement.
Duration: 07:48
Paul Muldoon
The poet answers the question: how does one write a poem?
Duration: 03:47
Hugh Masekela
South African jazz legend with pianist Larry Willis
Duration: 08:25
Tim Key's Easy USSR
Rhonagh O'Donnell's download choice for this week
Duration: 02:58
George A Romero
The writer director talks about inventing the undead zombie
Duration: 07:33
Simphimwe Dana
The singer discusses her music
Duration: 04:57
Showbiz News
Lizo Mzimba with the latest entertainment news
Duration: 02:40
Zadie Smith
The author discusses her new story The Embassy of Cambodia which is only 69 pages long
Duration: 03:59
Gary Barlow
The singer discusses why it has taken him 14 years to produce a new solo record
Duration: 07:19
Here is the music we played in the programme this week
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Miriam Makeba
Abangoma
Performer: Hugh Masekela. Performer: Larry Willis.
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Take That
Relight My Fire (feat. Lulu)
- RCA Records Label.
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Goblin
Dawn of the Dead (Soundtrack)
- Dagored.
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Hugh Masekela
Grazing in the Grass
- Verve.
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Simphiwe Dana
Iliwa Lami
- Classical.
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Massive Attack
Joy Luck Club
- Virgin UK.
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The Blackbyrds
Do It Fluid
- Decca (UMO).
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贵耻苍办蝉迟枚谤耻苍驳
Like a Poet (feat. Enik)
- !K7.
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Hugh Masekela
The Rainmaker
- Jive.
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Vyacheslav Mescherin
Siberian Melody
- Sony Classics.
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Vyacheslav Mescherin
Music Box
- Sony Classics.
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Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
We Call Upon The Author
- Mute Records.
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Kim Wilde
Cambodia
- Pathe Marconi.
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Take That
It Only Takes A Minute
- R.C.A..
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Steely Dan
Everyone's Gone To The Movies
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Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros
Willesden To Cricklewood
- Mercury Records Ltd..
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Take That
The Circus (Instrumental)
- Polydor.
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Gary Barlow
Let Me Go
- Polydor Ltd..
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Simphiwe Dana
Ndim iQhawe, Pt. Two
- Gallo Record Company.
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- Sun 17 Nov 2013 22:06GMT蜜芽传媒 World Service Online
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