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George RR Martin

The author of the Song of Ice and Fire series – televised as A Game of Thrones - talks about Tolkein.

George RR Martin, writer of the Song of Ice and Fire series – televised as A Game of Thrones - talks about Tolkein.

Pakistani Pop Sensation Ali Zafar, “Sexiest Asian Man on the Planet”, according to Eastern Eye, tells us about dealing with fame.

At the movies we talk about sex addition with Jacqueline Bisset in her latest film with Gerard Depardieu, Welcome to New York.

ѿý.com film critic Owen Gleiberman discusses how US indie films are responding to the dominance of films made for teenagers.

Actress Robin Wright tells us about her new film The Congress, directed by Waltz with Bashir’s Ari Folman.

Grammy-Nominated Chinese musician Wu Man plays the ‘Pipa’, a 2000-year old Chinese lute.

Irish author John Banville, aka crime writer Benjamin Black, takes a tour of the foggy streets, smoke-filled bars and genteel hotel tea rooms of 1950s Dublin.

And from Benin, new music from the group Jomion and the Uklos.

Producer: Simon Pitts

Photo montage: George RR Martin at Edinburgh Book Festival; Ali Zafar (photo credit: STRDEL/AFP/Getty Images); Robin Wright (Photo credit: Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images for BFI)

50 minutes

Last on

Sun 24 Aug 2014 21:05GMT

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  • George RR Martin

    George RR Martin, writer of the Song of Ice and Fire series, talks Tolkein.

    Duration: 05:30

  • Ali Zafar

    Pakistani Pop Sensation Ali Zafar tells us about dealing with fame.

    Duration: 06:02

  • Jacqueline Bisset

    We talk sex addition with Jacqueline Bisset in her latest film “Welcome to New York”.

    Duration: 05:07

  • Owen Gleiberman on Popcorn Films

    How are US indie films are responding to the dominance of films made for teenagers?

    Duration: 04:44

  • Robin Wright talks about The Congress

    The actress tells us about her new film directed by Waltz with Bashir’s Ari Folman

    Duration: 06:49

  • Wu Man

    Grammy-Nominated Chinese musician Wu Man plays the ‘Pipa’, a 2000-year old Chinese lute.

    Duration: 07:33

  • Irish author John Banville on 1950s Dublin.

    He takes a tour of the foggy streets, smoke-filled bars and genteel hotel tea rooms.

    Duration: 06:26

  • Jomion and the Uklos

    From Benin, new music from the group Jomion and the Uklos.

    Duration: 05:11

  • Ramin Djawadi

    Game of Thrones - Main Title

  • Ramin Djawadi

    Game of Thrones - North of The Wall

  • Capercaillie

    Dr. MacPhalis

  • Sinéad O’Connor

    you do something to me

  • Ali Zafar

    Channo

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  • Sun 24 Aug 2014 21:05GMT

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