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Bjarke Ingels

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20240324 (WS)

Bjarke Ingels is the Danish architect who is responsible for creating the flood defence project for Manhattan. In 2012 Hurricane Sandy saw flood water rise up to 2.4 metres. Lives were lost, the city's transportation system was brought to a stand-still and the New York Stock exchange was closed for two days. As a child, Bjarke wanted to draw comic books and walk on roofs and the buildings that he's designed include a power station with a ski slope. How can he build his sense of fun and creativity into vital protection against climate change? Razia Iqbal meets Bjarke for The Cultural Frontline on the BBC World Service.

Presenter: Razia Iqbal

Producer: Corinna Jones

(Photo: (L-R) Jeremy Siegel, Razia Iqbal and Bjarke Ingels. Credit: BBC)

Bjarke Ingels and the Manhattan Flood project.

The Cultural Frontline: where arts and news collide.

Disney 100: How A Studio Redefined Animation

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20231015 (WS)

It has been 100 years since a young animator sold his first film series called Alice comedies to a distributor. Without knowing, he was starting what became one of the world's biggest media empires, the company took his family name, Disney.

The studio has led and shaped the animation industry for generations and it's now in the very heart of global culture. In this episode of The Cultural Frontline we speak to leading animators responsible for some of Disney and Pixar's most successful films, who have been in the room when the magic was being conjured up.

We also explore the creative, technological and cultural challenges Disney, and the wider animation industry are facing today.

Veteran animator Floyd Norman has worked with Disney since the 1950s, on films like Sleeping Beauty, and The Jungle Book. His colleague Tony Bancroft was the co-director of Mulan and the creator of one of the most beloved Disney characters; Pumbaa, the warthog in The Lion King. They come together to talk about the milestones of Disney history.

From Snow White to Brave, Oscar winning director Brenda Chapman reflects on the role of women on screen and in production and tells what was the inspiration for Merida, the iconic Brave's anti-princess.

Plus, the creator of the first programme for children that has openly shown LGBTQ+ characters and stories, Rebecca Sugar and Frank Abney, who has worked on Disney and Pixar titles such Coco and Soul, discuss how the fight for LGBTQ+ rights and the Black Lives Matter movement are changing the animation industry.

Presenter: Brian Sibley

Producer: Constanza Hola

Celebrating 100 years of Disney, one of the world's biggest media empires

The Cultural Frontline: where arts and news collide.

Celebrating 100 years of Disney, one of the world's biggest media empires.

Exposing The Fake Russian Modern Art Collection

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20240428 (WS)

The Cultural Frontline

Over the past twenty years, paintings from a private collection of Russian and Ukrainian modern art have been sold to museums and private collectors around the world. Paintings were sold for hundreds of thousands of pounds from the Zaks collection, as it's known. It was said to include over 200 oil paintings of some of the most treasured Russian and Ukrainian avant-garde artists, including those by El Lissitzky, Exter, Goncharova and Popova, putting it among the largest in the world. This has caught the eye of three art detectives and the BBC's Grigor Atanesian follows them, along with forensic experts, to discover more about the collection, what's been happening and if the paintings are real or worthless fakes.

How museums and collectors have been sold dubious Russian modern art

The Cultural Frontline: where arts and news collide.

K-drama: A Global Force On Screen

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20231126 (WS)

Korean drama, or K-drama, is enjoying phenomenal worldwide success. South Korea is now one of the largest content providers in the world. Actress Min-ha Kim, star of Pachinko, explores how K-drama is evolving.

She hears from: K-drama critic Joan MacDonald and Korean script writer Hong Eun-mi on how streaming is changing K-drama; Doctor Cha star Uhm Jung-hwa on how women's roles have changed; Minyoung Alissia Hong on why webtoons - comics made for smartphones – revolutionised K-dramas; screenwriter Melis Veziroglu Yilmaz on adapting K-drama for a Turkish audience. And superfans Deema Abu Naser and Jeanie Chang visit K-drama locations.

Producer: Julie Yoonnyung Lee, Samantha Haque and Vibeke Venema

South Korean actress Min-ha Kim explores the phenomenal global impact of K-drama

The Cultural Frontline: where arts and news collide.

South Korean actress Min-ha Kim explores the phenomenal global impact of K-drama.

Korean drama, or K-Drama, is enjoying phenomenal worldwide success. Thanks to video-on-demand streaming - and given a boost by the pandemic - South Korea is now one of the largest content providers in the world. Actress Min-ha Kim, who stars in the adaptation of the best-selling historical novel Pachinko, explores the world-wide impact of K-drama and speaks to writers, actors and producers about how it is evolving as new fans around the world embrace it.

(Photo: Min-ha Kim (L) and Uhm Jung-hwa)

Episodes

Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
Bjarke Ingels	20240323	20240324 (WS)	Bjarke Ingels is the Danish architect who is responsible for creating the flood defence project for Manhattan. In 2012 Hurricane Sandy saw flood water rise up to 2.4 metres. Lives were lost, the city's transportation system was brought to a stand-still and the New York Stock exchange was closed for two days. As a child, Bjarke wanted to draw comic books and walk on roofs and the buildings that he's designed include a power station with a ski slope. How can he build his sense of fun and creativity into vital protection against climate change? Razia Iqbal meets Bjarke for The Cultural Frontline on the BBC World Service. Presenter: Razia Iqbal Producer: Corinna Jones (Photo: (L-R) Jeremy Siegel, Razia Iqbal and Bjarke Ingels. Credit: BBC) Bjarke Ingels and the Manhattan Flood project. The Cultural Frontline: where arts and news collide.
Disney 100: How A Studio Redefined Animation	20231014	20231015 (WS)	It has been 100 years since a young animator sold his first film series called Alice comedies to a distributor. Without knowing, he was starting what became one of the world's biggest media empires, the company took his family name, Disney. The studio has led and shaped the animation industry for generations and it's now in the very heart of global culture. In this episode of The Cultural Frontline we speak to leading animators responsible for some of Disney and Pixar's most successful films, who have been in the room when the magic was being conjured up. We also explore the creative, technological and cultural challenges Disney, and the wider animation industry are facing today. Veteran animator Floyd Norman has worked with Disney since the 1950s, on films like Sleeping Beauty, and The Jungle Book. His colleague Tony Bancroft was the co-director of Mulan and the creator of one of the most beloved Disney characters; Pumbaa, the warthog in The Lion King. They come together to talk about the milestones of Disney history. From Snow White to Brave, Oscar winning director Brenda Chapman reflects on the role of women on screen and in production and tells what was the inspiration for Merida, the iconic Brave's anti-princess. Plus, the creator of the first programme for children that has openly shown LGBTQ+ characters and stories, Rebecca Sugar and Frank Abney, who has worked on Disney and Pixar titles such Coco and Soul, discuss how the fight for LGBTQ+ rights and the Black Lives Matter movement are changing the animation industry. Presenter: Brian Sibley Producer: Constanza Hola Celebrating 100 years of Disney, one of the world's biggest media empires The Cultural Frontline: where arts and news collide. Celebrating 100 years of Disney, one of the world's biggest media empires.
Exposing The Fake Russian Modern Art Collection	20240427	20240428 (WS)	The Cultural Frontline Over the past twenty years, paintings from a private collection of Russian and Ukrainian modern art have been sold to museums and private collectors around the world. Paintings were sold for hundreds of thousands of pounds from the Zaks collection, as it's known. It was said to include over 200 oil paintings of some of the most treasured Russian and Ukrainian avant-garde artists, including those by El Lissitzky, Exter, Goncharova and Popova, putting it among the largest in the world. This has caught the eye of three art detectives and the BBC's Grigor Atanesian follows them, along with forensic experts, to discover more about the collection, what's been happening and if the paintings are real or worthless fakes. How museums and collectors have been sold dubious Russian modern art The Cultural Frontline: where arts and news collide.
K-drama: A Global Force On Screen	20231125	20231126 (WS)	Korean drama, or K-drama, is enjoying phenomenal worldwide success. South Korea is now one of the largest content providers in the world. Actress Min-ha Kim, star of Pachinko, explores how K-drama is evolving. She hears from: K-drama critic Joan MacDonald and Korean script writer Hong Eun-mi on how streaming is changing K-drama; Doctor Cha star Uhm Jung-hwa on how women's roles have changed; Minyoung Alissia Hong on why webtoons - comics made for smartphones – revolutionised K-dramas; screenwriter Melis Veziroglu Yilmaz on adapting K-drama for a Turkish audience. And superfans Deema Abu Naser and Jeanie Chang visit K-drama locations. Producer: Julie Yoonnyung Lee, Samantha Haque and Vibeke Venema South Korean actress Min-ha Kim explores the phenomenal global impact of K-drama The Cultural Frontline: where arts and news collide. South Korean actress Min-ha Kim explores the phenomenal global impact of K-drama. Korean drama, or K-Drama, is enjoying phenomenal worldwide success. Thanks to video-on-demand streaming - and given a boost by the pandemic - South Korea is now one of the largest content providers in the world. Actress Min-ha Kim, who stars in the adaptation of the best-selling historical novel Pachinko, explores the world-wide impact of K-drama and speaks to writers, actors and producers about how it is evolving as new fans around the world embrace it. (Photo: Min-ha Kim (L) and Uhm Jung-hwa)