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Baaba Maal, Sir Paul McCartney, Alicia Keys

Sir Paul McCartney on losing all the new demo tapes in Lagos, Baaba Mal performs live, and Alicia Keys talks about her latest album.

The great Sir Paul McCartney tells John Wilson what happened in Lagos, Nigeria, when he was recording with his post-Beatles band Wings, and how he just happened to lose all the new demo tapes (not, he confesses that they were that good). British Asian actor Sir Ben Kingsley decides that women writers and directors make the best movies and we hear writers Tracy Chevalier and Lionel Shriver discuss the plot of one of the best-loved classics in English Literature.

In the Cameroon there is a new trend towards Hip Hop music, Alicia Keys discusses how good it is to release another album, Mexican film actress Salma Hayek highlights the picture tableaux in her new film about ancient fairy tales, and we listen to Senegalese superstar Baaba Mal perform to a live audience.

(Photo: Left to right, Baaba Maal (c) Seyllou/Getty Images. Sir Paul McCartney (c) Steve Jennings/Gett0y Images. Alicia Keys (c) Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

50 minutes

Last on

Tue 14 Jun 2016 01:06GMT

Chapters

  • Sir Paul McCartney

    Sir Paul McCartney joins John Wilson to discuss songwriting and his solo career

    Duration: 08:37

  • Sir Ben Kingsley

    Sir Ben Kingsley talks to Ben Bailey Smith about his new film, Learning To Drive.

    Duration: 04:17

  • Tracy Chevalier and Lionel Shriver

    The two authors discuss the importance of one of the most famous lines in literature.

    Duration: 05:22

  • Hip hop in Cameroon

    How mothers are embracing hip hop in Cameroon

    Duration: 04:42

  • Alicia Keys

    Alicia Keys talks about plans for her forthcoming album and her 5 year old son, Egypt

    Duration: 06:25

  • Parashar Kulkarni

    Parashar Kulkarni from India has won this year's Commonwealth Short Story Prize

    Duration: 03:18

  • Salma Hayek

    Salma Hayek talks about her latest film Tale of Tales

    Duration: 06:57

  • Sam Mendes

    The director talks about his work with actors and writers in the theatre and on screen.

    Duration: 03:23

  • Baaba Maal

    A concert from the Hay Festival, with Senegalese superstar Baaba Maal.

    Duration: 02:57

Broadcasts

  • Sun 12 Jun 2016 14:06GMT
  • Mon 13 Jun 2016 08:06GMT
  • Mon 13 Jun 2016 23:06GMT
  • Tue 14 Jun 2016 01:06GMT