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Kenya's Search for Cultural Identity

Can Kenya find its own identity, free from the trappings of Western culture?

10 Oct 1995,24 mins

The Nigerian Literary Scene

Thriving in adversity: the Nigerian literary scene

12 Oct 1995,25 mins

Why Does African Art Always End Up Overseas?

The controversy behind the Royal Academy's exhibition "Africa: The Art of a Continent"

19 Oct 1995,25 mins

What is the Function of Art?

What is the function of art? Can that question every be answered?

03 Nov 1995,24 mins

Wole Soyinka's "The Beatification of Area Boy"

"A Lagosian kaleidoscope": Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka on his latest play

10 Nov 1995,24 mins

Kenyan Youth Theatre Fights Back

Can a Kenyan youth drama group fight the spread of Aids?

23 Nov 1995,25 mins

An African Classic Comes to TV

Francis Imbuga's "Betrayal In The City" leaps from the stage to the screen

30 Nov 1995,24 mins

Ghana's Unwanted Gift from China

Inside the "Great White Elephant", Ghana's Chinese-built national theatre

10 Dec 1995,25 mins

Female Kenyan Artists

Out of the kitchen: three generations of female Kenyan artists

14 Dec 1995,25 mins

The Sound of Raï

Houria Niati, Algeria's voice of dissent

19 Dec 1995,26 mins

A Profile of Rosemary Karuga

Rosemary Karuga: a life in art

19 Dec 1995,24 mins

An Interview with Niyi Osundare

Niyi Osundare, Nigerian champion of poetry

04 Jan 1996,25 mins

African Children Make Their Own Entertainment

The inventive world of homemade African toys

05 Jan 1996,29 mins

No Stage Can Contain Kenyan Drama

Beer garden theatre: how Kenya took drama beyond the stage

11 Jan 1996,24 mins

The African Writing Explosion

New African writing: a special report

19 Jan 1996,25 mins

The Unheard Music of Madagascar

Big island, one sound: Tarika, Madagascar's musical torchbearers

25 Jan 1996,28 mins

Whitney Houston vs Black Men

How Whitney Houston alienated African men

01 Feb 1996,24 mins

Kenyan Orphans Act Their Way Out Of Trouble

From the streets to the stage, with Nairobi's Shangilia youth theatre troupe

07 Feb 1996,25 mins

The Importance of Storytelling

Enchanted: special guest Gaele Sobott Mogwe's world of stories

23 Feb 1996,29 mins

African Stowaway Drama "Deadly Voyage"

"Deadly Voyage" and the African stowaway murders

11 Apr 1996,29 mins

Nigerian Dance Star Peter Badejo

Peter Badejo, renaissance man of African arts

19 Apr 1996,29 mins

South Africa's Fashion Moment

Why what you wear in post-Apartheid South Africa is about more than just looking good

27 Apr 1996,29 mins

Chenjerai Hove In Profile

"Longing is useful for a writer": Zimbabwe's Chenjerai Hove looks back

03 May 1996,29 mins

Malawi's Turbulent Theatre Scene

Why art and politics didn't mix for Malawi's Du Chisiza

08 May 1996,29 mins

Roger Lucey's Battle with South Africa's Authorities

Coming through censorship: how South Africa's Roger Lucey swapped songwriting for plays

16 May 1996,29 mins

"Flame" Starts a Fire in Zimbabwe

Controversy is blazing over Zimbabwean film "Flame", so how will the film-makers respond?

06 Jun 1996,28 mins

The Master Drummers of Africa, Live

Birthplace of rhythm: the Master Drummers of Africa

13 Jun 1996,31 mins

Language breakthrough: songs, stories and poems in Hausa

19 Jun 1996,29 mins

Township Classics

The string quartet sound of Soweto

28 Jun 1996,30 mins

Tickling SA's Feminist Funny Bone

Stand up South Africa: the pioneering comedy of Gaby Lomberg

04 Jul 1996,29 mins

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