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The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day. Presented by Samira Ahmed. Man Asian Booker Prize Maya Jaggi, chair of the judges, reveals the name of the winner of the Man Asian Literary Prize, one of the most prestigious literary awards in Asia. Violin Makers The �鶹��'s John Laurenson visits the Risoud Forest in the Jura Mountains and meets the French-Swiss men who can look at a tree and tell you if there's a violin inside. Sadik Alfraji The Iraqi artist discusses the problems of existence and explains why he's created a visual alter ego for himself called Kodo, a solitary figure who haunts his work. Image: Samira Ahmed