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A writer with an "extraordinary ear for dialogue" and capable of "devastating satire", Christina Stead's novels are re-published. Is Monteverdi's Orfeo of 1607 the first opera ever written? David Freeman discusses his much-praised production by the English National Opera, London. Felix Cobson, leader of the Aklowa drum and dance troupe from Ghana, talks about the traditional and social music they are performing in London. The grown-up animated film American Pop, directed by Ralph Bakshi. Presenter: Sarah Dunant.