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Robin Campillo, Kamin Mohammadi and Nigel Holmes

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1 April 2018

Episode 456

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Film director Robin Campillo discusses his film ‘120 Beats Per Minute’ – telling the story of activists fighting discrimination and misconception about AIDS and HIV in 1980s Paris. Plus, journalist and author Kamin Mohammadi talks through her book ‘Bella Figura: How to Live, Love and Eat the Italian Way’, and we discuss infographics, as depicted in new book ‘Crazy Competitions’, with designer Nigel Holmes.

1 April 2018

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Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks ahead to next week with Tom Edwards and Robert Bound.

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Chapter 2

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Robin Campillo

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Film-maker Robin Campillo’s screenwriting and editing credits include masterpieces such as ‘The Class’, which swept Cannes and elsewhere in 2008. He’s back now as director of ‘120 Beats Per Minute’ – a film telling the story of the ACT UP movement in France.

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Kamin Mohammadi

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We welcome back Kamin Mohammadi to the show to discuss her new book about Italian culture: ‘Bella Figura: How to Live, Love and Eat the Italian Way’.

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Nigel Holmes

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British-American graphic designer Nigel Holmes is known for infographics and turning complex ideas into enlightening and entertaining visuals. His new book ‘Crazy Competitions: 100 Weird and Wonderful Rituals from Around the World’ and sheds light on some of the more unusual global pastimes.

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