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Now playing Next Culture news Venice 2024 review: Two takes on Luca Guadagnino's 'Queer' One of our favourite films of this year's Venice Film Festival is a lot to take in... What else would you expect from a William S. Burroughs adaptation? We focus on how director Luca Guadagnino brings repressed desire to life and his use of music to enhance the themes in 'Queer'. 04/09/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Boat filled with migrants attempts another English Channel crossing The journey comes a day after at least 12 people died in a failed attempt to journey across the tumultuous English Channel. 04/09/2024
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Now playing Next Culture news Why the Paris Olympics and Paralympics deserves a musical album As one way of keeping the summer festivities going, how about we bring back the Olympics album to celebrate the great music of Paris 2024. 04/09/2024
Now playing Next Nature These 5 British seabirds are now at risk of extinction Seabirds are threatened by warming oceans and overfishing in the UK. 03/09/2024
Now playing Next Travel News France announces discounted train fares throughout September Want to explore France by train this September? Look out for these cheap ticket sales. 03/09/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Brazil court unanimously upholds X ban as users switch platforms Tech mogul Elon Musk accused one of Brazil's Supreme Court justices of carrying out "censorship orders" by blocking his social media platform. 02/09/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Album anniversaries: Three records to celebrate in September 2024 From euphoric Swedish pop to sensual British triphop via a peerless theatrical rock opus, here's our pick of the three albums celebrating a major anniversary this month. 02/09/2024
Now playing Next Europe News German far-right AfD party scores historic win in state election AfD's victory in Thuringia marks the first time since WWII that a far-right party appears on course to enter a state parliament, with the far-right party polling at over 32% according to exit polls published on Sunday. 02/09/2024