Marin Alsop has done it again. The conductor added another achievement to her list of female firsts. After leading world-renowned orchestras in the US and Brazil, she will now become the first woman to raise a baton for Austria's radio orchestra.

#MarinAlsop #Women #Music

In this episode of Showcase;

The Genius of Ken Loach 00:50

Claire Monk, Professor of Film & Film Culture at De Montfort University 04:06

Motherless Brooklyn 10:08

Auction Season 13:46

Vasily Polenov Retrospective 16:41

Da Vinci Retrospective 20:33

40 Years of the Fall of the Berlin Wall 23:41

#KenLoach #DaVinci #VasilyPolenov

When director Ken Loach first started out, his documentary for a charity was so disliked by the backers that they literally tried to destroy the film. Yet later in his career, Loach became one of the strongest voices in a politically charged fiction film. He has made a name for himself for bringing to the headlines the problems faced by the British working class. And in his latest offering Sorry We Missed You the director tackles austerity in England.

Claire Monk, Professor of Film & Film Culture at De Montfort University 02:50

#KenLoach #SorryWe MissedYou #Cinema

In this episode of Showcase;

The Lion and the Nightingale 01:12

Kaya Genc, Author of The Lion and the Nightingale 01:57

Stephen King's Doctor Sleep 06:05

Adeela Suleman 09:50

Adeela Suleman, Visual Artist 12:24

Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh 19:15

Sao Paulo's Gardens of Time 22:34

#July15 #AdeelaSuleman #Tutankhamun

In Brazil where the 'Gardens of Time' project is the result of a long-held desire by artist Paze to transform some of Sao Paulo's many neglected public spaces. In this case: a cemetery. Many people wouldn't think that a place where people go to bury the dead, would qualify as useable public space. But this artist might change your mind about that.

#GardensofTime #SaoPaulo #Brazil

Of the 97 artists invited to show their work at this year's Karachi Biennale, Adeela Suleman's never saw the light of day. It was torn down and destroyed because of its political nature. Salome van Zyl has this report on what led up to those events.

Adeela Suleman, Visual Artist 02:15

#AdeelaSuleman #KarachiBiennale #Artist

Turkish writer Kaya Genc's latest book 'The Lion and the Nightingale' is artistically revisiting the aftermath of the attempted military coup which took place across Turkey on the evening of July the 15, 2016.

Kaya Genc, Author of The Lion and the Nightingale 00:30

#KayaGenc #July15 #Literature

In this episode of Showcase;

Kim Ki Duk One on One 00:48

The Art of Cevdet Erek 06:45

Futurism Exhibition at Palazzo Blue 11:11

'The Thinker' by Auguste Rodin 14:20

Barbara Hepworth in Paris 17:03

Istanbul Archaeology Museum 20:12

Halloween: Jack O’Lanterns 23:54

#KimKiDuk #BarbaraHepworth #Halloween

South Korean film director Kim Ki Duk says he does not mean to spark controversy. But his movies often do just that. The auteur was recently in Istanbul for the Bosphorous Film Festival and I had a chance to talk to him about his signature style.

#KimKiduk #SouthKorea #Cinema

The Istanbul Archeological Museums are home to more than a million of Turkey's historical objects. But the three buildings that house the collections fell into despair, and are getting a makeover. The main building recently re-opened to the public and Aadel Haleem got a chance to check it out.

#Istanbul #Archaeology #Museum