In our film review, Gary Pollard talks to us about "Inside Job", Charles Feguson's Oscar-winning documentary about how a group of bankers, financiers, academics and politicians came close to destroying the world economy. Not only did they all escape a...
Having trouble breathing lately? Hong Kong's air pollution is now three times worse than New York's. In the hope of improving the situation the Clean Air Network has asked a group of artists to donate works to an exhibition and an auction. Over two mil...
Almost since its beginnings men have dominated photography, even though there have been occasional highly respected woman photographers like Julia Margaret Cameron and Annie Leibovitz. Usually though, particularly in Hong Kong, it’s the boys who are ou...
Mike Leigh's "Another Year” is centered on geological engineer Tom (Jim Broadbent) and counsellor Gerri (Ruth Sheen), a married couple who are nearing retirement and coming to terms with the fact they are getting older. They find respite from their job...
Astor Piazzolla was born in 1921. He died in 1992. During his lifetime he created a revolution. But it wasn’t a revolution that involved guns or explosives. It involved the bandoneon and what he revolutionised was the music of the tango. In Hong Kong l...
At the City Hall last Friday, two brothers Chan Chi-chun and Chan Chi-yuk performed a recital of music on the Chinese flute or dizi. In case you missed that, they’re going to perform one piece from that show in our studio tonight. It’s a Shandong folk ...
The film "The Adjustment Bureau” is based on a 1954 short story by American science-fiction writer Philip K. Dick. Its main character is David Norris (Matt Damon), an up-and-coming young politician running for the United States Senate. At one point he ...
On today’s show, we’re talking about politics and the environment. But don’t worry. We haven’t changed from an arts programme to a current affairs programme.
The Belarus Free Theatre is considered a threat to the government .It was set up in Minsk i...
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About The Works
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RTHK' s The Works focuses on Hong Kong's arts and cultural scene.
The Works features news and reviews of visual and performing arts, design, literary and other “ works ” .
Added illumination comes from interviews with leading performers and producers, interspersed with updates on events affecting the development of the territory 's artistic and cultural life. There's also in – most weeks – a live studio performance.
The Works is aired on RTHK 32 every Wednesday at 21:30 & RTHK 31 every Saturday at 16:00.
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