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Behind the Scenes

RADIO 4, 11.30AM The dancer and choreographer Akram Khan has had an extraordinary career so far and isn’t stopping yet, even though now, at 43, he is finally beginning to wind down his solo work. This sensitive and artistic edition of

Behind the Scenes follows his preparations as he works towards the world premiere of Xenos, his final full-length solo show, conveying a shell-shocked dream of a First World War soldier. Khan’s ardent commitment to his work and the thought behind his entire creative process really shines.

The Documentary

WORLD SERVICE, 10.06PM Scrabble doesn’t get enough credit. It’s a perfect board game, conjuring drama and tension from a combination of chance, strategy, literacy and numeracy, and the kind of exquisite family arguments that can only be resolved by someone going to fetch “the big dictionary”. This joyously nerdy documentary follows the first African winner of the English language World Scrabble Championship, 34-year-old Wellington Jighere from Nigeria, who wants to make Nigeria synonymous with Scrabble excellence.