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Hungary - Palestinian Territories

John McCarthy is joined by the British jazz bass player Arnie Somogyi who with his friend the Hungarian guitarist Zsolt Bende travelled recently through the Carpathian mountains.

HUNGARY
John McCarthy is joined by the British jazz bass player Arnie Somogyi who with his friend the Hungarian guitarist Zsolt Bende travelled recently through the Carpathian mountains, only eating what they were given in exchange for playing their music. With Arnie's double bass squeezed into a tiny hire car, they went in search of Hungarian and other specialities, including Hungary鈥檚 staple dish, goulash.

PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
This year Raja Shehadeh, author of the highly praised When the Bulbul Stopped Singing and Strangers in the House, was awarded the prestigious Orwell Prize for Political writing for his acclaimed book Palestinian Walks. Raja shares his experiences of hill walking in the ever changing landscape of Palestine.

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 22 Nov 2008 10:00

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  • Sat 22 Nov 2008 10:00

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