Podcasts Culture Front Row Arthur C. Clarke Award winner, K-pop band BTS address the UN and new film, The Man Who Sold His Skin

Arthur C. Clarke Award winner, K-pop band BTS address the UN and new film, The Man Who Sold His Skin

Published: Sept. 27, 2021, 7:04 p.m.

Front Row announces this year\u2019s winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Science Fiction and Samira Ahmed interviews the winner. They are joined by Clarke Award judge Stewart Hotston to discuss the problem of diversity in the science fiction genre.

K-pop group BTS opened the UN general debate last week with a speech and performance, which was streamed live by over a million people around the world. What\u2019s the impact of a the biggest band in the world taking this political stage, and what does it say about the music industry?

Wim Delvoye\u2019s 2008 artwork, Tim, is an an all-over body tattoo inked on the torso of former Zurich tattoo parlour owner Tim Steiner. The skin of his back, with the tattoo will which join the collection of a German art lover after Steiner's death. This inspired Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania's new film. The Man Who Sold His Skin tells the story of Sam, a Syrian man who agrees to have his back tattooed by one of the world\u2019s most illustrious contemporary artists so he can to travel to Europe and reconnect with his past love, Abeer. Leila Latif joins Samira to review the film.

Main image: BTS at BBC R1.

Presenter: Samira Ahmed\nProducer: Harry Parker