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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: It's time to say goodbye - and then hello - to a TV legend. The BBC's longtime sci-fi series Doctor Who bids farewell tonight to the current doctor played by Peter Capaldi. And we'll see the debut of the new star of the show as w

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Movie Twins? Weirdly Similar Films That Came Out Within Months Of Each Other

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Why Do So Many Rock Stars Die At 27? Argentine Film Explores One (Insane) Theory

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美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Foxtrot,' A Filmmaker Captures The 'Bleeding Soul Of Israeli Society'

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Foxtrot is Israel's most celebrated film of the year and perhaps its most controversial. It opens in theaters in the United States this weekend and tells the story of one family trying to grapple with the loss of their son at war.

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Come From Away' Musical Tells Story Of Resilience After 9/11

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Daniel Blake' Skewers The Red Tape That Keeps The Downtrodden Down

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: British director Ken Loach is both an award-winning filmmaker and a social activist. His latest film, I, Daniel Blake, combines those two passions. It's about a man tangled in bureaucratic red tape. And though Loach cast a stand-up

美国国家公共电台 NPR From D.C. Theater To '24': The Rise Of Actor Corey Hawkins

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Hacking Is 'A Bit Of A Superpower,' Says Creator Of 'Mr. Robot'

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Why East Africa Is Hooked On Telenovelas

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美国国家公共电台 NPR The Success Of Society Run Amok: What Does 'The Purge' Say About Us?

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Getting Out The Youth Vote With A Dash Of Snark

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Conrad Bain of "Different Strokes" dies at 89

BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Actor Conrad Bain, best known for his role in the TV sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, died at the age of 89, his daughter said on Wednesday. His daughter, Jennifer Bain, said to PEOPLE that her father died on Monday of natura

美国国家公共电台 NPR LA Is Grim, And Nicole Kidman Is Grizzled, In 'Destroyer'

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