Americana - 30/05/2010

Americana: Presented by Paul Adams from Washington DC. We are on a classical journey - Paul Adams presents and is joined by libertarian social scientist and scholar Charles Murray for a look at the stories bubbling up around the United States this week. Across town, Americana visits Washington D.C.'s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for a conversation with Tony Award-winning actor Laurence Fishburne. This week he takes the stage as Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, champion of civil rights in the United States. And the Peter Carey, who moved from Australia to the US explains his interest in a lasting and brilliant journey across the US by a 19th century frenchman. Inspired in part by the travels of Alexis de Tocqueville, Peter Carey discusses his newest book "Parrot and Olivia in America". Finally, what does Memorial Day sounds like from a soldier's mp3 player? Americans across the country are taking note of Memorial Day to honour fallen soldiers. Producer Jake Warga hears from US soldiers stationed abroad to hear what songs help them through some of their toughest times. Email [email protected] & on follow us on Twitter @bbcamericana.