Ralph Fiennes on Richard III, Elvis & Nixon, Refugee fiction, Amjad Sabri
Ralph Fiennes and director Rupert Goold on Richard III; Elvis & Nixon, starring Kevin Spacey; Marina Lewycka and Hassan Abdulrazzak on refugee fiction; Amjad Sabri remembered.
Ralph Fiennes and director Rupert Goold discuss their new production of Shakespeare's Richard III at the Almeida Theatre in London.
Kevin Spacey stars as the former US president in the new film Elvis & Nixon, which focuses on the untold real-life story of the meeting between the two men. Michael Carlson reviews.
Author Marina Lewycka and playwright Hassan Abdulrazzak join Samira to discuss the art of writing fiction about the refugee experience. As refugees once themselves, both have contributed to an anthology of writing called A Country of Refuge, being published to coincide with Refugee Week.
One of Pakistan's most famous qawwali singers Amjad Sabri has been killed today in Karachi. Ziad Zafar joins us to explain Sabri's place in Pakistani culture and what may have led to his death.
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Ralph Fiennes on Richard III
Duration: 10:08
Elvis & Nixon
Duration: 04:38
Refugee fiction
Duration: 08:30
Amjad Sabri
Duration: 04:03
Ralph Fiennes on Richard III
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Richard III with Ralph Fiennes and Vanessa Redgrave听is at the in London until 6 August 鈥� and the production is streamed live into cinemas across the country on 21 July.
Main image above: Ralph Fiennes as Richard, Duke of Gloucester听in Richard III
Left: the Richard III company
Images credit: Marc Brenner
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Elvis & Nixon
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, certificate 15, is released in the UK on 24 June 2016.
Image: Michael Shannon (Elvis Presley - Left) and Kevin Spacey (Richard Nixon - Right)
Refugee fiction
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The anthology , edited by Lucy Popescu,听is out now.
Image: Marina Lewycka (Left) and Hassan Abdulrazzak (Right)
runs from 20 - 26 June 2016
Amjad Sabri
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Image: qawwali singer
Image credit: Amjad Sabri
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Role Contributor Presenter Samira Ahmed Interviewed Guest Ralph Fiennes Interviewed Guest Rupert Goold Interviewed Guest Michael Carlson Interviewed Guest Marina Lewycka Interviewed Guest Hassan Abdulrazzak Producer Jerome Weatherald Interviewed Guest Ziad Zafar Broadcast
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