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Tahar Rahim in The Mauritanian, Charlie Carroll, Greenborne

French-Algerian actor Tahar Rahim discusses the film The Mauritanian. Charlie Carroll on his new book The Lip, set in Cornwall. Ella Watts reviews new audio soap, Greenborne.

Kevin Macdonald鈥檚 new film The Mauritanian is based on the true story of a prisoner held in Guant谩namo Bay for 14 years but never charged. The French-Algerian actor Tahar Rahim, recently seen in the TV drama series The Serpent, discusses the challenges of playing Mohamedou Slahi, who was shackled, beaten and waterboarded by the US authorities.

The Lip depicts a hidden Cornwall, the one we rarely see. Its author, Charlie Carroll discusses writing about the second poorest region in all of Europe and how he included mental health issues within his work.

Ready for a new radio soap opera? Greenborne launched this month and this new audio drama aims to reflect the real world we live in. Ella Watts reviews.

Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Oliver Jones

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Mon 29 Mar 2021 19:15
麻豆社 Radio 4

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The Mauritanian

The Mauritanian
is available from Amazon Prime Video, from 01 April 2021, certificate 15.聽 聽 聽Images:聽 Main image above: Tahar Rahim.聽 Image credit: Getty Images.聽 聽 聽Image to the left: Tahar Rahim as Mohamedou Ould Slahi in The Mauritanian.

Greenborne

Greenborne
New episodes of the radio soap Greenborne can be heard on UK Community Radio stations, on Sundays, and then on Mondays on the website. See for a list of Community Radio stations.聽 聽 聽聽Image: members of the Greenborne cast (from Left):John Altman, Louise Jameson, Raad Rawi and Corinne Wicks.聽 聽Image credit: B7 Media 2021.

The Lip

The Lip
is out now in hardback, as an Ebook and as an audio download.聽 聽 聽Image: Charlie Carroll聽 聽 聽 聽 聽聽Image credit: Michelle Dickinson.

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