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Wilko Johnson and Roger Daltrey; Barkhad Abdi; Salamander

John Wilson talks to Roger Daltrey and Wilko Johnson about their joint project, and hears from Oscar-nominated actor Barkhad Abdi on playing a Somali pirate in Captain Phillips.

With John Wilson.

Wilko Johnson and Roger Daltrey of The Who have teamed up for a new project. Since he was diagnosed with terminal cancer last year, Wilko has been collaborating with Daltrey on an album, Going Back 91热爆. They talk about their shared musical interests and Roger explains why Wilko reminds him of a young Pete Townsend.

John talks to first time actor and former limo driver Barkhad Abdi, whose extraordinary performance as a Somali pirate in the film Captain Phillips opposite Tom Hanks has earned him Oscar, Golden Globe and Bafta nominations.

Salamander is the latest Euro-thriller to arrive on British TV - this time from Belgium, and in Flemish. Disguised as builders, a gang rob a top Belgian bank - but the burglars only target a small handful of the vaults, the ones belonging to the country's industrial, financial, judicial and political elite. These stolen safe-deposit boxes contain secrets that could bring down the nation. Crime writer Dreda Say Mitchell reviews.

Hans Haacke and David Shrigley will be the next two artists to display their work on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth. Haacke's sculpture of a horse's skeleton will go up in 2015, followed by Shrigley's giant thumbs up in 2016. Both artists discuss developing an idea for one of London's busiest civic spaces and explain why humour is important in public art.

Producer: Olivia Skinner.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Barkhad Abdi

    Duration: 08:35

  • Salamander

    Duration: 04:17

  • Wilko Johnson and Roger Daltrey

    Duration: 09:05

  • The Fourth Plinth

    Duration: 05:42

Barkhad Abdi

Main image: Barkhad Abdi with Tom Hanks in the film Captain Phillips

Barkhad Abdi, who plays聽Muse, the leader of a band of Somali pirates in the聽film ,聽has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in the film which is in cinemas on Monday 10 February, certificate 12A.

Wilko Johnson and Roger Daltrey

Former Dr Feelgood guitarist 聽and The Who鈥檚 's new album Going Back 91热爆 is released聽on 10 March 2014 on Chess Records.

Wilko and Roger will perform tracks from the album at a one-off show at The O2, Shepherds Bush Empire in London on 25 February 2014.聽

Salamander

, a twelve part Belgian political thriller, begins this Saturday 8 February 2014 on 91热爆 Four at 9pm.

The Fourth Plinth

The Fourth Plinth
Gift Horse by the聽German artist ,聽a skeletal, riderless horse with an electronic stock market ticker tape tied to its leg, will be unveiled on The Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, London in 2015.

's bronze Really Good,聽a 10-metre-high thumbs-up (see image),聽will be unveiled in 2016.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter John Wilson
Interviewed Guest Wilko Johnson
Interviewed Guest Roger Daltrey
Interviewed Guest Barkhad Abdi
Interviewed Guest Dreda Say Mitchell
Interviewed Guest Hans Haacke
Interviewed Guest David Shrigley
Producer Olivia Skinner

Broadcast

  • Fri 7 Feb 2014 19:15

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