Yinka Shonibare, Water Babies, Akhil Sharma, women film directors
With Kirsty Lang. Artist Yinka Shonibare at the Brighton Festival, Water Babies in Leicester, novelist Akhil Sharma on his novel Family Life, and a report on women film directors.
The artist Yinka Shonibare MBE talks to Kirsty Lang about his latest work The British Library, a study of immigration in Britain, currently showing at the Brighton Festival. US Novelist Akhil Sharma's new novel Family Life is based on his own family history and the tragedy of his brother's death, so why a novel rather than a memoir? A new report released this morning highlights a significant lack of female film directors on the big and small screen. Drama director Beryl Richards reflects on the findings. And as a new musical version of The Water Babies opens this week at Curve Theatre in Leicester, which features a waterfall, video projections of the performers singing under water and a hologram of Richard E Grant, the director, video designer and one of the actors discuss the mixture of musical theatre and special effects.
Producer Jerome Weatherald
Image: The British Library by Yinka Shonibare MBE.
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Yinka Shonibare
Yinka Shonibare MBE talks to Kirsty Lang about his latest work The British Library
Duration: 06:53
Female Film Directors
Beryl Richards reflects on the findings of a significant lack of female film directors
Duration: 04:48
Akhil Sharma
US Novelist Akhil Sharma's discusses his new novel Family Life
Duration: 07:55
Water Babies: A New Musical Adventure
Richard E Grant, the director, video designer & one of the actors discuss their musical
Duration: 08:22
Yinka Shonibare
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The British Library by is on display听at the until Sunday 25 May 2014, commissioned as part of the and .
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Photo credit: Marcus Leith
Water Babies
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is on at the until Saturday 17 May 2014.
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Photo Credit: Johan Persson
Akhil Sharma
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Family Life written by Akhil Sharma is published by Faber & Faber.Credits
Role Contributor Presenter Kirsty Lang Interviewed Guest Yinka Shonibare Interviewed Guest Akhil Sharma Interviewed Guest Beryl Richards Producer Jerome Weatherald Broadcast
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