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The Shape of Water, Terracotta Warriors, Samira Ahmed, RuPaul's Drag Race

Samira Ahmed discusses the blockbuster exhibition of China's Terracotta Warriors at the World Museum in Liverpool. Plus a review of The Shape of Water.

The Shape of Water leads this year's Oscars race with 13 nominations. Directed by Guillermo del Toro, it's an other-worldly fairy tale about a mute cleaner (Sally Hawkins) who falls in love with an alien-like creature imprisoned at the high-security laboratory where she works. Mark Eccleston reviews.

As a blockbuster exhibition of the Terracotta Warriors opens at the World Museum in Liverpool, featuring objects from the burial ground of China's First Emperor never before seen in this country, Samira is joined by Fiona Philpott, Director of Exhibitions and Mike Pitts, editor of British Archaeology magazine.

Samira is joined by another Samira Ahmed, an American writer whose latest book - Love, Hate & Other Filters - is a coming of age novel about an Muslim teenager coping with Islamophobia in her small town.

As the latest series gathers momentum, Louis Wise explores the television phenomenon that is RuPaul's Drag Race, the American reality show where drag queens compete against each other to win the crown,

Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Timothy Prosser.

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  • The Shape of Water

    Duration: 05:08

  • Terracotta Warriors

    Duration: 09:26

  • Samira Ahmed

    Duration: 08:21

  • RuPaul

    Duration: 05:32

The Shape of Water

The Shape of Water
Sally Hawkins
Photo credit: Jacquelyn Silverman 20th Century Fox

The Shape of Water is on general release, cert 15



Main image:聽
Sally Hawkins and Octavia Spencer
Photo credit: Jacquelyn Silverman 20th Century Fox

Terracotta Warriors

Terracotta Warriors
Terracotta Warriors
Photo credit: Gareth Jones

China's First Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors are on display at the聽聽until 28 Oct

Samira Ahmed

Samira Ahmed
Samira Ahmed

Samira Ahmed's book聽Love, Hate and Other Filters is available now聽

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul

RuPaul鈥檚 Drag Race All Stars 3 is on Comedy Central

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Presenter Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest Mark Eccleston
Interviewed Guest Fiona Philpott
Interviewed Guest Mike Pitts
Interviewed Guest Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest Louis Wise
Producer Timothy Prosser

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