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David Tennant and Michael Sheen in Staged, Ethiopian poetry, Talking About Race

David Tennant and Michael Sheen play themselves as two furloughed actors in Staged; the first anthology of Ethiopian poetry in English; Beverly Morgan-Welch on Talking About Race.

Michael Sheen and David Tennant play themselves in Staged, a new 91热爆 One series of six 15-minute Zoom dramas, in which they play two furloughed actors in lockdown. Comedian and writer Viv Groskop reviews.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, has released a new online portal to facilitate conversations about race and racism in America. Beverly Morgan-Welch, Director of External Affairs at the Museum, discusses the project, Talking About Race.

The poets Alemu Tebeje and Chris Beckett, the editors and translators of Songs We Learn from Trees, discuss the very first anthology of Ethiopian poetry to be published in English. With poems written in Amharic over the past two centuries it reveals a rich and various and witty tradition - of boasts, war cries, poems about wealth, famine, religion, politics and love.

Main image: David Tennant in Staged
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Presenter Samira Ahmed
Producer Jerome Weatherald
Studio Manager Tim Heffer

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Staged

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Staged听is on 91热爆 One on 10 June 2020 and on the 91热爆 iPlayer.
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Songs We Learn from Trees

Songs We Learn From Trees: An Anthology of Ethiopian Amharic Poetry edited by Chris Beckett and Alemu Tebeje is published in paperback by Carcanet Press听

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  • Wed 3 Jun 2020 19:15

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