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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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30 minutes

Chapters

  • 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

Yinka Shonibare

The British Library by is on display听at the until Sunday 25 May 2014, commissioned as part of the and .

Photo credit: Marcus Leith

Water Babies

Water Babies

is on at the until Saturday 17 May 2014.

Photo Credit: Johan Persson

Akhil Sharma

Akhil Sharma
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

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  • Thu 8 May 2014 19:15

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