Yinka Shonibare, BBC Young Musician, X-Men: Apocalypse director, Dylan Thomas Prize winner
The winner of BBC Young Musician of the Year, 17-year-old cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, discusses Shostakovich and Britain's Got Talent.
The winner of this year's BBC Young Musician of the Year, 17-year-old cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, discusses Shostakovich and Britain's Got Talent.
Bryan Singer has directed his fourth instalment of the X-Men series since he began the superhero franchise 16 years ago. We talk to him about the biblical scale of new film, X-Men: Apocalypse.
As part of preparations to mark its 250th anniversary, the Royal Academy of Arts in London has commissioned the artist Yinka Shonibare to create a major new public artwork, which was unveiled today. The artist discusses his approach to creating his 71-metre-wide canvas, which features photographs from the RA's archive, as well as Shonibare's distinctive colourful textiles.
On Saturday the winner of the International Dylan Thomas Prize was announced. Awarded for the best published literary work of fiction in the English language, it was won by Max Porter for Grief is the Thing with Feathers - part novella, part polyphonic fable, part essay on grief. He talks to Samira.
Playwright Katherine Chandler discusses her new production Bird for which she won the much-coveted Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting in 2013.
Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Rebecca Armstrong.
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Bryan Singer
Duration: 06:24
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Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Duration: 04:19
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Yinka Shonibare
Duration: 05:50
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Max Porter
Duration: 05:59
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Katherine Chandler
Duration: 04:45
Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Bryan Singer
Yinka Shonibar, RA
Image copyright © David Parry
Katherine Chandler
Max Porter
Image copyright: James Davies
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Interviewed Guest | Sheku Kanneh-Mason |
| Interviewed Guest | Bryan Singer |
| Interviewed Guest | Yinka Shonibare |
| Interviewed Guest | Max Porter |
| Interviewed Guest | Katherine Chandler |
| Presenter | Samira Ahmed |
| Presenter | Rebecca Armstrong |
Broadcast
- Mon 16 May 2016 19:15BBC Radio 4
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