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Yinka Shonibare, 大象传媒 Young Musician, X-Men: Apocalypse director, Dylan Thomas Prize winner

The winner of 大象传媒 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 大象传媒 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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Chapters

  • Bryan Singer

    Duration: 06:24

  • Sheku Kanneh-Mason

    Duration: 04:19

  • Yinka Shonibare

    Duration: 05:50

  • Max Porter

    Duration: 05:59

  • Katherine Chandler

    Duration: 04:45

Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Winner of the 大象传媒 Young Musician of the Year 2016.聽

Bryan Singer

Bryan Singer
X-Men: Apocalypse is in cinemas from Friday 20 May, certificate 12A.聽

Yinka Shonibar, RA

Yinka Shonibar, RA
RA Family Album by Yinka Shonibar is on display at the 聽until 1 December 2016.聽
Image copyright聽漏 David Parry

Katherine Chandler

Katherine Chandler
Bird by Katherine Chandler is playing at the until 28 May.聽

Max Porter

Max Porter
The winner of the International Dylan Thomas Prize: Grief is a Thing with Feathers is published by Faber and Faber.
Image copyright: James Davies聽

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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

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  • Mon 16 May 2016 19:15
    大象传媒 Radio 4

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