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Ralph Fiennes on Richard III, Elvis & Nixon, Refugee fiction, Amjad Sabri

Ralph Fiennes and director Rupert Goold on Richard III; Elvis & Nixon, starring Kevin Spacey; Marina Lewycka and Hassan Abdulrazzak on refugee fiction; Amjad Sabri remembered.

Ralph Fiennes and director Rupert Goold discuss their new production of Shakespeare's Richard III at the Almeida Theatre in London.

Kevin Spacey stars as the former US president in the new film Elvis & Nixon, which focuses on the untold real-life story of the meeting between the two men. Michael Carlson reviews.

Author Marina Lewycka and playwright Hassan Abdulrazzak join Samira to discuss the art of writing fiction about the refugee experience. As refugees once themselves, both have contributed to an anthology of writing called A Country of Refuge, being published to coincide with Refugee Week.

One of Pakistan's most famous qawwali singers Amjad Sabri has been killed today in Karachi. Ziad Zafar joins us to explain Sabri's place in Pakistani culture and what may have led to his death.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Ralph Fiennes on Richard III

    Duration: 10:08

  • Elvis & Nixon

    Duration: 04:38

  • Refugee fiction

    Duration: 08:30

  • Amjad Sabri

    Duration: 04:03

Ralph Fiennes on Richard III

Ralph Fiennes on Richard III

Richard III with Ralph Fiennes and Vanessa RedgraveÌýis at the in London until 6 August – and the production is streamed live into cinemas across the country on 21 July.

Main image above: Ralph Fiennes as Richard, Duke of GloucesterÌýin Richard III

Left: the Richard III company

Images credit: Marc Brenner

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Elvis & Nixon

Elvis & Nixon

, certificate 15, is released in the UK on 24 June 2016.

Image: Michael Shannon (Elvis Presley - Left) and Kevin Spacey (Richard Nixon - Right)

Refugee fiction

Refugee fiction

The anthology , edited by Lucy Popescu,Ìýis out now.

Image: Marina Lewycka (Left) and Hassan Abdulrazzak (Right)

runs from 20 - 26 June 2016

Amjad Sabri

Amjad Sabri

Image: qawwali singer

Image credit: Amjad Sabri

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest Ralph Fiennes
Interviewed Guest Rupert Goold
Interviewed Guest Michael Carlson
Interviewed Guest Marina Lewycka
Interviewed Guest Hassan Abdulrazzak
Producer Jerome Weatherald
Interviewed Guest Ziad Zafar

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  • Wed 22 Jun 2016 19:15

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