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Stronger, Shashi Kapoor, Douglas Henshall, Tokio Myers

Arts news, interviews and reviews, including Jake Gyllenhaal in Stronger, the true story of a victim of the Boston Marathon bombing.

Jake Gyllenhaal stars in Stronger, a true story of Jeff Bauman who lost both of his legs when a bomb exploded at the Boston Marathon in 2013. Ellen E Jones reviews the film that charts his recovery.

Douglas Henshall discusses his role as journalist and TV news director Max Schumacher in the stage version of the 1976 Oscar-winning film Network at the National Theatre, alongside Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston who plays the troubled news anchor Howard Beale who is famously 'mad as hell' and 'not going to take this anymore!'

Performing live Tokio Myers, the pianist who fuses classical piano pieces with pop tracks. Myers came to prominence earlier this year when he won Britain's Got Talent and has just released his debut album. He discusses studying at the Royal College of Music and supporting Amy Winehouse and Kanye West on tour.

Shashi Kapoor has died today. We look at the life and work of the Bollywood star with Asian Network's Ashanti Omkar.

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Mon 4 Dec 2017 19:15
大象传媒 Radio 4

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  • Stronger

    Duration: 04:45

  • Tokio Myers

    Duration: 09:25

  • Shashi Kapoor

    Duration: 05:27

  • Douglas Henshall

    Duration: 07:30

Stronger

Stronger
Jake Gyllenhaal
Photo credit: Lionsgate

Stronger is on general release, cert 15

Main image: Jake Gyllenhaal
Photo credit: Lionsgate

Tokio Myers

Tokio Myers
Tokio Myers

Tokio Myers' album聽Our Generation is out now聽

Douglas Henshall

Douglas Henshall
Michelle Dockery and Douglas Henshall
Photo credit:聽Jan Versweyveld

Network is on at the until 24 March

Credits

Presenter Samira Ahmed
Producer Hannah Robins
Interviewed Guest Ellen E Jones
Interviewed Guest Douglas Henshall
Musician Tokio Myers
Interviewed Guest Ashanti Omkar

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  • Mon 4 Dec 2017 19:15
    大象传媒 Radio 4

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