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Zadie Smith on The Wife of Willesden, David Tennant on Litvinenko and Rick Wakeman's stolen gear

David Tennant talks about playing Alexander Litvinenko, Zadie Smith on her play The Wife of Willesden and Rick Wakeman responds to having his musical gear stolen from a van.

Zadie Smith talks about her play The Wife of Willesden, a modern re-telling of Chaucer鈥檚 The Wife of Bath starring Clare Perkins in the title role at Kiln Theatre, London.

David Tennant discusses playing Russian Alexander Litvinenko in a new ITV drama based on the real life events of his shocking death.

Keyboard player Rick Wakeman discusses how he's having to adapt his UK tour after a load of his musical gear was stolen from his van last week.

And film critic Larushka Ivan-Zadeh expresses her frustration at the confusion surrounding current film releases since the start of the pandemic.

Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Image: Clare Perkins as Alvita in The Wife of Willesden by Zadie Smith at Kiln Theatre, London Photographer credit: Michael Wharley

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  • Mon 12 Dec 2022 19:15

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