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The Book of Clarence, Liberation Squares, Northern Ireland's filming boom

Jeymes Samuel on his film The Book of Clarence, Sonali Bhattacharyya on her new play Liberation Square at the Nottingham Playhouse and Northern Ireland's booming film industry.

British director Jeymes Samuel discusses his new film The Book of Clarence, a Biblical comedy about a down-on-his-luck young man who tries to escape from a debt by pretending to be a messiah like Christ.

Sonali Bhattacharyya on her new play Liberation Square, which just opened at the Nottingham Playhouse and explores the lives of three young Muslim women who find themselves caught up in the state surveillance ‘Prevent’ programme.

With the hit Belfast-set drama Blue Lights returning to ´óÏó´«Ã½ One for its second season tonight, Kathy Clugston reports on Northern Ireland booming film industry.

Presenter: Nick Ahad
Producer: Paula McGrath

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  • Mon 15 Apr 2024 19:15

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