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Kathryn Tickell, Liverpool's carbon neutral gigs, drag queen romance film Layla

Kathryn Tickell on revisiting her debut album, On Kielderside, 40 years on. Plus Amrou Al-Kadhi on their new film Layla, about a drag queen in London.

Kathryn Tickell talks about her new album Return to Kielderside, which reinterprets and updates the tunes and themes of her debut album, On Kielderside, which she released 40 years ago at the age of sixteen.

Nihal is joined by Amrou Al-Kadhi, whose directorial debut feature film Layla tells the story of a British-Palestinian drag queen navigating life and love in London.

As Massive Attack prepares to headline in Liverpool this month, Robert Del Naja, aka 3D, discusses the band's attempts to become carbon neutral with Mark Donne, organiser of their forthcoming Act 1.5 gigs, and Professor Carly McLachlan, who researches the environmental impact of music tours and festivals.

Presenter: Nihal Arthanayake
Producer: Ekene Akalawu

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