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Actor Jodie Foster

Actor and director Jodie Foster on her first time playing a living, real person in The Mauritanian. And Lollywood actor Adnan Siddiqui on a new drama linking Turkey and Pakistan.

Actor and director, Jodie Foster, on her first time playing a living real-life person in The Mauritanian.

Turkish author Elif Shafak tells us how difficult writers are to live with.

We hear from Emerald Fennell, the British writer and director of Promising Young Woman, a film which makes the audience consider their own complicity when it comes to sexual assault.

Oscar-winning screenwriter, Aaron Sorkin, reveals the inspiration for his sharp dialogue.

Lollywood actor, Adnan Siddiqui, tells us about Turki Lala, a new historical drama co-production between Turkey and Pakistan.

And Nikki Bedi talks to Ghanaian author and academic, Peace Adzo Medie, about her novel, His Only Wife; and to broadcaster and critic Bilal Qureshi.

Presenter: Nikki Bedi
Producer: Paul Waters

(Photo: Jodie Foster. Credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic via Getty Images)

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53 minutes

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Tue 13 Apr 2021 23:06GMT

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  • Sat 10 Apr 2021 19:06GMT
  • Sun 11 Apr 2021 14:06GMT
  • Tue 13 Apr 2021 09:06GMT
  • Tue 13 Apr 2021 23:06GMT