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George Takei on his career and heritage

George Takei, best known as the original Mr Sulu from Star Trek, joins Nikki Bedi in the studio.

George Takei, best known as the original Mr Sulu from Star Trek, joins Nikki Bedi to talk about the forthcoming London stage production of Allegiance; a musical telling the story of Japanese Americans – including his own family - imprisoned by America during the Second World War.

They’re joined by critic Catherine Bray to discuss Ryan Coogler’s film Black Panther Wakanda Forever and Nicholas Stoller’s LGBTQIA+ romcom Bros, about 2 men falling in love in New York.

They also hear from Luca Guadagnino about his award winning film Bones And All (a teen cannibal romance story).

(Photo: George Takei. Credit: Luke Fontana)

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Wed 7 Dec 2022 03:06GMT

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