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Ralph Fiennes on Richard III, Elvis & Nixon, Refugee fiction, Amjad Sabri

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Ralph Fiennes and director Rupert Goold discuss their new production of Shakespeare's Richard III at the Almeida Theatre in London.

Kevin Spacey stars as the former US president in the new film Elvis & Nixon, which focuses on the untold real-life story of the meeting between the two men. Michael Carlson reviews.

Author Marina Lewycka and playwright Hassan Abdulrazzak join Samira to discuss the art of writing fiction about the refugee experience. As refugees once themselves, both have contributed to an anthology of writing called A Country of Refuge, being published to coincide with Refugee Week.

One of Pakistan's most famous qawwali singers Amjad Sabri has been killed today in Karachi. Ziad Zafar joins us to explain Sabri's place in Pakistani culture and what may have led to his death. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Ralph Fiennes
Interviewed Guest:
Rupert Goold
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Carlson
Interviewed Guest:
Marina Lewycka
Interviewed Guest:
Hassan Abdulrazzak
Interviewed Guest:
Ziad Zafar

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