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Outlook: Alan Cumming - Not My Father's Son

Alan Cumming

23/12/2014

Alan Cumming - Not My Father's Son

BBC World Service - Outlook, Alan Cumming - Not My Father's Son

Scottish actor Alan Cumming on the family secrets that have shaped his life.

Jo Fidgen speaks to Hollywood and Broadway star Alan Cumming about the troubled Scottish childhood that made him the award-winning actor he is today.

Scottish actor Alan Cumming is probably best known now for his portrayal of Eli Gold in The Good Wife - a hugely popular American TV drama. But he's also appeared in several blockbuster films and won awards for his stage roles. Alan's new memoir recounts his extremely difficult relationship with his father.

Angel Getsis is a schoolboy from Greece who's come up with a gadget which could help blind people navigate the streets safely. At just 17 - but he's been given an award by Google for designing a pair of glasses which vibrate when a solid object is near. 

Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi has made his name creating very tiny paintings, and extremely large ones. They earned him the title 'Deutsche Bank artist of the year' in 2013. But it was the impact of terrorism on his work which brought him to the world's attention.

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