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Phil Williams: With Nihal Arthanayake

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28/12/2015

With Nihal Arthanayake

BBC Radio 5 Live - Phil Williams, With Nihal Arthanayake

With Nihal Arthanayake. Shameless writer Paul Abbott and a look at diversity in television

With Nihal Arthanayake. Shameless writer Paul Abbott, diversity in television, floods advice, thank you letters, tributes to Lemmy from Motörhead and a Back Row special.

Nihal Arthanayake presents.

Shameless creator & screenwriter Paul Abbott explains how he got his break in television, and why he's now involved in mentoring young talent in a drive to boost diversity in the industry. 

As swathes of North Yorkshire become the latest areas of the UK to be hit by flooding, Mary Dhonau from the Know Your Flood Risk campaign offers listeners advice on how to prepare for the worst case scenario.

Tributes to the legendary Motörhead frontman Lemmy after his death is announced at the age of 70. 

And in Back Row, Siobhan Synnot & Greg Cochrane review the new Star Wars movie, round up the Christmas TV offerings, and give their picks of the cultural highlights of 2015.

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