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Afternoon Edition: 16/02/2016

16/02/2016

BBC Radio 5 Live - Afternoon Edition, 16/02/2016

Twilight star Taylor Lautner on his BBC Three comedy Cuckoo.

Twilight star Taylor Lautner on the new series of Cuckoo and the controller of BBC Three Damian Kavanagh on the channel moving online.

The star of Twilight, Taylor Lautner, spoke to Dan and Sarah about the new series of Cuckoo and how he went from acting in one of the biggest ever movie franchises to the BBC Three sitcom. The actor, who played Jacob Black in Twilight, admitted that fast food outlet milkshakes helped him put on 30 pounds for the role. The Controller of BBC Three Damian Kavanagh explained how the channel will work online and why the BBC needs to take risks in order to stay relevant. There were also reviews of American Crime Story: The People vs OJ Simpson and Vinyl as well as an interview with the writer of the new BBC drama One Child.

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