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In Touch: Dr Tanvir Bush, Gough, Gary O'Donoghue on Tim Gebbels

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21/02/2017

Dr Tanvir Bush, Gough, Gary O'Donoghue on Tim Gebbels

BBC Radio 4 - In Touch, Dr Tanvir Bush, Gough, Gary O'Donoghue on Tim Gebbels

Tanvir Bush talks about her novel, and Australian film-maker Gough talks about his work.

Dr Tanvir Bush discusses her novel based around hate crimes towards disabled people, comedian Gough talks about film-making, and Gary O'Donoghue pays tribute to actor Tim Gebbels.

Dr Tanvir Bush talks about a recent experience she had when she was involved in a hate-crime as a result of her blindness. She also talks about her new novel 'Cull' which is a satire exploring a world in which hate crimes are tolerated, resulting in what she calls the 'dehumanisation' of disabled people.
Tanvir is hoping to crowd-fund the publication of the book. 
Gough is an Australian comedian, writer, director who talks to Peter about his approach to film-making.
He has formed his own production company and offers his work online.

BBC Washington Correspondent Gary O'Donoghue talks about his friend, the actor Tim Gebbels who has died aged 49, following a short illness.

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