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Front Row: Desiree Akhavan, Bad Times at the El Royale, 2018 RIBA Stirling Prize, Mother Courage

Desiree Akhavan, Bad Times at El Royale, Mother Courage, 2018 Stirling Prize

Desiree Akhavan, Bad Times at the El Royale, 2018 RIBA Stirling Prize, Mother Courage

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Desiree Akhavan on the challenges of writing, directing and starring in The Bisexual.

Desiree Akhavan on writing, directing and starring in new Channel 4 comedy drama The Bisexual, Bad Times at the El Royale reviewed, and a discussion of Brecht’s play Mother Courage

Desiree Akhavan has not only co-written Channel 4's new comedy drama The Bisexual, but directs and stars in it as well. The series centres on Leila, who after splitting from her long-term girlfriend, attempts to navigate the dating scene as she becomes involved with both men and women.

Film critic Rhianna Dhillon reviews ensemble thriller Bad Times at the El Royal starring Jeff Bridges, Chris Hemsworth and Dakota Johnson, where seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at a rundown motel on the California/Nevada border.

The 2018 RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK’s best new building has been awarded to Bloomberg, London, the billion-pound structure sometimes described as the world’s most sustainable office. Former jury member, architectural historian and writer Tom Dyckhoff comments on this year’s choice.

Bertolt Brecht’s play Mother Courage, set in the midst of the Thirty Years War, turns 80 next year. Theatre Directors Rod Dixon and Hannah Chissick discuss why the German playwright's creation continues to resonate in the twenty first century.

Presenter: Kirsty Lang
Producer: Ben Mitchell

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