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Front Row: Guz Khan, Calculating Risk, Northern Writing

23/01/2020

Guz Khan, Calculating Risk, Northern Writing

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Creator Guz Khan on the return of Man Like Mobeen, Calculating Risk, Northern Writing.

Guz Khan on the return of Man Like Mobeen, Front Row's Risk Season continues with filmmaker Penny Woolcock and Richard Mantle of Opera North on calculating risk, Northern Writing.

As the BBC Three hit comedy Man Like Mobeen returns for a third series, its creator and star, Guz Khan, discusses the development of his on screen persona, Mobeen Deen, and why his show has something for everyone.

Front Row's Risk Season continues with filmmaker Penny Woolcock and Richard Mantle, General Director of Opera North.  Both have faced big creative challenges and join Front Row to discuss how to decide if a risk is worth taking. 

The Portico Prize, the UK’s biennial award for outstanding literature that best evokes the spirit of the North, is awarded on Thursday 23 January. Portico Prize judge, poet, and novelist Zahid Hussain and Claire Malcolm, founding CEO of the regional writing development agency, New Writing North, discuss what constitutes writing that reflects the North and the hurdles such writing faces.

Presenter: Katie Popperwell
Producer: Ekene Akalawu

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