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Front Row: The Sympathizer, Ivor Novello Awards, Michelle Terry on Richard III

The Sympathizer, Ivor Novello Awards, Michelle Terry on Richard III

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, The Sympathizer, Ivor Novello Awards, Michelle Terry on Richard III

The Sympathizer, Michelle Terry on her Richard III, and the Ivor Novello Awards.

Espionage thriller The Sympathizer, the winners of the Ivor Novello Awards and Michelle Terry talks about taking on Richard III.

Samira Ahmed is joined by the Guardian’s music editor Ben Beaumont-Thomas plus cultural sociologist and music researcher Dr. Monique Charles to review espionage thriller and cross-culture satire The Sympathizer, a 7-part series based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel. They also discuss the winners of the Ivor Novello Awards, and Samira talks to Michelle Terry about playing Richard III at the Globe theatre.

Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Claire Bartleet

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