The Hunger Games, Costa Book Awards, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, The Man in the High Castle
Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including 2015's Costa Book Awards shortlist, reviews of The Hunger Games and The Man in the High Castle, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on his new book.
Front Row reveals this year's Costa Book Awards shortlist. Critic Alex Clark comments on the authors chosen in the five categories; novel, first novel, poetry, biography and children's fiction.
The Hunger Games' film franchise reaches its conclusion with Mockingjay: Part 2, with Jennifer Lawrence reprising her role as the rebellious Katniss Everdeen for the last time. Sophia McDougall reviews the film which is released in UK cinemas this week.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is best-known as the leading National Basketball Association scorer, but he is also a best-selling author. His latest book, Mycroft Holmes, is a thriller about Sherlock Holmes' older brother. So how did an American come to write about this very English character?
Andrew Collins assesses the new TV adaptation of The Man In The High Castle, based on Philip K Dick's novel about America after an Axis victory in the Second World War, and which boasts Ridley Scott as executive producer.
Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Studio Producer: Angie Nehring.
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Hunger Games Review
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Costa Book Awards
Duration: 08:44
The Hunger Games
Duration: 05:46
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Duration: 08:16
The Man in the High Castle
Duration: 04:36
Costa Book Awards
The shortlist for the Costa Book Awards 2015
Novel Award shortlist
A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson
The Green Road by Anne Enright
A Place Called Winter by Patrick Gale
At Hawthorn Time by Melissa Harrison
First Novel Award shortlist
Spill Simmer Falter Wither by Sara Baume
The Girl in the Red Coat by Kate Hamer
The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley
Things We Have in Common by Tasha Kavanagh
Costa Biography Award shortlist
The Story of Alice: Lewis Carroll and the Secret History of Wonderland by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
The House by the Lake by Thomas Harding
John Aubrey: My Own Life by Ruth Scurr
The Invention of Nature: The Adventures of Alexander Von Humboldt, The Lost Hero of Science by Andrea Wulf
Poetry Award shortlist
Physical by Andrew McMillan
The Observances by Kate Miller
40 Sonnets by Don Paterson
Talking Dead by Neil Rollinson
Children’s Book Award shortlist
The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge
Sophie Someone by Hayley Long
An Island of Our Own by Sally Nicholls
Jessica’s Ghost by Andrew Norriss
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 is in cinemas from the Thursday 19 November, certificate 12A.
The Man in the High Castle
Episode one and two of The Man in the High Castle are available to watch on Amazon Prime now. All episodes with be available from Friday 20 November.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Mycroft Holmes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is available in hardback and e-book now.
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Role Contributor Presenter Samira Ahmed Interviewed Guest Alex Clark Interviewed Guest Sophia McDougall Interviewed Guest Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Interviewed Guest Andrew Collins Producer Angie Nehring Broadcast
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