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Director Carrie Cracknell

Nikki Bedi hears from Carrie Cracknell who talks about her new adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion, Pakistani-born writer Kamila Shamsie and Jordanian filmmaker Darin J Sallam.

Hollywood star Steve Carrell about his decision to become an actor.

U2's Bono tells us how the band has stayed together for nearly fifty years....and how did he get that name?

Hollywood actor Ethan Hawke talks about his role in the supernatural thriller The Black Phone

The Pakistani-born writer Kamila Shamsie discusses the importance of creating a sense of place

Jordanian filmmaker Darin J Sallam tells us about her film set in a small Palestinian village in 1948

And live music from Nigerian superstar, Burna Boy

Nikki is joined by film and theatre director Carrie Cracknell, talking about her new big screen adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Persuasion and by critic, podcaster and cultural commentator Leila Latif.

(Main Image: Carrie Cracknell. Photo credit: Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images)

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50 minutes

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Tue 12 Jul 202223:06GMT

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