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Radio 3,16 Sep 2014,45 mins

Lenny Henry in Conversation at Birmingham Rep

Free Thinking

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Rudy's Rare Records stars Lenny Henry as the son who works alongside his father in a record shop. The Radio 4 comedy has been adapted for stage and is being performed with live music at Birmingham Rep and the Hackney Empire. In a conversation recorded in front of an audience at The Studio at Birmingham Rep, Lenny Henry talks to Matthew Sweet about performing on radio, stage and screen and his campaign for better Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) representation. Producer: Harry Parker You can download this programme by searching in the Arts and Ideas podcasts for the broadcast date. First broadcast 16/09/2014.

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