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Radio 4,23 May 2024,42 mins

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

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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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