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World Service,17 Sep 2022,49 mins

Actor Saoirse Ronan on the joy of period dramas

The Arts Hour

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Nikki Bedi is joined by director Eddie Sternberg, whose feature film debut “I Used To be Famous” has just been released. It tells the story of a neurodivergent young drummer who teams up with a former boyband singer. Along with critic Larushka Ivan Zadeh, they hear from actor Saoirse Ronan about her new film See How They Run Graphic novelist Nick Drnaso about the lonely world of comic books British Asian filmmaker Gurinder Chadha talking about diversity and George “Mad Max” Miller on his newest film Three Thousand Years Of Longing. Photo: Saoirse Ronan. Credit: Dave Benett/Getty Images)

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