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World Service,10 Jun 2023,49 mins

Pulitzer prize-winning graphic novelist Darrin Bell

The Arts Hour

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Nikki Bedi is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novelist Darrin Bell to discuss his new book The Talk. With cultural critic Katie Puckrik, they’ll discuss film director David Lynch’s work with soundtrack composer Angelo Badalamenti… a new period biopic, Chevalier, starring Kelvin Harrison Jr and Sian Clifford… Jamaica-born British dub poet, Linton Kwesi Johnson on how his involvement in activist movements as a teenager ignited his creativity. Also on the show, the Indigenous film-maker Jub Clerc tells us about ‘Sweet As’ her coming-of- age road movie in Australia. Presenter: Nikki Bedi Producer: Oliver Jones (Photo: Cartoon drawings from Darrin Bell's book 'The Talk'. Credit: Darrin Bell).

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