Front Row - Tahar Rahim in The Mauritanian, Charlie Carroll, Greenborne

Tahar Rahim in The Mauritanian, Charlie Carroll, Greenborne

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Kevin Macdonald’s new film The Mauritanian is based on the true story of a prisoner held in Guantánamo Bay for 14 years but never charged. The French-Algerian actor Tahar Rahim, recently seen in the TV drama series The Serpent, discusses the challenges of playing Mohamedou Slahi, who was shackled, beaten and waterboarded by the US authorities.

The Lip depicts a hidden Cornwall, the one we rarely see. Its author, Charlie Carroll discusses writing about the second poorest region in all of Europe and how he included mental health issues within his work.

Ready for a new radio soap opera? Greenborne launched this month and this new audio drama aims to reflect the real world we live in. Ella Watts reviews.

Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Oliver Jones

Published on Monday, 29th March 2021.

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