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Miranda Hart, Martin Amis, Kwame Kwei-Armah's Cultural Exchange

Arts news with Mark Lawson. Miranda Hart on her career, Martin Amis on his novel Lionel Asbo: State of England, and Kwame Kwei-Armah selects a landmark play for Cultural Exchange.

With Mark Lawson.

Writer and comedy performer Miranda Hart reflects on her career so far, as her book Is It Just Me? appears in paperback.

Martin Amis discusses his 13th novel Lionel Asbo: State of England, a black comedy about a very violent and not very successful criminal and his nephew Desmond Pepperdine.

Playwright and actor Kwame Kwei-Armah, currently Artistic Director of Center Stage in Baltimore, Maryland, selects his Cultural Exchange: Joe Turner's Come and Gone by August Wilson

Producer Jerome Weatherald.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Miranda Hart

    Comedy performer Miranda Hart reflects on her career and social mishaps

    Duration: 13:38

  • Martin Amis

    Martin Amis discusses his 13th novel, Lionel Asbo: State of England

    Duration: 09:31

  • Kwame Kwei-Armah - Cultural Exchange

    Playwright and actor Kwame Kwei-Armah on Joe Turner's Come and Gone, by August Wilson

    Duration: 06:00

Miranda Hart

Miranda Hart
Is It Just Me? by Miranda Hart is published by Hodder & Stoughton.

Martin Amis

Martin Amis
Lionel Asbo: State of England by Martin Amis is published by Vintage.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Mark Lawson
Interviewed Guest Miranda Hart
Interviewed Guest Martin Amis
Interviewed Guest Kwame Kwei-Armah
Producer Jerome Weatherald

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  • Thu 6 Jun 2013 19:15

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