Cillian Murphy, Mira Nair, revenge songs, Million Second Quiz
Cillian Murphy, star of TV drama Peaky Blinders; director Mira Nair on her film The Reluctant Fundamentalist; musicians who take revenge in song; the quiz with TV's biggest prize.
With Kirsty Lang.
Actor Cillian Murphy, who reached a global audience in films such as Batman Begins and Inception, now stars as a gang leader in the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two drama Peaky Blinders, set in Birmingham in 1919. He reflects on the historical background to the drama, and the blurring of the divide between film and TV.
Director Mira Nair discusses her film The Reluctant Fundamentalist, based on the novel by Mohsin Hamid, in which Riz Ahmed plays a Pakistani financier whose life in America is dramatically altered by the attacks of September 11 2001. The film is about to be released on DVD.
The Million Second Quiz is a new high-profile TV show, about to start in America, in which contestants compete over 11 days, 24 hours a day, aiming to win the biggest prize in game show history - $3 million. Stephen Lambert, the British producer who has created the show, talks about his desire to create a TV event for viewers watching live.
Singer Alexandra Burke has released a track called Day Dream, reportedly about her former partner, footballer Jermain Defoe, which contains pointed lyrics about his behaviour. Meanwhile, Taylor Swift accepted an award for her track I Knew You Were Trouble and thanked "the person who inspired this song." Many have assumed that she was talking about Harry Styles from One Direction. Jane Graham discusses the history of revenge songs about high-profile partners, from Carly Simon to Justin Timberlake.
Producer Tim Prosser.
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Listen back to the Cultural Exchange of Riz Ahmed, star of The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
Cillian Murphy
begins on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ2 on 12 September at 9pm.
Mira Nair
The Reluctant Fundamentalist is released on DVD on 16 September.
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Kirsty Lang |
Interviewed Guest | Cillian Murphy |
Interviewed Guest | Mira Nair |
Interviewed Guest | Stephen Lambert |
Interviewed Guest | Jane Graham |
Producer | Timothy Prosser |
Broadcast
- Fri 6 Sep 2013 19:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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