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Nina Stibbe, Moby, The Nice Guys, Michael Pennington

Nina Stibbe, author of Love, Nina; musician Moby on his memoir; The Nice Guys starring Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe reviewed; actor Michael Pennington on playing King Lear.

Nina Stibbe's latest novel Paradise Lodge follows Lizzie Vogel as she skips school to work at a residential care home. The book draws on the author's own experience as a teenager and is the second of a trilogy of Lizzie Vogel novels. Nick Hornby's TV adaptation of Stibbe's highly successful first book Love, Nina - based on the author's time as a nanny to a literary north London family - is currently on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ1 on Saturday nights starring Helena Bonham Carter.

Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling team up in The Nice Guys, the neo-noir crime buddy comedy film directed and co-written by Shane Black in which the unlikely pair investigate the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s LA.

Michael Pennington talks to Samira about his new book King Lear in Brooklyn, a combination of an analysis of the play and its characters, alongside his experiences playing the role for the first time - in Brooklyn, New York.

Moby's memoir Porcelain details the electronic musician's life before he released his album Play in 1999 and became an international star. He tells us about what made the club scene in '90s New York so special and how he copes with his critics.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Nina Stibbe

    Duration: 07:58

  • The Nice Guys

    Duration: 04:54

  • Michael Pennington

    Duration: 06:29

  • Moby

    Duration: 07:53

Nina Stibbe

Nina Stibbe

Nina Stibbe's book, , is out now.

Image (above and left): Nina Stibbe

Image credit: Eva Nunney

Nice Guys

Nice Guys

Nice Guys, certificate 15, is in UK cinemas from 03 June 2016.

Image: Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) and Holland March (Ryan Gosling) in Nice Guys

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Moby

Moby

written by Moby is published on 1st June 2016.

Image: Moby

Image credit: Melissa Danis

Michael Pennington

Michael Pennington

Michael Pennington's book, is out on 3rd June 2016.

He is starring in the play , which is currently touring the UK until 2nd July 2016.Μύ Performances will be in Manchester, Bath, Truro, Cambridge andΜύMalvern

Image: Michael Pennington

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest Nina Stibbe
Interviewed Guest Michael Pennington
Interviewed Guest Moby
Producer Ellamai Robey

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  • Tue 31 May 2016 19:15

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