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Patriots Day, Stephen Karam, EU Baroque Orchestra, Syria documentaries

Samira Ahmed presents the arts magazine programme. Patriots Day, playwright Stephen Karam, EU Baroque Orchestra leaves the UK, and making documentaries about Syria.

Mark Wahlberg stars in new film Patriots Day, which focuses on the bombing at the Boston Marathon in 2013 which killed three people and injured 264. Michael Carlson reviews the film which was directed by Peter Berg, who also worked with Wahlberg recently on Deepwater Horizon.

Stephen Karam is one of the hottest playwrights in America right now - his play The Humans recently won several Tony Awards. As his work is performed in the UK for the first time, he discusses Speech and Debate, his early play about three misfit teenagers caught up in a sex scandal.

The Oxfordshire-based European Union Baroque Orchestra has announced it will give its last UK concert in its current form on 19 May, before moving to Antwerp, citing the prospect of reduced funding and administrative difficulties post-Brexit. Director General Paul James explains the orchestra's decision.

The situation in Aleppo in Syria has been the focus for a number of documentary-makers recently, and two of them are nominated for an Oscar for the Documentary (Short Subject) category which will be announced on Sunday. The makers of Watani: My Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔland and The White Helmets discuss the challenges they faced.

Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Hannah Robins.

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Mon 20 Feb 2017 19:15
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Chapters

  • Patriots Day

    Duration: 05:01

  • Stephen Karam

    Duration: 04:25

  • EU Baroque Orchestra

    Duration: 04:25

  • Syria Documentaries

    Duration: 10:35

Patriots Day

Patriots Day
Mark Wahlberg in Patriots Day
Patriots Day is in cinemas nationwide from 24 Feb, cert15

Main image credit: Mark Wahlberg in Patriots Day, Lionsgate

Playwright Stephen Karam

Playwright Stephen Karam

Patsy FerranΒ (Diwata)
Photo credit Mark Douet

Speech and Debate is at the in London until 1 Apr

Documentaries about Syria

Documentaries about Syria
Goslar Family Portrait (Watani: my Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔland)
Photo credit Alina Emrich

The White Helmets is on Netflix
Both The White Helmets and Watani: My Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔland are on at the in London on Wed 22 Feb

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Presenter Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest Michael Carlson
Interviewed Guest Stephen Karam
Interviewed Guest Paul James
Producer Hannah Robins

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  • Mon 20 Feb 2017 19:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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