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Anthony Head, Tamburlaine, Ai Weiwei, Line of Duty

Samira Ahmed talks to actor Anthony Head, who is on stage in Terence Rattigan's Love in Idleness. Plus Tim Marlow on the underground studio of artist Ai Weiwei.

Anthony Head, who started his career in the Nescafe Gold Blend adverts and then went on to achieve international fame in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, is now on stage in Terence Rattigan's Love In Idleness. He talks about his career spanning several decades.

Dreda Say Mitchell reviews the return of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ drama Line of Duty, starring Thandie Newton.

Tim Marlow explores the underground studio of artist Ai Weiwei for the new World Service documentary strand In the Studio, which launches tomorrow.

As a British East Asian, mostly female cast perform Christopher Marlowe's Tamburlaine, director Ng Choon Ping and Kumiko Mendl of Yellow Earth Theatre Company discuss the contemporary resonances in this brutal and controversial play.

Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Timothy Prosser.

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Mon 27 Mar 2017 19:15
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  • Anthony Head

    Duration: 08:59

  • Line of Duty

    Duration: 04:33

  • Ai Weiwei

    Duration: 05:12

  • Tamburlaine

    Duration: 07:10

  • David Storey Remembered

    Duration: 02:01

Anthony Head

Anthony Head

Anthony Head is in Terence Rattigan's Love in Idleness at the , London until 29 April 2017. Then the play moves to the Apollo theatre, London from 11 May - 01 July 2017.

Images:

Main image above: Anthony Head

Image to the left:Β Eve Best (Olivia Brown) and Anthony Head (Sir John Fletcher) in Love in Idleness.

Image credit: Catherine Ashmore

Line of Duty

Line of Duty

Series 4 of is on Sundays on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ1 at 9.00pm, and on the

Image: Thandie Newton as Detective Chief Inspector Roz Huntley

ImageΒ credit: World Productions/Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ/Aidan Monaghan

Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei's Berlin studio features in the first episode of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service's new radio programme, , at 1132 on Tuesday 28 March 2017, and on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ iPlayer.Β  In The Studio follows the creative process of established and emerging artists from across the globe.

Image: Ai Weiwei

Tamburlaine

Tamburlaine

is at the Arcola Theatre, London until 08 April 2017. Then the play tours, visiting Oxford's Old Fire StationΒ (13 - 15 April 2017); Mercury Theatre Colchester (19 - 20 April 2017); and The Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham on 21 April 2017.

Image: Lourdes Faberes as Tamburlaine

Image credit: Suki Mok

Credits

Interviewed Guest Anthony Head
Interviewed Guest Dreda Say Mitchell
Interviewed Guest Tim Marlow
Interviewed Guest Ng Choon Ping
Interviewed Guest Kumiko Mendl
Presenter Samira Ahmed
Producer Timothy Prosser

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  • Mon 27 Mar 2017 19:15
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