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Inua Ellams on Barber Shop Chronicles, Battle of the Sexes, Charles Causley, Godless

Inua Ellams on his play Barber Shop Chronicles. Reviews of TV drama Godless and tennis film Battle of the Sexes. Plus an exploration of the work of Cornish poet Charles Causley.

Inua Ellams on his acclaimed play Barber Shop Chronicles, which explores masculinity from the perspective of the barber's chair, both in London and Africa.

Tennis champion Billie Jean King's show match against notorious chauvinist Bobby Riggs in 1973 is the subject of a new film Battle of the Sexes, starring Emma Stone and Steve Carell. Mark Eccleston reviews.

Briony Hanson discusses Godless, Netflix's first western miniseries, starring Jack O'Connell, Jeff Daniels and Michelle Dockery, in a role that is a far cry from Downton Abbey.

This year marks the centenary of the birth of the Cornish poet Charles Causley, whose work was influenced by ballads, hymns and his love of jazz and dance bands. Cahal Dallat, the first Charles Causley Trust musician in residence, poet Rory Waterman and singer Jim Causley discuss his legacy.

Presenter: Kirsty Lang
Producer: Timothy Prosser.

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Thu 23 Nov 2017 19:15
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  • Battle of the Sexes

    Duration: 05:43

  • Inua Ellams

    Duration: 09:14

  • Godless

    Duration: 04:55

  • Charles Causley

    Duration: 07:20

Battle of the Sexes

Battle of the Sexes
Emma StoneΒ 
Photo credit: 20th Century Fox

Battle of the Sexes is on general release, cert 12A




Inua Ellams

Inua Ellams
David Webber and
Fisayo AkinadeΒ 
Photo credit: Marc Brenner

Barber Shop Chronicles is at the until 9 Jan

Main image: Inua Ellams
Photo credit: Marc Brenner

Godless

Godless
Michelle Dockery
Photo credit:
Ursula Coyote/Netflix

Godless is currently available on Netflix



Credits

Presenter Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest Inua Ellams
Interviewed Guest Mark Eccleston
Interviewed Guest Briony Hanson
Interviewed Guest Cahal Dallat
Interviewed Guest Rory Waterman
Interviewed Guest Jim Causley
Producer Timothy Prosser

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  • Thu 23 Nov 2017 19:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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