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ArinzΓ© Kene on playing Bob Marley; Clare Norburn sings John Dowland; the first Working Class Writers Festival

ArinzΓ© Kene on playing the reggae star Bob Marley. Clare Norburn sings John Dowland and talks about her play about him. A discussion about the first Working Class Writers Festival.

ArinzΓ© Kene talks to Samira Ahmed about playing Bob Marley in the new musical Get Up, StandUp!

Singer Clare Norburn is live in the studio to perform a piece by 16th Century composer John Dowland and discuss her new play about Dowland, I, Spie.

We discuss the inaugural Working Class Writers Festival taking place in Bristol this weekend with organiser Natasha Carthew and publisher Sarah Fortune.

Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Olivia Skinner

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Mon 18 Oct 2021 19:15
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