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Andy Serkis, Sam Taylor Johnson, Lorna Goodison

British actor Andy Serkis talks about his new film sequel War for the Planet of the Apes

British actor Andy Serkis talks about his new film sequel War for the Planet of the Apes and how his ape character Caesar has become more human than ever before – and more dangerous.

As the 2017 season begins, David Pickard, the director of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms, joins us with his selection of concerts for Arts Hour listeners. Sam Taylor Johnson explains why she has turned to TV drama after the experience of directing Fifty Shades of Grey. Lorna Goodison talks about becoming Jamaica’s new poet laureate.

Joining Nikki in the studio are double Oscar winning visual effects supremo Paul Franklin who talks about his directorial debut with The Escape and the winner of the Commonwealth Short Story prize, Ingrid Persaud.

(Photo shows: Andy Serkis (c) Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, Sam Taylor Johnson (c) Anthony Harvey/Getty Images, Lorna Goodison (c) Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ)

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Ingrid Persaud and Paul Franklin

Ingrid Persaud and Paul Franklin
In the studio this week with Nikki are Paul Franklin who talks about his directorial debut with The Escape and the winner of the Commonwealth Short Story prize, Ingrid Persaud. Β Β Β 









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