Deadpool & Wolverine, Cherry Jones, Leyla McCalla
Cherry Jones on The Grapes of Wrath; Shawn Levy on his new Deadpool & Wolverine blockbuster; Leyla McCalla plays live; and, the Booker Prize longlist
A new production of The Grapes of Wrath opens at the National Theatre with Cherry Jones taking on the role of matriarch Ma Joad. She joins Samira to talk about Steinbeck's tale of poverty and the hostility the poor face in America - plus her thoughts on art, violence and America today. Deadpool & Wolverine is the new Marvel film, its director Shawn Levy discusses the latest in the superhero film franchise. Plus, we have music from Haitian-American folk musician and multi-instrumentalist Leyla McCalla. And, Alex Clark takes a look at the longlist for the Booker Prize published today.
Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Ruth Watts
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