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Actors Matthew McConaughey and Harris Dickinson on their latest films

Actors Matthew McConaughey and Harris Dickinson on their latest films. Caroline O’Donoghue and Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson on time-travel fiction. Simon Armitage on Tony Harrison.

Actor Matthew McConaughey talks with Samira about The Lost Bus; a nerve shredding film based on a true story about a school bus driver who rescued 22 children and their teacher from raging wildfires in California
Rising British actor Harris Dickinson talks about his debut film as a director; Urchin. It explores homelessness on London’s streets, being in the running to play James Bond and his up-coming role as John Lennon in Sam Mendes' new Beatles biopic out next year.
Author of The Rachel Incident and host of Sentimental Garbage podcast Caroline O'Donoghue discusses her new YA novel Skipshock, and why women are turning to time travel fiction. Joining her is the author of The Principle of Moments and numerous Doctor Who novelizations, Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson.
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage pays tribute to Leeds-born, poet, playwright and translator Tony Harrison

Presenter: Samira Ahmed

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