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Radio 4,5 mins

Taboo: the unsettling gripping period drama with a difference

Radio 4 in Four

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The hero of Taboo - James Delaney played by actor Tom Hardy - is an arresting amalgam of Bill Sykes, Sherlock Holmes, Hannibal Lecter and Heathcliff. Screen writer Steven Knight describes how he worked with star Tom Hardy and the actor's father Chips to work their initial idea into a gripping eight part historical drama. Samira Ahmed finds out about the unsettling nature of the new Saturday night ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 1 blockbuster. First broadcast on Front Row, 5 January 2017.

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