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Front RowUniversal Theme Park, Olivier award-winning play Giant, Two to OneMark Rosenblatt on Giant, his Olivier award-winning play starring John Lithgow as Roald Dahl.As Universal Studios announce plans for a major new theme park in Bedfordshire, what does this mean for the UK entertainment industry? Samira is joined by entertainment journalist Ella Baskerville and Gareth Smy from Framestore to discuss its signficance and the kinds of rides it's likely to contain. German director Natja Brunckhorst on her comedy film Two to One, about an East German heist set in the days leading up to German Reunification, starring Sandra Huller. Presenter: Samira Ahmed
...2025-04-2842 minFront RowPaul King on directing Wonka, Best non-fiction books of 2023, British pop art artist Pauline BotyPaddington director Paul King returns with Wonka starring Timothée Chalamet in the title role. He talks with Samira about exploring the backstory of Willy Wonka and Roald Dahl’s surprising vision for fiction’s greatest confectioner.Front Row rounds up the best non-fiction books of 2023 with Caroline Sanderson - non-fiction books editor for The Bookseller and chair of judges for the Baillie Gifford Prize in 2022, Stephanie Merritt - critic and novelist, and John Mitchinson - cofounder of Unbound, the independent crowdfunding publisher and co-presenter of literary podcast, Backlisted.The extraordinary work of the artist Pauli...2023-12-0642 minFront RowQuentin Blake discussion, reviews of Avatar and Magdalena AbakanowiczFor our Thursday review, film critic Leila Latif and art critic Ben Luke join Samira to discuss the much anticipated release of the Avatar sequel, The Way of Water and the exhibition of the late Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz: Every Tangle Of Thread And Rope at Tate Modern in London. The much-loved and much-celebrated illustrator and author Sir Quentin Blake will be 90 on December 16th. He is well known for his collaborations with Roald Dahl, Michael Rosen and many others as well as for his own stories such as Cockatoos and Mrs Armitage on Wheels. Fellow illustrators...2022-12-1542 minFront RowMatthew Warchus on Matilda, Kapil Seshasayee performs, climate protests in galleriesDirector Matthew Warchus discusses his new film Matilda the Musical. Based on the Tony and Olivier award winning stage play, it brings Roald Dahl’s much loved children’s story to the screen. Scottish-Indian protest musician Kapil Seshasayee performs live and talks to Samira about his new album Laal.And art critics Louisa Buck and Bendor Grovenor discuss the impact of the recent climate protests in museums and galleries. Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Kirsty McQuire2022-11-2242 min
Cordua & StenoCordua og Steno - Valgspecial: Skal 1g’erne slippe for karaktergivning?Torsdagens gæst er Venstres kulturordfører Jan E. Jørgensen, der er en liberal stemme i hovedstaden i en tid, hvor hans parti i meningsmålingerne står til stor tilbagegang. Samtidig oplever han kritik af én af landets fremmeste konservative tænkere. Vi følger naturligvis også valgkampens seneste begivenheder og målinger, som alle får en skarp kommentar med på vejen fra de to værter Torben Steno og Jarl Cordua. Henset til unges mistrivsel foreslår de radikale nu, at grundkarakterer i 1.g fremover bliver erstattet med mere feedback fra lærerne, men d...2022-10-1354 min
Samira Stalks: Entrepreneurship | Business Education | Innovation | ImpactIs bitcoin a better savings investment? Cedric Dahl, Bitcoin expertJoin Cedric Dahl, an early investor in Bitcoin who has the classic story of being in right place at the right time. After buying bitcoins in Starbucks for himself, he helped friends get in on the action, then angel investors and finally VC firms. He went on to found Buttercoin- a bitcoin exchange taking on the financial regulation systems. Not averse to failure, nor volatility we’ll hear his tales from Silicon Valley, starting then folding Buttercoin and understand the new world order of cryptocurrency. In this episode, we’ll journey through: - How the internet is be...2017-08-2039 min
Samira Stalks: Entrepreneurship | Business Education | Innovation | Impact#21 Is bitcoin a better savings investment? Cedric Dahl, Bitcoin expertJoin Cedric Dahl, an early investor in Bitcoin who has the classic story of being in right place at the right time.
After buying bitcoins in Starbucks for himself, he helped friends get in on the action, then angel investors and finally VC firms. He went on to found Buttercoin- a bitcoin exchange taking on the financial regulation systems. Not averse to failure, nor volatility we’ll hear his tales from Silicon Valley, starting then folding Buttercoin and understand the new world order of cryptocurrenc2017-08-2039 min
KIT Campus – Studieren und mehr | 2013Alkoholisiert - Wann und wie oft trinken Studierende? - Beitrag bei Radio KIT am 12.09.2013Alkoholisiert Wann und wie oft trinken Studierende? Ist Alkohol zu einem unverzichtbaren Teil der Jugendkultur geworden? Grenzt sich aus, wer nicht trinkt? Sind sich Studierende bewusst, dass ihr regelmäßiger Alkoholkonsum auch Anzeichen einer beginnenden Sucht sein könnte? Die Autorin Samira Dahl nähert sich dem sensiblen Thema ohne Voreingenommenheit und lässt bekennende Trinker und Trinkerinnen zu Wort kommen.2013-09-1600 min