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Chris Addison on Breeders; Nadifa Mohamed's new novel; Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Proms 2021 debuts

Chris Addison discusses the new series of his show, Breeders. Nadifa Mohamed on the journey to publishing her novel, The Fortune Men. Three artists on their Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Proms 2021 debut.

Breeders is a highly successful TV comedy series that looks honestly and unflinchingly at the difficulties (and rewards) of parenting. It’s just about to return for a second series and we speak with director and co-creator Chris Addison whose own work includes stand-up, acting and directing shows such as The Thick of It, In The Loop, Veep and many many more.

Novelist Nadifa Mohamed tells us about the 17 year journey to publishing her novel The Fortune Men, the true story of the wrongful conviction of a Somali sailor in Cardiff's Tiger Bay in 1952.

With the launch of the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Proms 2021 Season, Front Row gathers three artists who will be making their Proms debuts this year: composer Grace-Evangeline Mason who was commissioned to create a new work – The Imagined Forest - to mark the Albert Hall’s 150th anniversary. Musician Adam Szabo who will be joined in making his Proms debut with 19 members of his Manchester Collective; and Icelandic pianist Vikingur Olafsson who joined Front Row regularly during the early months of the first lockdown in 2020. They talk to Tom about what the Proms mean to them.

Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Oliver Jones

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29 minutes

Nadifa Mohammed

Nadifa Mohammed
The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohammed is out now 

Photo credit: Sean and Seng 


Breeders

Breeders
Breeders is available to stream now on Sky One and Now TV 

Main photo above and left: Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard (c) Sky 

Proms 2021 - Víkingur Ólafsson

Proms 2021 - Víkingur Ólafsson
Icelandic pianist makes his Proms debut in a Bach–Mozart double bill

Photo: Ari Magg 

Proms 2021 - Grace-Evangeline Mason

Proms 2021 - Grace-Evangeline Mason
is a Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú co-commission with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Proms 2021 - The Manchester Collective

Proms 2021 - The Manchester Collective
makes its Proms debut alongside harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani

Photo: Cesar Vasquez Altamirano

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  • Thu 27 May 2021 19:15

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