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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Steve Coogan, Leonardo da Vinci, Chinelo Okparanta

Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including a review of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, novelist Chinelo Okparanta and Steve Coogan reflecting on Alan Partridge.

Lily James and Sam Riley star as Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy in an unorthodox new film interpretation of Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Novelist Naomi Alderman, co-creator of the app Zombies, Run!, reviews the film.

Chinelo Okparanta's novel, Under the Udala Trees, is set in Nigeria and begins during the Biafra War. It features a young Christian girl from the South who falls in love with a Muslim girl from the North, and explores the insurmountable difficulties surrounding this. The author explains how she writes with Nigerian readers in mind, and how she hopes, one day, for unity in her home country.

Leonardo da Vinci may be known worldwide for his great artworks, from the Mona Lisa to the Last Supper, but he also dedicated much of his life to dreaming up machines such as his early version of the helicopter with beating wings that evoke an eagle. Curator Claudio Giorgione introduces us to the Mechanics of Genius at The Science Museum in London which celebrates Leonardo the "engineer and inventor".

Steve Coogan tells us about bringing Alan Partridge back to the small screen in the second series of Mid Morning Matters for Sky Atlantic.

Presenter Samira Ahmed
Producer: Dixi Stewart.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

    Duration: 05:16

  • Chinelo Okparanta

    Duration: 07:55

  • Leonardo da Vinci

    Duration: 07:03

  • Steve Coogan

    Duration: 07:51

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is in cinemas on Friday 12 February, certificate 15. 

Steve Coogan

Steve Coogan
Mid Morning Matters is broadcast on Sky Atlantic on 16 February at 10pm. 

Chinelo Okparanta

Chinelo Okparanta
Under the Udala Trees is published by Granta.
Main image: Kelechi Okere 

Leonardo da Vinci: The Mechanics of Genius

Leonardo da Vinci: The Mechanics of Genius
Leonardo da Vinci: The Mechanics of Genius is at The Science Museum, London until 4 September 2016. 

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Role Contributor
Presenter Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest Naomi Alderman
Interviewed Guest Chinelo Okparanta
Interviewed Guest Claudio Giorgione
Interviewed Guest Steve Coogan
Producer Dixi Stewart

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  • Tue 9 Feb 2016 19:15
  • Tue 9 Feb 2016 19:30

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