Riz Ahmed, Climate change books, Paul Ritter remembered, Israel covid passports

Front Row · Apr 6, 2021 · 28m

Riz Ahmed stars in Sound of Metal as a rock drummer who loses his hearing. The actor and rapper discusses learning American sign language, working with culturally Deaf actors as well as learning about addiction for his Oscar nominated performance.So far, 2021 has seen a large number of novels with a climate change theme being published. Toby Lichtig, Fiction Editor at the Times Literary Supplement, reports on some of the new releases and shifting attitudes in publishing towards avowedly-politicised fiction.Concerts and plays with a live audience have been taking place in Israel for over a…