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Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko

Opening Night Film - Klitschko: More than a Fight

Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald’s portrait of former heavyweight boxing world champion and current Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko is a riveting account of an extraordinary individual and an urgent engagement with one of the most pressing issues of our time.

Michael Sheen

Podcast Live: The Last Witness with Michael Sheen

During this live event actor Michael Sheen and Buried: The Last Witness hosts Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor will offer the audience the opportunity to listen and discuss their upcoming series and findings, moderated by BBC Radio 4 commissioner Daniel Clarcke.

Lhakpa Sherpa

Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa

The first Nepalese woman to successfully reach the peak of Everest leaves her life as a working single mother in America to climb the mountain once again. Meet Lhakpa Sherpa and director Lucy Walker at the screenings.

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The Alternate Realities programme combines advances in technology with creativity and imagination to find new ways of exploring non-fiction.

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