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Bill Nighy on acting, podcasting and style tips

Bill Nighy, Carnegie Medal winners, Native American art show at Yorkshire Sculpture Park reviewed, and Merky Prize-winner Sufiyaan Salam on his debut novel, Wimmy Road Boyz.

Bill Nighy joins to talk about his new family drama 500 Miles, where he plays a reclusive painter on the west coast of Ireland who gets an unexpected visit from his two Sheffield-based grandsons. He also discusses his early days in acting, his famous role in Love Actually, and why he's become an agony uncle in a new podcast.

Today, the Carnegie Medal for Writing was awarded to Beth O鈥橞rien for her debut YA novel Wolf Siren, and Kate Rolfe won the Carnegie Medal for Illustration for her book Wiggling Words. Both join Front Row to discuss their books

Hold To This Earth: Works by Contemporary Indigenous North American Artists from Tia Collection is the new show at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Art critic Veronica Simpson reviews.

Merky Books Prize-winning writer, and filmmaker, Sufiyaan Salam, on the inspiration behind his debut novel, Wimmy Road Boyz, which follows three young males pushed to the limits of their masculinity during a life-altering night out.

Presenter Nick Ahad
Producer: Ekene Akalawu

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