Chiwetel Ejiofor, Come From Away, Short story competitions, Karl Lagerfeld

The directorial debut of Oscar -winning actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor,is The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Airing on Netflix, adapted from a bestselling novel of the same name Ejiofor also stars as the father. This true story follows the young boy William as he races to save his village from a devastating famine, with a wind turbine he was inspired to build after reading a library book.

Come From Away is the hit Broadway musical which tells the remarkable story of the thousands of airline passengers diverted to a tiny Canadian town following 9/11 and stranded there for several days. Sam Marlowe reviews the UK premiere.

Fashion historian Amber Butchart pays tribute to iconic fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. Known as “the king” by fashion insiders, Lagerfeld was the Creative Director of the fashion house Chanel for more than thirty years where his artistic flair combined with his business acumen led to sales reaching £7.7 billion in 2017.

Two short story competitions - the National Short Story Award and 500 Words - are currently open for submissions. We get an insight from the judges on how to write a great short story. Cynan Jones judge and former winner of the BBC National Short Story Award and Francesca Simon; author of the Horrid Henry books tell Kirsty what Radio 2's short story-writing competition for children and the NSSA are looking for.

Presenter: Kirsty Lang Producer: Oliver Jones

Main image: Chiwetel Ejiofor and Maxwell Simba Photo credit: Ilze Kitshoff, Netflix