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Feb 2023
23m 26s

Chadwick Boseman 2018

BBC Sounds
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Chadwick Boseman leapt to superstar status when he became Marvel superhero Black Panther. In this interview with Stig Abell from Radio 4’s Front Row in 2018, Boseman talks with passion and intelligence about his role and the responsibility he feels in bringing an African superhero to a mainstream audience. This is uncut audio from the BBC Archive.

Presenter & Producer: David Hyde

Assistant Producer: Matthew Woodcock

Executive Producer: Ciaran Daly

A BBC Archive production for BBC Sounds

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