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Thanks for being with us on cspan3s American History tv and let me begin with that question. Who was redoshi . Well, redoshi was a west african born women who very sadly was kidnapped in 1860 and is believed to be the last as far as we can tell, the last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade. Its believed that she was yoruba, she was kidnapped in a slave raid. Possibly as young as 12 years old and she was taken. In the film, which we are about to see, just a brief glimpse of her and her name in the film is sally smith. Can you explain . Yes, so she was bought by a name called washington sm...

Glimpse of her and her name in the film is sally smith. Can you explain . Yes, so she was bought by a name called washington smith and he gave her his name, it appears that four survivors were bought by him and they all were given his name basically. And sally i guess its a diminutive, its sort of a name that you give to a child or to an animal, sort of his way of dehumanizing. And what was the clotillda. It was the last slave ship to reach the u. S. It was in 1860. It was for many years dismissed as a hoax, but archeologists actually discovered it in mobile bay just less than two months ago. ...

Welcome to the bbcs radio theatre for a special edition of hardtalk. My guest today is known around the world for his film, television and theatre work. He made his name for his uncanny ability to portray other well known people. Tony blair, brian clough, david frost, roles that catapulted Michael Sheen into a life far from his home in port talbot, in south wales. But it was acting that also brought him back there, where he is now immersed in tackling some of the problems that face a Poor Community poverty, debt and homelessness. So how does he straddle such contrasting worlds . Michael sheen,...

And activist Michael Sheen. Welcome to the bbcs radio theatre for a special edition of hardtalk. My guest today is known around the world for his film, television and theatre work. He made his name for his uncanny ability to portray other well known people. Tony blair, brian clough, david frost, roles that catapulted Michael Sheen into a life far from his home in port talbot, in south wales. But it was acting that also brought him back there, where he is now immersed in tackling some of the problems that face a Poor Community poverty, debt and homelessness. So how does he straddle such contras...

Now on bbc news, its hardtalk. Sarah montague has been talking to the actor Michael Sheen. Welcome to the bbcs radio theatre for a special edition of hardtalk. My guest today is known around the world for his film, television and theatre work. He made his name for his uncanny ability to portray other well known people. Tony blair, brian clough, david frost, roles that catapulted Michael Sheen into a life far from his home in port talbot, in south wales. But it was acting that also brought him back there, where he is now immersed in tackling some of the problems that face a Poor Community pover...