{"id":40804,"date":"2023-11-29T17:00:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T16:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1934994"},"modified":"2023-11-29T18:23:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T17:23:49","slug":"bafta-breakthrough-participant-on-learning-from-doctor-whos-peter-capaldi","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/bafta-breakthrough-participant-on-learning-from-doctor-whos-peter-capaldi\/","title":{"rendered":"BAFTA Breakthrough participant on learning from Doctor Who\u2019s Peter Capaldi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vivian Oparah spoke exclusively with RadioTimes.com after being chosen for this year’s BAFTA Breakthrough scheme. <\/p>

By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 29 November 2023 at 16:00 PM<\/p>

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Vivian Oparah, star of this year\u2019s Rye Lane<\/a> and Then You Run<\/a>, has been chosen for this year\u2019s BAFTA Breakthrough scheme, which provides a springboard to creatives in film, games and TV.<\/p>\n

BAFTA<\/span> Breakthrough, which is supported by Netflix<\/a>,<\/span> is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this year, and Oparah spoke with RadioTimes.com<\/a> exclusively about being chosen for the scheme.<\/p>\n

Asked how it felt to be among this year\u2019s cohort, Oparah said: \u201cBonkers. You spend so much time having so much respect for stuff like BAFTA<\/span> and you end up kind of being welcomed into the fold a little bit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I\u2019ve infiltrated the CIA or something, because it feels so elusive from the outside. But yeah, it\u2019s great.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oparah was first seen on-screen as one of the lead roles in Doctor Who<\/a> spin-off Class<\/a>, with the actor saying she felt as though she \u201cgot into the industry through a bit of a back door\u201d, and so \u201cnever really had a cohort of people that I went to drama school with, or teachers or mentors that I could really reach out to and connect with\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019d say this year is the first year I\u2019ve ever begun to have contemporaries in the industry,\u201d Oparah explained, while revealing she wants to establish \u201ca feeling of community\u201d through BAFTA Breakthrough.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve likened this experience to being in Year 7 again, and I\u2019m just trying to find my friends,\u201d Oparah said. \u201cIt feels mad that there are people that will be willing to offer me nuggets of advice or keys to the doors I\u2019m trying to get through.\u201d<\/p>\n
Oparah also reflected on her first role in Class, saying that looking back on that series is \u201cbananas\u201d.<\/p>\n
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