the uk city of culture. showcasing the brightest and the best of contemporary culture has brought us here to hull s cemetery for a circus performance with a difference. and continuing our celebration of difference, we meet matt fraser who will be putting his disability centre stage to play shakespeare s richard iii. i m a deformed actor playing a deformed character for the first time in britain, which is extraordinary that it should be the first but it s exciting that i get to do it. we will meet the army of 2017 volunteers giving up their free time for culture. # there s a star man, waiting in the sky. and go on a trip down memory lane with a spiderfrom mars. hello, i m anne marie tasker, and i m the arts and culture correspondent for the bbc here in hull, and this is kofi smiles. i m the face of hull, chosen by the bbc with a mission, to bring you culture whenever and wherever it happens. today, we are taking it quite literally because we are not in a concert hall or in a t