abdulrazak: i will tell you when i get back to writing. jeffrey: abdulrazak gurnah, thank you. it's a pleasure. ♪ amna: in recent decades, producers of movies, tv series and other forms of art have been trying not only to reach out to new audiences, but to make sure new audiences are represented in their stories. as nicole ellis reveals, one popular children's animated series recently added a new character. nicole: -- >> give me a break. get it? >> give me a break. get it? [laughter] nicole: thomas the tank engine has been capturing the imagination of millions of people for decades. >> bruno is a brake car, and he. -- and he is, and he's a new friend for thomas and his friends. and he's also autistic, like me. nicole: for british audiences, bruno the brake car is voiced by 9 year old elliott garcia, who -- >> julia? >> sometimes it takes julia a while to answer. nicole: producers are introducing new characters to better reflect the differences among children across society. in this case, bruno the break car. >> bruno, hi! why aren't you at your celebration, thomas? it's schedul