The Arts Hour

Nikki Bedi speaks to the Spanish director of Romeria, Carla Simon. Plus Zakia Sewell – broadcaster and author of new book Finding Albion – joins to discuss the week’s cultural highlights:
American country music star Kacey Musgraves on her new album
Filmmaker Warwick Thornton talks about the relationships between Aboriginal Australians and Chinese labourers
Indian-born novelist Amitav Ghosh shares his love of Rabindranath Tagore
Pedro Pascal and Sigourney Weaver on new Star Wars film, The Mandalorian and Grogu
The artist representing Britain at this year’s Venice Biennale, Lubaina Himid pays tribute to her Tanzanian mother
And nomadic folk music from Inner Mongolian group, Anda Union
Photo Credit: David Ruano

Nikki Bedi talks to Oscar winning Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu about his career and discusses the week’s cultural highlights with cultural critic Leila Latif:
The American writer and actor Lena Dunham answers the question; will she bring back her groundbreaking hit TV series Girls?
Moroccan film-maker Maryam Touzani talks about her latest movie Calle Malaga.
Danish novelist Solvej Balle discusses the concept of time travel in her novels.
And, we hear a special piece of music dedicated to the late Indian singer Asha Bhosle from Urdu poet and musician Tauseef Akhtar.
(Photo: Alejandro González Iñárritu holding an Oscar statue. Credit: Getty Images)

Nikki Bedi talks to Jamaican reggae artist Protoje about his new album, The Art of Acceptance, and discusses the week’s cultural highlights with cultural critic Rhianna Dhillon
Meryl Streep and film director David Frankel talk about making The Devil Wears Prada 2
Former British Boxer Tony Bellew on acting in the Creed movies
Bleachers frontman Jack Antonoff tells the story behind his latest single, The Van
Canadian actor, writer and producer Dan Levy shares his vision for TV series, Big Mistakes
Australian movie star Hugh Jackman talks about co-starring with sheep, in The Sheep Detectives
And the all-female salsa orchestra, Las Salseras, pay a centenary tribute to Cuban singer, Celia Cruz
Producer: Nicki Paxman
Photo Credit: Reid Waters

Nikki Bedi speaks to comedian and actor Sindhu Vee about her new stand-up show Swanky. They are joined by William Lee Adams to discuss the week's cultural talking points:
Kristoffer Borgli, Norwegian director of The Drama, starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson
Actor Gugu Mbatha-Raw on her role in new thriller Fuze
Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee on her new Netflix series How to Get to Heaven From Belfast
Canadian author of Booker Prize-winning Life of Pi, Yann Martel discusses Greek Myth in his latest novel Son of Nobody
French singer Sebastian Tellier about his memorable performance at the Eurovision Song Contest, which didn't go quite to plan...
And Brazillian guitarist Sessa
Producer: Ciaran Bermingham
Photo Credit: Matt Crockett

Nikki Bedi talks to Croatian Actor Slavko Sobin about his film, Surviving Earth, and discusses the week's cultural highlights with critic Zing Tsjeng
British singer songwriter Harry Styles on his new album, Kiss All The Time. Disco Occasionally
Australian Oscar-winning actor Cate Blanchett on working with the visionary director, Jim Jarmusch
Brazilian Montenegrin writer Monika Radojevic on telling her parents' love story in the novel, Stranger Land
We hear from Pixar's Pete Docter and the actor Dave Franco who stars in their latest animation film, Hoppers
And the 'Queen of African Music', Beninese singer Angelique Kidjo reveals how she was inspired by her mother
(Photo: Slavko Sobin. Credit: Luka Nizetic)