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As 2025 draws to a close, Nikki Bedi talks to writer Zadie Smith in a speacial interview about one of the big literary moments of the year: the publi…
7 months ago
On Tour in Rome
Nikki Bedi is on stage at Teatro Italia in Rome with leading creatives and a live audience, to explore the impact of the country’s colossal cultural …
7 months, 1 week ago
Chinese American director Bing Liu
Nikki Bedi and film critic Guy Lodge discuss cultural highlights of the week. Australian actor Joel Edgerton on being at one with nature whilst filmi…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Directors Neeraj Ghaywan and Shih-Ching Tsou
Nikki Bedi speaks to film-maker Neeraj Ghaywan about his film Homebound, which is India’s entry for the Best International Feature category at the Os…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Director Nia DaCosta on her film Hedda
Nikki Bedi talks to director Nia DaCosta about her film Hedda starring Tessa Thompson and is joined by cultural critic Hanna Flint.
Oscar winning Bri…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Wicked: For Good and Pluribus
Director Jon M Chu talks about Wicked: For Good - the themes, working with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, and he reveals his favourite scene in the…
8 months ago
Booker Prize for Fiction 2025 Special: Who has won?
In a special edition of The Arts Hour, Nikki Bedi talks to two of the judges on this year's Booker Prize for Fiction, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ and Chris Pow…
8 months, 1 week ago
Writer, director and actor Dolores Fonzi
Oscar winning, Swiss Austrian film-maker Edward Berger and Irish actor Colin Farrell travel to Macau for their new casino thriller. Nikki Bedi spea…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Leonardo Fasoli
Nikki Bedi speaks to Italian screen writer and show runner Leonardo Fasoli about his new true crime TV series The Monster of Florence, which deals wi…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Yorgos Lanthimos
Nikki Bedi speaks to Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos about his latest film Bugonia, starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons.
We hear from triple Oscar-w…
9 months ago