Swiss American film-maker Jasmin Gordon on her film The Courageous The Arts Hour @nikkibedi.bsky.social‬ & @leilalatif.bsky.social‬ discuss cultural highlights of the week. And Nikki talks to Swiss American filmmaker Jasmin Gordon about her film The Courageous www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

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Writer director Petra Volpe on her film Late Shift The Arts Hour #OnDemand @bbcworldservice @nikkibedi.bsky.social talks to Swiss-Italian director Petra Volpe about her gripping film, Late Shift and is joined by William Lee Adams @williamleeadams.bsky.social‬. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

#Poetry #Theatre Ugandan poet and playwright Nick Makoha The Arts Hour bbc world service #ondemand @nikkibedi.bsky.social‬ talks to Ugandan poet and playwright Nick Makoha about his latest collection The New Carthaginians, and is joined by Rhianna Dhillon. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

On Tour in Bangkok, Thailand The Arts Hour Sat 5 Jul 20:06 Local time BBC World Service @nikkibedi.bsky.social meets the creatives shaping the arts of Thailand including Joss Way-Ar Sangngern, Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, Pim Boonyawee, Milli and the Tilly Birds. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

Commonwealth Short Story Prizewinner Chanel Sutherland The Arts Hour Sat 19 Jul 2025 20:06 Local time BBC World Service @nikkibedi.bsky.social‬ is joined by writer @csuther.bsky.social‬ and film critic Hanna Flint to discuss cultural highlights of the week. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

The Arts Hour Sat 14 Jun 20:06 Local time @bbcworldservice @nikkibedi.bsky.social‬ talks to award-winning comedian Vir Das and cultural critic @leilalatif.bsky.social‬. Music from @piersfaccini.bsky.social and the Malian kora player Ballaké Sissoko. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

Icelandic-Italian musician Emilíana Torrini The Arts Hour Sat 7 Jun 20:06 Local time BBC World Service @nikkibedi.bsky.social talks to Emilíana Torrini about her performance film, The Extraordinary Miss Flower and album and is joined by @guylodge.bsky.social‬. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

Bafta TV awards 2025: on the red carpet with Danny Dyer and Billie Piper – in pictures

The Arts Hour Sat 10 May 2025 20:06 Local time BBC World Service @nikkibedi.bsky.social talks to writer and film director Neil LaBute about his play How to Fight Loneliness. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

The Arts Hour Sat 3 May 2025 20:06 Local time BBC World Service @nikkibedi.bsky.social and cultural critic @leilalatif.bsky.social discuss Ryan Coogler’s period vampire movie, Sinners. Plus, French filmmaker Louise Courvoisier on her award winning film Holy Cow. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

The Arts Hour Sat 26 Apr 20:06 Local time BBC World Service @nikkibedi.bsky.social is joined by writer Funmi Fetto, who reveals the inspiration for the British and Nigerian characters in her debut short story collection: Hail Mary. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

Oscar-winning French director Michel Hazanavicius The Arts Hour Sat 12 Apr 20:06 Local time bbc world service @nikkibedi.bsky.social talks to Oscar-winning French director Michel Hazanavicius about his film; The Most Precious of Cargoes. With @guylodge.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

Adolescence co-creator Jack Thorne The Arts Hour Sat 22 Mar 2025 20:06 Local time BBC World Service Playwright Jack Thorne talks about the TV series Adolescence, co-written with actor Stephen Graham @nikkibedi.bsky.social is joined by the cultural critic Arifa Akbar. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

On Tour in Bucharest The Arts Hour Sat 29 Mar 20:06 Local time BBC World Service @nikkibedi.bsky.social meets the creatives who are shaping the arts and culture of Romania including Bogdan Mureşanu, Alina Serban, Gabriel Gherghe, Irina Rimes, and Simion Bogdan Mihai. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

#Film Director Karan Kandhari and actor Radhika Apte The Arts Hour @nikkibedi.bsky.social Sat 8 Mar 20:06 Local time BBC World Service Director Karan Kandhari and actor Radhika Apte will be talking about their highly unusual film Sister Midnight, set in Mumbai India. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

#Arts Director Joe Wright The Arts Hour Sat 15 Mar 20:06 Local time @bbcworldservice.bsky.social British director Joe Wright talks about his epic Italian language TV series, Mussolini: Son of the Century @nikkibedi.bsky.social’s cultural critic is Larushka Ivan-Zadeh. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

Singer and actress Ariana Grande The Arts Hour Sat 25 Jan 20:06 Local time bbc world service Ariana Grande, American superstar singer and good witch Glinda joins @nikkibedi.bsky.social to talk all things Wicked. And Nikki’s cultural critic is @guylodge.bsky.social. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

Thai director Pat Boonnitipat The Arts Hour BBC World Service @nikkibedi.bsky.social is joined by the cultural critic @guylodge.bsky.social, and talks to the Thai director Pat Boonnitipat about his box office barnstormer 'How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies'. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

On Tour in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The Arts Hour Sat 14 Dec 2024 20:06 Local time BBC World Service @nikkibedi.bsky.social in Malaysia, including Tuni Sundatang with singer Dabra Sia, singer Takahara Suik, director Ng Ken Kin, Sharifah Amani. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...