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- 6 days ago47 min
British Argentinian actor Anya Taylor-Joy
British-Argentinian actor Anya Taylor-Joy on playing a con artist in the new TV series, Lucky.Nikki Bedi meets Portuguese musician Ana Lua Caiano to talk about her music, reinventing Portuguese traditions with electronica and rhythmic experimentation and critic Katie Puckrik joins Nikki to reflect on other cultural highlights of the week.Supergirl! The Australian actor Milly Alcock on DC’s latest big screen revival.American author Dave Eggers on his new novel about the art world, Contrapposto.South Korean singer-songwriter Peggy Gou on becoming a superstar DJ.Cuban artist Tania Bruguera talks about her conceptual and political work.Plus, music from Algerian Tuareg band, Imarhan(Photo: Actor Anya Taylor-Joy poses for photographers. She has long blonde hair and wears a black halterneck dress and is looking over her right shoulder, as photographers take photos in the background. Credit: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
- 1 weeks ago48 min
Matt Damon on the summer’s blockbuster, The Odyssey
Oscar-winning director Christopher Nolan and actor Matt Damon talk about one of the year’s most anticipated blockbusters, their movie, The Odyssey Nikki Bedi meets Chilean screenwriter and director Diego Cespedes whose film, The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo, takes us to an LGBTQ+ community in the Chilean dessert and critic Leila Latif joins Nikki to reflect on other cultural highlights of the week:Australian filmmaker Adrian Chiarella on his gay coming of age horror film, LeviticusIndian born artist Anish Kapoor on the moment he knew what he wanted to beUS author Priya Parmar talks about her novel about the life of Katharine Hepburn and there’s music from Algerian artist Souad MassiPhoto Credit: Ian West
- 2 weeks ago47 min
Madonna on her album Confessions II
Global superstar Madonna talks about her new album, Confessions II and her relationship with dance Nikki Bedi meets Italian Director Francesco Sossai to discuss Italian masculinity in his film, The Last One for the Road and critic Bidisha joins Nikki to reflect on other cultural highlights of the week.Australian dancer and choreographer Meryl Tankard on reviving a 1978 Pina Bausch dance piece with the original dancers. Chinese born American author Canwen Xu on her satirical debut novel, Boring Asian Female. Hollywood actor Olivia Wilde on her latest film, The Invite, which she also directed.Indian artist Bharti Kher on fellow artist and country woman, Mrinalini MukherjeePlus, music from Sudanese singer Sulaf .(Photo: Madonna wears a light blue silky dress and a crystal necklace, her long blonde hair parted in the middle. Credit: Santiago Felipe/GC Images)Presenter: Nikki Bedi Producer: Ciaran Bermingham
- 3 weeks ago48 min
Indian film-maker Rohan Parashuram Kanawade
Nikki Bedi speaks to fresh new voice in Indian cinema, the director Rohan Kanawade, about his groundbreaking Cactus Pears (Sabar Bonda). The first Marathi-language film to premiere at the Sundance Festival, it was also the first drama from India to win an International Grand Jury Prize. Kanawade reflects on growing up in a Mumbai slum with parents who accepted his sexuality, and how he drew on the experience of mourning his father.We also hear from Amy Adams about the new TV adaptation of Cape Fear.Nadia Latif talks about adapting Iran-set horror movie Under the Shadow for theatre.One of France’s most acclaimed directors, Francois Ozon, discusses his take on Albert Camus’ The Stranger.Also on the programme: musical icon Chaka Khan, Norwegian-American writer Siri Hustvedt on losing her husband, the novelist Paul Auster, and the boundary-pushing Ghanian-Australian musician Genesis Owusu.Plus, critic Arifa Akbar gives her take on these cultural highlights of the week, and more.Presenter: Nikki Bedi Producer: Ciaran Bermingham
- Jul 11, 20250 min
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