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The Arts Hour Episodes

  1. 04/07/2026 GMT

    The best global arts coverage from across the BBC.

  2. 27/06/2026 GMT

    The best global arts coverage from across the BBC.

  3. 20/06/2026 GMT

    The best global arts coverage from across the BBC.

  4. The Arts Hour

    The best global arts coverage from across the BBC.

  5. Actor Kristin Scott Thomas

    Kristin Scott Thomas on her debut as film director

  6. International bestselling novelist Tayari Jones

    International bestselling novelist Tayari Jones on her latest book, Kin

  7. Sandra Oh, star of Killing Eve and Grey’s Anatomy

    Killing Eve star Sandra Oh on her UK Theatrical debut

  8. Carla Simon

    Nikki is joined by Spanish director of Romeria and our cultural critic Zakia Sewell

  9. Film-maker Alejandro González Iñárritu

    Oscar winning Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu

  10. Reggae artist Protoje

    Jamaican reggae artist Protoje

  11. Comedian Sindhu Vee

    Comedian and actor Sindhu Vee talks about her new stand-up show

  12. Croatian actor Slavko Sobin

    Croatian actor Slavko Sobin on his film Surviving Earth

  13. Film-maker Olive Nwosu

    Nigerian British film-maker Olive Nwosu on her debut feature, Lady

  14. Norwegian best selling crime author Jo Nesbo

    Norwegian crime author Jo Nesbo on his Netflix series, Jo Nesbo’s Detective Hole

  15. Raoul Peck discusses his new George Orwell documentary

    Nikki Bedi talks to the award-winning filmmaker and Haiti's former Minister of Culture

  16. Ryan Gosling on his role in Project Hail Mary

    Ryan Gosling on playing a reluctant hero in the movie Project Hail Mary

  17. Director Baz Luhrmann on EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert

    Baz Luhrmann on his labour of love, EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert

  18. The Arts Hour Oscars Special

    Nikki Bedi and Leila Latif preview contenders for this year’s Academy Awards

  19. Jan Komasa

    Nikki Bedi talks to Polish director Jan Komasa about his unsettling thriller The Good Boy

  20. Oscar nominated cinematographer Adolpho Veloso

    Oscar nominated Brazilian cinematographer Adolpho Veloso on filming Train Dreams

  21. Oscar and BAFTA nominated actor Wunmi Mosaku

    British Nigerian Actor Wunmi Mosaku on her Oscar and BAFTA nominated role in Sinners

  22. Author Daniyal Mueenuddin

    Nikki talks to the Pakistani-American writer about This Is Where The Serpent Lives

  23. Film-maker Akinola Davies Jnr

    British Nigerian writer director Akinola Davies Jnr on his film, My Father’s Shadow

  24. Actor Wagner Moura and director Kleber Mendonça Filho

    Brazilian actor Wagner Moura and director Kleber Mendonça Filho on The Secret Agent

  25. Kaouther Ben Hania on her film The Voice of Hind Rajab

    Nikki Bedi talks to Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania about her new film.

  26. Director Chloé Zhao on her film Hamnet

    Nikki Bedi interviews Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao about her new film Hamnet

  27. The Arts Hour New Year Comedy Show 2026

    Host Daliso Chaponda is joined by six comedians from around the world.

  28. Zadie Smith

    Nikki Bedi talks to writer Zadie Smith about her new essay collection, Dead and Alive

  29. On Tour in Rome

    On stage with Italy’s new wave creatives

  30. Chinese American director Bing Liu

    Nikki Bedi talks to director Bing Liu about his new film Preparation for the Next Life

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