The best global arts coverage from across the BBC.
World Service,·487 episodes
Kristin Scott Thomas on her debut as film director
06 Jun 2026,·48 mins
International bestselling novelist Tayari Jones on her latest book, Kin
30 May 2026,·49 mins
Killing Eve star Sandra Oh on her UK Theatrical debut
23 May 2026,·49 mins
Nikki is joined by Spanish director of Romeria and our cultural critic Zakia Sewell
16 May 2026,·49 mins
Oscar winning Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu
09 May 2026,·49 mins
Jamaican reggae artist Protoje
02 May 2026,·49 mins
Comedian and actor Sindhu Vee talks about her new stand-up show
25 Apr 2026,·49 mins
Croatian actor Slavko Sobin on his film Surviving Earth
18 Apr 2026,·49 mins
Nigerian British film-maker Olive Nwosu on her debut feature, Lady
11 Apr 2026,·49 mins
Norwegian crime author Jo Nesbo on his Netflix series, Jo Nesbo’s Detective Hole
04 Apr 2026,·49 mins
Nikki Bedi talks to the award-winning filmmaker and Haiti's former Minister of Culture
28 Mar 2026,·49 mins
Ryan Gosling on playing a reluctant hero in the movie Project Hail Mary
21 Mar 2026,·49 mins
Baz Luhrmann on his labour of love, EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert
14 Mar 2026,·49 mins
Nikki Bedi and Leila Latif preview contenders for this year’s Academy Awards
07 Mar 2026,·49 mins
Nikki Bedi talks to Polish director Jan Komasa about his unsettling thriller The Good Boy
28 Feb 2026,·49 mins
Oscar nominated Brazilian cinematographer Adolpho Veloso on filming Train Dreams
21 Feb 2026,·49 mins
British Nigerian Actor Wunmi Mosaku on her Oscar and BAFTA nominated role in Sinners
14 Feb 2026,·49 mins
Nikki talks to the Pakistani-American writer about This Is Where The Serpent Lives
07 Feb 2026,·49 mins
British Nigerian writer director Akinola Davies Jnr on his film, My Father’s Shadow
31 Jan 2026,·49 mins
Brazilian actor Wagner Moura and director Kleber Mendonça Filho on The Secret Agent
24 Jan 2026,·49 mins
Nikki Bedi talks to Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania about her new film.
17 Jan 2026,·49 mins
Nikki Bedi interviews Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao about her new film Hamnet
10 Jan 2026,·49 mins
Nikki Bedi talks to writer Zadie Smith about her new essay collection, Dead and Alive
27 Dec 2025,·49 mins
On stage with Italy’s new wave creatives
20 Dec 2025,·49 mins
Nikki Bedi talks to director Bing Liu about his new film Preparation for the Next Life
13 Dec 2025,·49 mins
Directors Neeraj Ghaywan and Shih-Ching Tsou talk to Nikki Bedi about their Oscar entries
06 Dec 2025,·49 mins
Nikki Bedi talks to director Nia DaCosta about her film Hedda starring Tessa Thompson
29 Nov 2025,·49 mins
Nikki Bedi talks to director Jon M Chu and Pluribus’ Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn.
22 Nov 2025,·49 mins
Nikki Bedi talks to two Booker judges and we hear who has won this year's prize
15 Nov 2025,·49 mins
Nikki Bedi talks to Argentinian filmmaker Dolores Fonzi about her film Belén
08 Nov 2025,·49 mins