The Arts Hour

The best global arts coverage from across the BBC.

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Actors Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter talk about reprising the roles of Bill and Ted
26 Sep 2020,53 mins
Actor Hilary Swank
Hilary Swank on how she prepared for her role as an astronaut in her new drama Away.
19 Sep 2020,53 mins
Backstage: Celtic Connections
Ryan Bingham on his cowboy life, from riding bulls to finding fame with 'The Weary Kind'
12 Sep 2020,53 mins
Director Christopher Nolan
This week on The Arts Hour, Christopher Nolan talks about his obsession with time
05 Sep 2020,53 mins
Actor Bryan Cranston
Bryan Cranston on why working with greenscreen can give an actor freedom
29 Aug 2020,53 mins
Comedian Sindhu Vee
Comedian Sindhu Vee on family relationships and humour without audiences
22 Aug 2020,53 mins
Actor Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe talks about his latest film Unhinged
15 Aug 2020,53 mins
Ai Weiwei on his new artwork History of Bombs
Ai Weiwei on his latest installation, actor-poet Jade Anouka and author Irenosen Okojie
08 Aug 2020,53 mins
Actor Lucy Liu
DBC Pierre and MaryAnn Johanson discuss the week’s cultural highlights with Nikki Bedi
01 Aug 2020,53 mins
Director, producer and writer Oliver Stone
Nikki Bedi talks to the multiple Oscar winning director, producer and writer Oliver Stone
25 Jul 2020,53 mins
Film-maker Mira Nair
Mira Nair and William Lee Adams discuss the week’s cultural highlights with Nikki Bedi
18 Jul 2020,53 mins
Actor Parminder Nagra
Parminder Nagra and Rich Cline discuss the week’s cultural highlights with Nikki Bedi
11 Jul 2020,53 mins
Actress Rebel Wilson
Actress and comedian Rebel Wilson on what makes Australian humour unique
04 Jul 2020,53 mins
Actor, writer and director, Michaela Coel
Michaela Coel discusses the effects of social media on the millennial generation
27 Jun 2020,53 mins
Director Spike Lee
The American director Spike Lee talks about his latest feature film Da 5 Bloods
20 Jun 2020,53 mins
Actor Tracee Ellis Ross
Golden Globe winning actor Tracee Ellis Ross on playing a pop diva in `The High Note`.
13 Jun 2020,53 mins
Comedian Ricky Gervais
The Office star discusses his latest series, After Life
06 Jun 2020,53 mins
Actor George MacKay
The star of 1917 shares tales of extraordinary auditions
30 May 2020,53 mins
American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys
The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter discusses her early influences
23 May 2020,53 mins
Actress Sandra Oh
Nikki Bedi talks to Killing Eve star Sandra Oh
16 May 2020,53 mins
Australian actor Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth talks about his latest movie and his struggles with home schooling
09 May 2020,53 mins
Irish director Lenny Abrahamson
The director of Room talks about bringing Sally Rooney's novel Normal People to TV
02 May 2020,53 mins
Actor John Turturro
On this week’s The Arts Hour Nikki Bedi’s guests are commentator William Lee Adams and
18 Apr 2020,53 mins
Actor Samuel L. Jackson
Italian rock musician Giorgio Gozzo, sculptor Eva Rothschild, and actor Samuel L Jackson
11 Apr 2020,53 mins
Actor Jamie Foxx
The Oscar-winning actor shares the best advice he’s been given in his career
04 Apr 2020,53 mins
Iranian director Marjane Satrapi
The creator of Persepolis talks about her latest film, Radioactive
28 Mar 2020,53 mins
Actor Daniel Radcliffe
This week on The Arts Hour, actor Daniel Radcliffe reminisces about playing boy wizard
21 Mar 2020,53 mins
Actor Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Actor Gugu Mbatha-Raw on her starring role as Miss World 1970
14 Mar 2020,53 mins
Actor Elisabeth Moss
Elisabeth Moss on starring in the latest remake of The Invisible Man.
07 Mar 2020,53 mins
British actor Phoebe Waller-Bridge
British actor and writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge reveals her original idea for Fleabag.
29 Feb 2020,53 mins