The Arts Hour

The best global arts coverage from across the BBC.

World Service,488 episodes

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Comedian Ricky Gervais
Comedian Ricky Gervais, theatre director Indhu Rubasingham & Irish author Louise O’Neill
04 Jun 2022,49 mins
Lizzo: singer, rapper and flautist
Lizzo, Minnie Driver, Norah Jones, Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Leah Purcell
28 May 2022,49 mins
Brighton Festival 2022
Nikki Bedi speaks to artists and creators involved in this year's Brighton Festival
21 May 2022,49 mins
Directors Barry Jenkins and Sian Heder
Nikki Bedi interviews Oscar winning movie directors Barry Jenkins and Sian Heder
14 May 2022,49 mins
Actor Viola Davis
Award-winning actor Viola Davis on sharing the lows as well as the highs of her career.
07 May 2022,49 mins
Playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury
Nikki Bedi talks to Pulitzer prize winning playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury
30 Apr 2022,49 mins
Actor Meera Syal
Actors Meera Syal and Jared Leto plus film directors Juho Kuosmanen and Robert Eggers
23 Apr 2022,49 mins
Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović
Camera d'Or-winning Croatian director Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović on her film Murina
16 Apr 2022,49 mins
Designer Osman Yousefzada
Nikki Bedi is joined by designer Osman Yousefzada and critic Saba Imtiaz.
09 Apr 2022,49 mins
On Tour in Los Angeles
Oscar winning directors Sian Heder and Barry Jenkins join Nikki Bedi on stage in LA
02 Apr 2022,49 mins
On Tour in Seattle
The Arts Hour On Tour stops off in Seattle for the second of three USA shows
26 Mar 2022,49 mins
On Tour in New York
The Arts Hour On Tour goes to New York for the first of three shows recorded in the USA.
19 Mar 2022,49 mins
Author Marlon James
Bestselling Jamaican author Marlon James joins Nikki Bedi for an extended interview
12 Mar 2022,49 mins
Oscar Nominees
Nikki Bedi talks to performers and creatives in the run up to this year’s Academy Awards
05 Mar 2022,49 mins
Writer and poet Lemn Sissay
Lemn Sissay joins Nikki Bedi to talk about his children's book
26 Feb 2022,49 mins
Poet Olive Senior
Jamaica’s Poet Laureate discusses her new book
19 Feb 2022,49 mins
Actor and producer Jessica Chastain
Jessica Chastain on her new film The Eyes of Tammy Faye
12 Feb 2022,49 mins
Director Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar on reflecting on a painful chapter of Spanish history in his new film
05 Feb 2022,49 mins
Director Guillermo del Toro
Oscar winning Mexican director Guillermo del Toro discusses the influence of film noir.
29 Jan 2022,49 mins
Actor and director Romola Garai
Actor-director Romola Garai joins Nikki Bedi to talk about her directorial debut Amulet
22 Jan 2022,49 mins
Actor Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves reflects on the legacy of the Matrix films and how it changed his life.
15 Jan 2022,49 mins
Writers Colson Whitehead and Isabel Allende
Nikki Bedi speaks with two very different internationally-renowned, award-winning authors
08 Jan 2022,49 mins
The Arts Hour International Comedy Show
The Arts Hour celebrates the New Year with a festive feast of laughter
01 Jan 2022,49 mins
New Year's concert
Georgia Mann presents the World Service’s annual New Year's concert
01 Jan 2022,53 mins
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason
World famous cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason joins Nikki Bedi.
25 Dec 2021,49 mins
Actor Jaime Callica
Nikki Bedi is joined by the king of the holiday films genre, Jaime Callica
18 Dec 2021,49 mins
American photographer Annie Leibovitz
Annie Leibovitz joins Nikki Bedi to talk about her career
11 Dec 2021,49 mins
Film-makers Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Oscar-winning Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi on their documentary The Rescue
04 Dec 2021,49 mins
On tour in Lisbon
Live music, comedy, leading artists and a live audience on The Arts Hour tour in Portugal
27 Nov 2021,49 mins
Actor Andrew Garfield
Andrew Garfield on how he came to sing in the musical movie Tick Tick Boom.
20 Nov 2021,49 mins