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World Service,15 Aug 2026,47 mins

Wild Wild Women

The Arts Hour

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Nikki Bedi meets Preeti and Kranti - two members of India’s first all-female hip hop collective, Wild Wild Women - to talk about their extraordinary journeys thus far Plus critic Alexandra Steinacker-Clark joins to give her take on the cultural talking points of the week: We hear from Ru Paul from smash TV series Drag Race about his new comedy caper movie STOP! THAT! TRAIN! Luxembourgish German actor Vicky Krieps on the unique way that she shakes off her characters when she finishes a role The American composer Missy Mazzoli on what inspired her highly-acclaimed opioid crisis opera, The Galloping Cure Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer, real life couple and co-creators of the hit Australian series Colin from Accounts on how they work together Cuban ballet star Carlos Acosta on the moment he knew that dance was his destiny And West African “digital voodoo” music from the feminist band Nana Benz du Togo Producer: Ciaran Bermingham

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