The Arts HourEpisodes Episode guide
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18/04/2026 GMT
The best global arts coverage from across the BBC.
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11/04/2026 GMT
The best global arts coverage from across the BBC.
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04/04/2026 GMT
The best global arts coverage from across the BBC.
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The Arts Hour
The best global arts coverage from across the BBC.
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Ryan Gosling on his role in Project Hail Mary
Ryan Gosling on playing a reluctant hero in the movie Project Hail Mary
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Director Baz Luhrmann on EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert
Baz Luhrmann on his labour of love, EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert
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The Arts Hour Oscars Special
Nikki Bedi and Leila Latif preview contenders for this year’s Academy Awards
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Jan Komasa
Nikki Bedi talks to Polish director Jan Komasa about his unsettling thriller The Good Boy
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Oscar nominated cinematographer Adolpho Veloso
Oscar nominated Brazilian cinematographer Adolpho Veloso on filming Train Dreams
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Oscar and BAFTA nominated actor Wunmi Mosaku
British Nigerian Actor Wunmi Mosaku on her Oscar and BAFTA nominated role in Sinners
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Author Daniyal Mueenuddin
Nikki talks to the Pakistani-American writer about This Is Where The Serpent Lives
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Film-maker Akinola Davies Jnr
British Nigerian writer director Akinola Davies Jnr on his film, My Father’s Shadow
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Actor Wagner Moura and director Kleber Mendonça Filho
Brazilian actor Wagner Moura and director Kleber Mendonça Filho on The Secret Agent
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Kaouther Ben Hania on her film The Voice of Hind Rajab
Nikki Bedi talks to Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania about her new film.
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Director Chloé Zhao on her film Hamnet
Nikki Bedi interviews Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao about her new film Hamnet
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The Arts Hour New Year Comedy Show 2026
Host Daliso Chaponda is joined by six comedians from around the world.
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Zadie Smith
Nikki Bedi talks to writer Zadie Smith about her new essay collection, Dead and Alive
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On Tour in Rome
On stage with Italy’s new wave creatives
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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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Directors Neeraj Ghaywan and Shih-Ching Tsou
Directors Neeraj Ghaywan and Shih-Ching Tsou talk to Nikki Bedi about their Oscar entries
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Director Nia DaCosta on her film Hedda
Nikki Bedi talks to director Nia DaCosta about her film Hedda starring Tessa Thompson
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Wicked: For Good and Pluribus
Nikki Bedi talks to director Jon M Chu and Pluribus’ Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn.
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Booker Prize for Fiction 2025 Special: Who has won?
Nikki Bedi talks to two Booker judges and we hear who has won this year's prize
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Writer, director and actor Dolores Fonzi
Nikki Bedi talks to Argentinian filmmaker Dolores Fonzi about her film Belén
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Leonardo Fasoli
Nikki Bedi speaks to director Leonardo Fasoli about his TV series The Monster of Florence
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Yorgos Lanthimos
Nikki Bedi speaks to the maverick Greek director latest film Bugonia, starring Emma Stone
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Global film-makers at the London Film Festival
Nikki Bedi talks to Kelly Reichardt, Robin Campillo, Laura Poitras and Laszlo Nemes
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Director Simon Stone
Nikki Bedi speaks to Simon Stone, director of Woman in Cabin 10 starring Keira Knightley
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Actor, writer and director Embeth Davidtz
Nikki Bedi talks to Embeth Davidtz about her film Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight.
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Director Tim Mielants on his film Steve
Nikki Bedi talks to Belgian filmmaker Tim Mielants about his film Steve.
