The Arts Hour Episodes Episode guide
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Playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury
Nikki Bedi talks to Pulitzer prize winning playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury
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Actor Meera Syal
Actors Meera Syal and Jared Leto plus film directors Juho Kuosmanen and Robert Eggers
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Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović
Camera d'Or-winning Croatian director Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović on her film Murina
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Designer Osman Yousefzada
Nikki Bedi is joined by designer Osman Yousefzada and critic Saba Imtiaz.
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On Tour in Los Angeles
Oscar winning directors Sian Heder and Barry Jenkins join Nikki Bedi on stage in LA
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On Tour in Seattle
The Arts Hour On Tour stops off in Seattle for the second of three USA shows
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On Tour in New York
The Arts Hour On Tour goes to New York for the first of three shows recorded in the USA.
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Author Marlon James
Bestselling Jamaican author Marlon James joins Nikki Bedi for an extended interview
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Oscar Nominees
Nikki Bedi talks to performers and creatives in the run up to this year’s Academy Awards
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Writer and poet Lemn Sissay
Lemn Sissay joins Nikki Bedi to talk about his children's book
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Poet Olive Senior
Jamaica’s Poet Laureate discusses her new book
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Actor and producer Jessica Chastain
Jessica Chastain on her new film The Eyes of Tammy Faye
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Director Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar on reflecting on a painful chapter of Spanish history in his new film
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Director Guillermo del Toro
Oscar winning Mexican director Guillermo del Toro discusses the influence of film noir.
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Actor and director Romola Garai
Actor-director Romola Garai joins Nikki Bedi to talk about her directorial debut Amulet
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Actor Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves reflects on the legacy of the Matrix films and how it changed his life.
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Writers Colson Whitehead and Isabel Allende
Nikki Bedi speaks with two very different internationally-renowned, award-winning authors
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The Arts Hour International Comedy Show
The Arts Hour celebrates the New Year with a festive feast of laughter
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New Year's concert
Georgia Mann presents the World Service’s annual New Year's concert
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Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason
World famous cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason joins Nikki Bedi.
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Actor Jaime Callica
Nikki Bedi is joined by the king of the holiday films genre, Jaime Callica
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American photographer Annie Leibovitz
Annie Leibovitz joins Nikki Bedi to talk about her career
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Film-makers Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Oscar-winning Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi on their documentary The Rescue
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On tour in Lisbon
Live music, comedy, leading artists and a live audience on The Arts Hour tour in Portugal
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Actor Andrew Garfield
Andrew Garfield on how he came to sing in the musical movie Tick Tick Boom.
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Actor Arinzé Kene
Actor Arinzé Kene on playing Bob Marley on the London stage
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Actor Alan Cumming
Actor Alan Cumming and writer and activist Minal Hajratwala join Nikki Bedi in the studio
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Singer-Songwriter Tems
Nigerian Afrobeat star Tems on how her biggest hit came about
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Actor Sir Michael Caine
Sir Michael Caine on playing an alcoholic writer in the film Best Sellers
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The BFI London Film Festival 2021
Directors and reviews of films in this year’s BFI London Film Festival