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Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep talks about her latest film Into the Woods.

On the Arts hour this week, Nikki Bedi picks perfect highlights from arts broadcasting around the ѿý and beyond. She sprinkles a little fairy dust while we listen to Hollywood star Meryl Streep talking about the witch’s role in Into the Woods, the new film based on Stephen Sondheim’s 1987 smash hit musical. Ava DuVernay Director of Selma the new film about Martin Luther King , explains how David Olewoyo worked wonders in securing her the director’s role. From South Africa, we hear the dulcet acappella tones of The Soil making music they call “melodic meditation for the soul”.

Add to the cultural mix tips from Michael Pennington on how to survive life as a professional actor, a report from Bamako about threatened puppetry in Mali, international cellist Julian Lloyd-Webber talking about the very short life and major achievements of 1950’s rock and roll star Buddy Holly, and you have an Arts Hour with a particularly broad artistic mix.
Nikki Bedi adds her own magic.

(Photo: Meryl Streep. Credit: Justin Tallis/ AFP/Getty Images)

50 minutes

Last on

Mon 19 Jan 2015 09:05GMT

Music and featured items

  • Meryl Streep

    The legendary actress talks about her film film Into the Woods

    Duration: 07:42

  • Michael Pennington

    The stage actor discusses his new book

    Duration: 05:46

  • The Genius of Disability

    Tom Shakespeare challenges stereotypical ideas about creativity and disability

    Duration: 04:46

  • Everyone a Rembrandt

    Art critic Louisa Buck lifts the lid on Painting By Number kits

    Duration: 04:44

  • Director of Selma

    Ava DuVernay talks about what it's like to direct such a large scale film

    Duration: 09:18

  • Mali Puppets

    Alex Duval Smith meets Mali's master puppeteer

    Duration: 07:30

  • The Soil

    The acapella trio from South Africa talk to Leslie Goffe

    Duration: 04:06

  • Julian Lloyd Webber

    The world famous cellist talks about being a huge Buddy Holly fan

    Duration: 05:34

  • Buddy Holly

    Bo Diddley

  • Buddy Holly

    Everyday

  • Chet Atkins

    Vincent

  • Hank Marvin

    Not Fade Away

  • Julian Lloyd Webber

    Variations on a theme of Paganini

  • Mahalia Jackson

    Take My Hand Precious Lord

  • Peter Hammill

    Painting by Numbers

  • Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté

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  • Dickie Jones

    An Actor's Life For Me

  • Meryl Streep

    Into the Woods

Mali Puppets

Mali Puppets
Yaya Coulibaly (with his son) in their house in Bamako where he makes the puppets 
Photo by Alex Duval Smith 

Michael Pennington

Michael Pennington
 is published on 15th January 2015
Photo by Simon Annand 

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Nikki Bedi
Producer Nicky Barranger

Broadcasts

  • Sat 17 Jan 2015 12:05GMT
  • Mon 19 Jan 2015 09:05GMT

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