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Composer and musician Anoushka Shankar

Nikki Bedi talks to sitarist Anoushka Shankar about her latest album, Chapter III: We Return to Light and is joined by cultural critic, Karen Krizanovich.

Nikki Bedi talks to sitarist Anoushka Shankar about her latest album, Chapter III: We Return to Light and is joined by cultural critic, Karen Krizanovich.

They hear from and discuss:

Oscar winning filmmaker Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland reunite on their dystopian blockbuster, 28 Years Later.

Argentinian writer Agustina Bazterrica on her new convent-set horror novel.

Korean-Canadian director Celine Song talks about how being a matchmaker to the wealthy inspired her new film Materialists.

Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony winning Alan Menken on the Disney film that made him want to be a composer.

And there’s music from the Ghanaian queen of frafra gospel, singer Florence Adooni.

Main image: Anoushka Shankar
Photo credit: Laura Lewis

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50 minutes

Last on

Tue 1 Jul 2025 23:06GMT

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