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World Service,05 Jul 2025,49 mins

On Tour in Bangkok, Thailand

The Arts Hour

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Nikki Bedi is on stage at Aksra Theatre in Bangkok, with leading Thai creatives and a live audience, to explore the subtleties of Thailand’s culture, beyond its international tourism image. There is live music from sensational rapper/ singer Milli and the Indie rock band Tilly Birds. Actor Joss Way-Ar Sangngern reveals how his vampire role in ‘My Golden Blood’ feeds the phenomenon of ‘Boys Love’ fandom. Film director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke explains how his film ‘A Useful Ghost’ uses a haunted vacuum cleaner to talk about Thailand’s recent past. Stand-up comedy comes from Pim Boonyawee, who is also Nikki Bedi’s guide on a ‘Culture Cab’ tour of Bangkok’s secret cultural places. (Image: Milli and Tilly Birds. Credit: Sakolyuth Mathurapratheep)

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