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World Service,02 Aug 2025,49 mins

Ugandan poet and playwright Nick Makoha

The Arts Hour

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Nikki talks to Ugandan poet and playwright Nick Makoha about his latest collection The New Carthaginians, and is joined by Rhianna Dhillon. American music legend Stevie Wonder on how he approaches writing a song. Star of The Crown and Harry Potter, Imelda Staunton and her daughter, Bessie Carter, discuss working alongside each other for the first time. Hollywood producer behind Top Gun and Pirates of Carribean, Jerry Bruckheimer, discusses getting Brad Pitt on the track for his latest film F1. British Nigerian novelist Bolu Babalola on her follow up to her TikTok Book of the Year Award-winning novel Honey and Spice. And Legendary conductor Gustavo Dudamel on his musical upbringing in Venezuela. Main image: Nick Makoha Photo credit: Dirk Skiba

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