The Arts Hour

• Directors Neeraj Ghaywan and Shih-Ching Tsou

  Nikki Bedi speaks to filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan about his film Homebound which is India’s entry for the Best International Feature category at the Oscars. She also talks to the director Shih-Ching Tsou about Taiwan’s entry for the same category, the Taipei-set film Left-Handed Girl. Plus a chance to hear about Australia’s entry, The Wolves Always Come at Night from the filmmaker Gabrielle Brady.The creators of Stranger Things, the Duffer Brothers talk about the series genesis and the 1980’s themes. And Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence reveals how the late great comedy actor John Candy was a formative influence.This week's cultural critic is Zing Tsjeng.Main image: Neeraj Ghaywan Photo credit: Dharma Productions

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• Director Nia DaCosta on her film Hedda

  Nikki Bedi talks to director Nia DaCosta about her film Hedda starring Tessa Thompson and is joined by cultural critic Hanna Flint. Oscar winning British actor Daniel Day-Lewis and his director son Ronan, discuss working together on their film Anemone. Spanish superstar Rosalia reveals why, and how, she chooses different languages to sing in. Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston tackles a classic Arthur Miller play with actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Australian actor Sarah Snook, of Succession fame, talks about her latest series All Her Fault. And Puerto Rican guitarist Carlos Alomar on collaborating with David Bowie.Main image: Tessa Thompson as Hedda Photo credit: Amazon MGM StudiosAudio for this episode was updated on 2nd December 2025.

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• Wicked: For Good and Pluribus

  Director Jon M Chu talks about Wicked: For Good - the themes, working with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, and he reveals his favourite scene in the film.Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul creator Vince Gilligan and star Rhea Seehorn discuss their new series Pluribus.British actor Riz Ahmed on being a man of few words in the thriller Relay.And Nikki Bedi is joined by cultural critic, Larushka Ivan- ZadehPhoto Credit: Universal Pictures

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• Booker Prize for Fiction 2025 Special: Who has won?

  In a special edition of The Arts Hour, Nikki Bedi talks to two of the judges on this year's Booker Prize for Fiction, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ and Chris Power, before Roddy Doyle announces the winner. We hear from fellow judges Sarah Jessica Parker and all of the writers on the shortlist:Flashlight by Susan Choi The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai Audition by Katie Kitamura The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller Flesh by David Szalay Producer: Ciaran BerminghamPhoto Credit: David Parry for the Booker Prize Foundation

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• Writer, director and actor Dolores Fonzi

  Oscar winning, Swiss Austrian film-maker Edward Berger and Irish actor Colin Farrell travel to Macau for their new casino thriller. Nikki Bedi speaks to Argentinian actor and director Dolores Fonzi, about her legal drama Belén. British-American music super-producer Mark Ronson recalls working with the legendary singer Amy Winehouse for the first time. Pakistan born writer Dur e Aziz Amna discusses her latest novel A Splintering.And American film director Sarah Friedland talks about her debut feature film Familiar Touch.Nikki Bedi is joined by cultural critic Bidisha. (Photo: Dolores Fonzi (2L) and actors Julieta Cardinali (L), Camila Plaate (2R), and Laura Paredes (R). Credit: Juan Herrero/EPA/Shutterstock)

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