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18 Sept 2026
Hugh Jackman on his film The Death of Robin Hood
Nikki Bedi speaks to German director Joscha Bongard about his film, Babystar and discusses this week’s cultural highlights with critic Larushka Ivan-Zadeh:
Australian movie star Hugh Jackman on starring in his latest film, The Death of Robin Hood, a gritty incarnation of the well-known folklore hero
Japanese British Nobel Prize winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro on what makes a good train film
New Zealand Meg Mason on exploring obsession in her novel, Sophie Standing There
American actor Emmy Rossum on her role in the TV series, Furious
And we hear music from Bangladeshi singer Xefer Rahman who is known for her viral song, Jhumka
Photo Credit: Stephanie Augello/Getty Images
11 Sept 2026
The Arts Hour Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman
Nikki Bedi and Rhianna Dhillon chat about the week’s big film release, Practical Magic 2 – is it bewitching or cursed?
Plus, Indian dancer Radhe Jaggi joins to discuss the enchanting art of Bharatanatyam
We also hear from Heartstopper creator Alice Oseman about turning her hugely popular comics into a smash Netflix series
Actor Dominic Sessa talks about playing a young Anthony Bourdain in the movie Tony
And Colson Whitehead, the double-Pulitzer Prize winning novelist behind The Nickel Boys and Underground Railroad, talks about the final book in his Harlem trilogy, Cool Machine.
Image shows Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock
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