
Dr. Strange, Maia Barouh, Babak Anvari
Benedict Cumberbatch talks about his first foray into the world of Marvel and musician Maia Barouh demonstrates her rare form of Japanese throat singing
Benedict Cumberbatch tells us how he groomed his mind and body to become an American Super Hero. Bryan (Breaking Bad) Cranston explains why he needed a hot damp towel at the end of every day playing Walter White and country singing phenomenon LeAnn Rimes performs for us. Musician Maia Barouh demonstrates her rare form of Japanese throat singing. And Nikki will be joined in the studio by the Chinese film writer Vivienne Chow and by Babak Anvari whose terrifying spine chiller Under The Shadow is attracting a growing cluster of award nominations.
(Photo shows: Benedict Cumberbatch in Dr. Strange (c) Disney, Maia Barouh (c) Audri Larose, Babak Anvari (c) Nicholas Hunt)
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