Actor Daniel Radcliffe, Singer Laura Mvula, and Author Armistead Maupin
Daniel Radcliffe on filming The Jungle, Laura Mvula on experiencing stage fright and Tales of the City author Armistead Maupin remembers the American South of his youth.
Nikki Bedi is joined by award-winning choreographer Javier de Frutos and Syrian playwright Liwaa Yazji to discuss the hottest topics in the arts this week.
Actor Daniel Radcliffe reveals he's not a Method actor, British singer-songwriter Laura Mvula breaks down the experience of stage fright for us and there’s music from the Senegalese master kora player Seckou Keita.
The political satirist Armando Iannucci discusses his film The Death of Stalin and Liwaa Yazji tells us why her play about the Syrian war features real live goats on stage.
Tales of the City author Armistead Maupin remembers the racist, homophobic American South of his youth, and the British-Nigerian singer Eno Williams explains why her new album is sung in the Ibibio language.
(Photo: Left to right, Armistead Maupin (c) Christopher Turner, Daniel Radcliffe (c) Tim P. Whitby, Laura Mvula (c) Jeff Spicer)
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