The Arts Hour on Tour Highlights
Join Nikki Bedi for a spin through highlights of The Arts Hour on Tour’s first year on the road
Join Nikki Bedi for a spin through highlights of The Arts Hour on Tour’s first year on the road, with excerpts from shows recorded in the world’s most cultural cities
In Mumbai film star, Bhumi Pednekar explains the social consequences of her film, Toilet a Love Story, for the women of India
New Orleans jazz trumpeter Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah and founder of The Hot 8 Brass Band, Bennie Pete, share experiences of violence in their home city
There are revelations about immigration in Berlin, kidnapping in Mexico City and the challenges that face artists from all communities in Jerusalem.
With stand-up comedy clips from Iceland, Russia and Mexico, powerful feminist performance poetry from the U.S.A and live music everywhere - from DJ Collectives to Opera and Cabaret to Ska.
Photo shows Indian actress Bhumi Pednekar and Nikki Bedi on the Arts Hour on Tour stage (c) BBC
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- Christmas Eve 201717:06GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
- Christmas Day 201700:06GMTBBC World Service Online, Australasia, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview & Europe and the Middle East only
- Christmas Day 201709:06GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
- Christmas Day 201718:06GMTBBC World Service Australasia
- Christmas Day 201723:06GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa, South Asia, West and Central Africa & East Asia only
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