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World Service,13 Oct 2018,53 mins

Film actor Riz Ahmed

The Arts Hour

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On The Arts Hour this week a wide ranging interview with actor and musician, Riz Ahmed. He talks to Nikki Bedi about his career which has ranged from independent films like Road to Guantanamo and Four Lions, to Hollywood blockbusters including Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and now Venom. Riz talks about his journey from London school boy to international film star, and also about his controversial music career. Also on The Arts Hour, Bradley Cooper on starring in and writing in and even singing in his new film A Star Is Born; the winner of this year’s BBC National Short Story Award; artist Grayson Perry and the thoughts of Nikki’s studio guest Anil Sinanan on all this and more. Photo shows: Riz Ahmed (c) Sebastian Barfield

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