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World Service,26 Sep 2020,53 mins

Actors Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter

The Arts Hour

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On The Arts Hour this week: Hollywood stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter talk about reprising the roles of time travelling adventurers Bill and Ted in middle age; Canadian comedian Katherine Ryan on art mirroring life for her new TV show The Duchess; and Cambodian born British director Hong Khaou explains why his mother hasn’t seen his movies. Actress Jessie Buckley talks about entering the curious world of Charlie Kaufman for her role in his latest film I’m Thinking of Ending Things; voiceover actor Nolan North tells us about playing Iron Man in the new Avengers game; and The Benin born singer and activist Angelique Kidjo covers a song by the legendary Cuban singer Celia Cruz. Joining Nikki in the studio are actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster, star of Love, Actually and Nanny McPhee to talk about his latest Netflix drama The Queen’s Gambit, and film critic and podcaster Rhianna Dhillon. (Picture: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter in Bill and Ted Face the Music. Credit: Warner)

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