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World Service,13 Feb 2021,53 mins

Actor Sam Neill

The Arts Hour

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New Zealand actor Sam Neill on playing an Australian sheep farmer in his latest film Rams. The acclaimed Welsh screenwriter Russell T Davies tells us about his hit TV series It’s a Sin and why he regularly killed off UK Prime Ministers in Doctor Who. K Ming Chang explains her fascination for Taiwanese folklore and myths and why she used them in her debut novel Bestiary. We’ll hear actor and writer Justin Theroux in conversation with his cousin Louis Theroux. The legendary French American actress Leslie Caron reveals what it was like to star in the big Hollywood musicals. And there’s folk music from Russia. Joining Nikki Bedi are critic Guy Lodge and filmmaker Maite Alberdi, who’ll also be talking about her latest film The Mole Agent. (Photo: Sam Neill. Credit: David Zorrakino/Europa Press via Getty Images)

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