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World Service,10 Jul 2021,49 mins

Actor Vin Diesel

The Arts Hour

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On The Arts Hour this week, Nikki Bedi is joined by Nigerian novelist Chibundu Onuzo and critic Nasri Atallah to discuss cultural highlights of the week Action hero Vin Diesel on the ninth film in the Fast and Furious franchise US National Ambassador for young people’s literature, author Jason Reynolds, on getting boys to read Director Aleem Khan on his film After Love, about a Muslim convert who discovers her husband had a double life Actor David Oyelowo on his directorial debut film, The Water Man Nigerian novelist Chibundu Onuzo talks about her novel Sankofa, which tells the story of a woman who goes in search of the West African father she never knew Argentinian ballerina Marianela Nunez explains how she keeps the classic roles fresh Composer and singer Arooj Aftab demonstrates how her Pakistani heritage inspires her music (Photo: Vin Diesel. Credit: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

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