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World Service,23 Apr 2022,49 mins

Actor Meera Syal

The Arts Hour

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On The Arts Hour this week, Nikki Bedi talks to actor and writer Meera Syal about her role in the new Apple TV+ series, Roar. We hear from Oscar-winning actor Jared Leto who stars as, and in, Morbius - the third film in Sony’s Spiderman Universe. Finnish director Juho Kuosmanen tells us about his film Compartment No 6. We hear about The Handmaid’s Tale opera from director Annilese Miskimmon. The action epic The Northman is now in movie theatres - director Robert Eggers tells us how he made it. From the world of Indian cinema, actor Jr NTR talks about RRR - which stands for Rise, Roar, Revolt. And we have music from Kurdish singer songwriter Olcay Bayir. Plus we hear from critic Anil Sinanan. Producer: Paul Waters (Photo: Meera Syal in Roar. Credit: AppleTV+)

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