Episode details

Available for over a year
Oscar, Emmy & Tony Award-winning actor Viola Davis on sharing the lows as well as the highs of her career. Hollywood star Benedict Cumberbatch on playing Dr Strange in his latest superhero movie. Chinese guitarist Xuefei Yang plays live in the studio. Zimbabwean author NoViolet Bulawayo talks about her latest novel, Glory. Indian tabla maestro Sandeep Das on the laughs and revelations of working with Yo Yo Ma and a western classical orchestra. Best-selling American young adult author Angie Thomas on her childhood and adult love of libraries. Swiss singer-songwriter Priya Ragu discusses how she reflects her Sri Lankan-Tamil heritage in her music. And presenter Nikki Bedi is also joined in the studio by Nigeria poet, performer and writer Wana Udobang. Producer: Paul Waters (Photo: Viola Davis. Credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/Getty)
Programme Website