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World Service,18 Jun 2022,49 mins

Actor Tom Hanks

The Arts Hour

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On The Arts Hour this week, Nikki Bedi hears from Oscar winning actor Tom Hanks on playing Colonel Tom Parker, the man who discovered Elvis Presley. British actor David Harewood reveals how a psychotic episode he experienced as a young man has shaped his life and career. The Australian first nation opera singer Tiriki Onus talks about solving the mystery of a 70-year-old silent film in his new feature documentary Ablaze. We hear from actors Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen on reprising their iconic Star Wars roles in the new series Obi Wan Kenobi. The filmmaker Regan Linton discusses her new documentary, Imperfect which tells the story of a theatre troupe of actors with disabilities staging a production of Chicago. And the acclaimed sitarist Jasdeep Singh Degun discusses his latest album, Anomaly. Plus Nikki is also joined by the film critic and writer Catherine Bray. (Photo: Tom Hanks. Credit: Lionel Hahn/Getty Images)

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