Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Find out how to listen to other BBC stations

Episode details

World Service,25 Jun 2022,49 mins

Laura Dern and Jurassic Park’s fandom

The Arts Hour

Available for over a year

Nikki Bedi hears from Hollywood star Laura Dern on her Jurassic Park character’s enduring popularity and return in Jurassic World Dominion. Nigerian producer Mo Abudu talks about her new Netflix show Blood Sisters. The Hong Kong Chinese poet Mary Jean Chan discusses a new anthology of Queer Poems in Pride month. Oscar winning British actor Emma Thompson talks about nudity on screen in her latest film, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande. The Greek film-maker Jacqueline Lentzou tells Nikki about her debut feature film, Moon 66 Questions which tells the story of a young woman returning home to care for her frail father. And we hear from the Australian film-maker Mary Zournazi about her documentary, My Rembetika Blues, exploring the influences of the musical genre and her personal connection to it. Plus Nikki is also joined by critic and cultural commentator Anna Bogutskaya. (Photo: Laura Dern. Credit: WireImage/Getty)

Programme Website
More episodes