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World Service,02 Mar 2024,49 mins

Oscar-nominated director Ilker Çatak

The Arts Hour

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Nikki Bedi speaks with Oscar-nominated Turkish-German director Ilker Çatak to discuss his film The Teachers’ Lounge. Oscar-nominated Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos talks about the freedom of rehearsals… The American actor and boxer Kali Reis on the Indigenous community involved in the latest series of True Detective… Irish actor Paul Mescal describes sharing the film All of Us Strangers with an audience and Rapper 50 Cent on how he learnt to write songs as well as rap. And there’s some Bulgarian choral music. Nikki is also joined in the studio by writer and journalist Shyama Perera as her cultural commentator. Presenter: Nikki Bedi Producer: Oliver Jones (Photo: Ilker Çatak and Leonie Benesch attend the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences' 14th Annual Governors Awards. Credit: Emma McIntyre/WireImage)

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