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World Service,26 Oct 2024,49 mins

Writer and artist Aimée de Jongh

The Arts Hour

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Nikki Bedi is joined by the writer and artist Aimée de Jongh who’ll be talking about her graphic novel adaptation of Lord Of The Flies, and by cultural critic Katie Puckrik. They hear from Joaquin Phoenix and director Todd Field about reuniting for Joker: Folie à Deux, their all-singing, all-dancing sequel. Nikki is in conversation with Indian director Reema Kagti and producer Zoya Akhtar about their film Superboys of Malegaon. And the Nigerian singer Yeye Taiwo, one half of the legendary Lijadu sisters, recalls how they were inspired to make music. Also on the show British actor Ella Purnell explains how her character develops a taste for murder in the new TV series Sweetpea, and there’s music from Mercury-Award winning band Ezra Collective. (Photo: Aimée de Jongh. Credit: Bob Bruyn)

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