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World Service,25 Jan 2025,49 mins

Singer and actress Ariana Grande

The Arts Hour

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This week Nikki’s guest is Ariana Grande! She’s in conversation with the American superstar singer and good witch Glinda to talk all things Wicked. Then... French American actor Timothee Chalamet reveals that he didn’t know much about Bob Dylan before agreeing to play him in A Complete Unknown. The German Austrian, Oscar winning filmmaker, Edward Berger discusses the appeal of making his Vatican-centred thriller Conclave And the hitmaking US singer-songwriter Chappell Roan shares the support and inspiration she’s drawn from the Drag community There’s Somali funk music from Dur Dur Band And Nikki’s cultural critic is Guy Lodge. (Photo: Ariana Grande; Credit: John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images)

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