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World Service,26 Apr 2025,49 mins

Actor Tilda Swinton on her dystopian film The End

The Arts Hour

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Oscar winning actor Tilda Swinton on her latest role in the dystopian musical film The End and Oscar winning Indian film composer AR Rahman on Mick Jagger, Danny Boyle and making a VR film complete with odour. New Zealand director James Ashcroft describes working with John Lithgow in nursing home horror film The Rule of Jenny Pen and French director Francois Ozon explains why he finds older female characters intriguing. Writer and journalist Funmi Fetto reveals the inspiration for the British and Nigerian characters in her short story collection Hail Mary, and we hear from Nigerian music star Magixx about the benefits of fame Nikki Bedi is joined by cultural critic Bidisha to discuss cultural highlights of the week. (Photo: Tilda Swinton poses at the "The End" photocall, Berlin. Credit: Isa Foltin/Getty Images)

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