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World Service,19 Jul 2025,49 mins

Commonwealth Short Story Prize winner Chanel Sutherland

The Arts Hour

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Nikki Bedi is joined by writer Chanel Sutherland and film critic Hanna Flint to discuss cultural highlights of the week. Hollywood director James Gunn on reviving Superman and the actor Rachel Brosnahan on being cast as Lois Lane. The author and Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah on growing up in Zanzibar. New Zealand’s biggest popstar Lorde, discusses her new album, Virgin. Vincentian-Canadian Chanel Sutherland talks about her Commonwealth prizewinning short story, Descend. German artist Anselm Keifer reveals his love of Van Gogh. And art collector Shalini Passi shares her experience of starring in Netflix reality show, Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives. Main image: Chanel Sutherland

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