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EPISODE · May 16, 2026 · 48 MIN

Carla Simon

from The Arts Hour · host BBC World Service

Nikki Bedi speaks to the Spanish director of Romeria, Carla Simon. Plus Zakia Sewell – broadcaster and author of new book Finding Albion – joins to discuss the week’s cultural highlights:American country music star Kacey Musgraves on her new albumFilmmaker Warwick Thornton talks about the relationships between Aboriginal Australians and Chinese labourersIndian-born novelist Amitav Ghosh shares his love of Rabindranath TagorePedro Pascal and Sigourney Weaver on new Star Wars film, The Mandalorian and GroguThe artist representing Britain at this year’s Venice Biennale, Lubaina Himid pays tribute to her Tanzanian motherAnd nomadic folk music from Inner Mongolian group, Anda UnionPhoto Credit: David Ruano

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