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The Arts Hour Episodes

  1. The Bridge

    "We don't understand each other"- Denmark's Kim Bodnia on acting with his Swedish co-star

  2. Angelique Kidjo, Meryl Streep, Raghu Dixit

    "At a very early age... I started being called 'whore'" - Angelique Kidjo

  3. Matthew McConaughey

    "I wanna do something that scares the hell out of me" - Matthew McConaughey

  4. Leonardo DiCaprio

    The Wolf Of Wall Street star discusses his role as a stockbroker and filming orgies

  5. Idris Elba Plays Nelson Mandela

    Winnie Mandela tells Idris Elba - 'I recognise my husband in you'

  6. Highlights: Books & Music

    Nikki Bedi presents 2013's very best book and music interviews from the BBC

  7. Michael Douglas

    "Am I mincing?"

  8. Robert Redford

    "It was depressing" - JC Chandor, director of All is Lost

  9. Nelson Mandela

    The art and artists he inspired

  10. Daniel Radcliffe

    " I wanted to know that I was being wanted for the right reasons" - Daniel Radcliffe

  11. Actress (and artist) Lucy Liu

    'Creativity was not something we were encouraged to think about' - Lucy Liu

  12. Jude Law

    'I've always wanted to direct' - Jude Law

  13. Amy Tan

    "All the sex scenes are NOT what I practice" Amy Tan keeps her writing out of her bedroom

  14. Director John Waters

    'They aren’t funny, they’re Just Gross' - Director John Waters on Hollywood comedies

  15. Billy Zane: movie star (and secret painter)

    "If I can't find canvas, I'll use a sail" Billy Zane on his approach towards art making.

  16. Sir Paul McCartney

    'You’ve got the bunny that came out the top hat' – Sir Paul McCartney

  17. Tom Hanks: the Perils of Filming at Sea

    'It wasn't until another guy threw up on me that we finally stopped' - Tom Hanks

  18. Kanye West

    Kanye - 'I know how to make perfect'

  19. Elton John

    Elton John - 'Why I’m going to perform in Russia, despite the anti-gay laws.'

  20. Woody Allen

    'I've never read a review of my films' - Woody Allen

  21. Sting Heads for Broadway

    'I describe it as projectile vomiting' - Sting on writing his new album The Last Ship

  22. Film director Ron Howard

    “None of these competitors were willing to back off a tenth of a second" Ron Howard

  23. Travel Writer and Novelist Paul Theroux

    'People think I'm grumpy, I'm really not. I have the disposition of a hobbit' Paul Theroux

  24. Canadian Poet and Novelist Margaret Atwood

    Canadian writer Margaret Atwood tells us how technology and creative writing can mix

  25. Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard

    Sir Tom Stoppard on mashing up Pink Floyd and philosophy in his new radio play

  26. Johnny Depp: 'What do I care about somebody's critique'

    Johnny Depp defends his poorly-reviewed film The Lone Ranger

  27. Shah Rukh Khan on His New Film Chennai Express

    Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan and co-star Deepika Padukone on the new film Chennai Express

  28. 03/08/2013

    The best global arts coverage from across the BBC.

  29. Jay Z on Fame

    “I’m playing this dance with this fame and it’s like playing with a drug,it’s very deadly”

  30. Film Director Guillermo Del Toro

    "This is a movie directed by an obese 48 year old man, but dreamt of by the boy I was"

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