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This week on The Arts Hour with Nikki Bedi, Korean director Bong Joon-ho whose film Parasite has made history as the first ever non English language film to win the Oscar for best film!

Syrian director Waad al Kateab relives the experience of filming her documentary For Sama, about life under constant bombardment during the battle of Aleppo, where she lived for 5 years.

DJ Rita Ray takes us on her latest musical odyssey across Africa, from Liberia to Malawi.

Film actor Dev Patel talks about his starring role in The Personal History of David Copperfield, director Armando Iannucci鈥檚 new version of the Charles Dickens classic, whose colour blind cast is unprecedented in period movies.

Irish writer Eimear McBride explains why she is tackling the sexuality of older women in her new novel Strange Hotel.

Musician and actor Johnny Flynn reveals the importance of design in the latest film version of Jane Austen鈥檚 novel, Emma, and tells us about his up-coming film portrayal of David Bowie.

Nikki鈥檚 guests in the studio are actress and writer Temi Wilkey, whose debut play, The High Table, looks at a Nigerian family鈥檚 response to their daughter marrying another woman, and film critic Larushka Ivan-Zadeh.

Photo shows Bong Joon-ho receiving the Oscar for best film 2020 漏 Albert L Ortega/Getty Images