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The Arts Hour: Nicole Kidman, Tony Bennett, Sinkane

Nicole Kidman, Tony Bennett, Sinkane

14/09/2014

BBC World Service - The Arts Hour, Nicole Kidman, Tony Bennett, Sinkane

'The word 'allow' doesn't even come into my vocabulary' - Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman discusses the research she carried out for her latest thriller, Before I Go To Sleep, in which she plays a woman who wakes up every morning with no memories. We also hear the news from the Venice Film Festival. Eighty-eight-year-,old crooner Tony Bennett talks about working with Lady Gaga. We explore the continuing influence of rapper Tupac Shakur 18 years after his death. John Waters, the film-maker who has been called ‘The Pope of Trash’ talks about how growing up in Baltimore affected his films. The Sudanese American singer Ahmed Gallab talks about the blend of styles that form the sound of his group Sinkane. The violinist Tasmin Little confesses to two-timing her violin and we explore why poets want to work in opera.

(Photo: From left, Nicole Kidman in Before I Go To Sleep, Tony Bennett (c) Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images, Ahmed Gallab (c) Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)

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