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The Arts Hour

Priyanka Chopra, Paul Feig, Nicole Farhi

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service Australasia

Bollywood to Hollywood superstar, Priyanka Chopra, discusses conquering Indian stereotypes. Writer Jamal Mahjoub considers the artistic response to the political upheaval in Egypt. The Caine Prize for African Writing finalists introduce themselves. Ghostbusters director, Paul Feig, on why he loathes the term, ‘chick flick’. The king of Hollywood composers, Hans Zimmer, reveals his most personal score. Global fashion designer, Nicole Farhi, discusses her true passion - sculpting. Australia’s ‘greatest cultural export’, Barry Humphries, on his love of Weimar music.

(Photo shows: Priyanka Chopra (c) Brad Barket/Getty, Paul Feig (c) Frederick M. Brown/Getty, Nicole Farhi (c) Chris Jackson/Getty) Show less

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