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The Arts Hour: Riz Ahmed, Chi-chi Nwanoku, Lionel Shriver

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Riz Ahmed, Chi-chi Nwanoku, Lionel Shriver

22/04/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - The Arts Hour, Riz Ahmed, Chi-chi Nwanoku, Lionel Shriver

Riz Ahmed compares acting in small British films compared to Star Wars

Riz Ahmed on how acting in small British films compared to his role in the global franchise Star Wars.   Stand-up comedians Neeti Palta and Sapan Verma on taking on controversial topics through comedy in India.    Veteran actors Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman explain why studios are aiming their films at older audiences.   Musician Chi-chi Nwanoku discusses why she founded the Chineke orchestra to increase diversity in the world of classical music 

Author Lionel Shriver on how her love for the band Steely Dan saw her through some dark days and the Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars on forming a band in a refugee camp. 

Joining Nikki in discussion are the British film director Shola Amoo and in Hong Kong, the cultural journalist Vivienne Chow.

Photo shows: Riz Ahmed (c) Justin Tallis/Getty Images, Chi-chi Nwanoku (c) BBC, Lionel Shriver (c) Joel Saget/Getty Images)

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