Original version

BBC World Service East Asia

The Arts Hour

Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media: Arts

The best global arts coverage from across the BBC.

BBC World Service Australasia

BBC World Service Online

BBC World Service schedule for American satellite radio and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

BBC World Service

BBC World Service South Asia

BBC World Service News Internet

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule

BBC World Service West and Central Africa

The Arts Hour: Actor Viola Davis

Discussion & Talk

Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media

Actor Viola Davis

09/01/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - The Arts Hour, Actor Viola Davis

Oscar-winning actor Viola Davis tells us about her role in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Oscar-winning actor Viola Davis tells us about bringing the ‘Mother of the blues’ to life in the film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Oscar-winning actor Viola Davis on bringing to life the ‘Mother of the blues’ in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

The Hollywood star Tom Hanks tells us about his film News Of The World

Actor and producer David Oyelowo addresses the trolling that comes with colour blind casting

Director Patty Jenkins and actor Gal Gadot on recreating the powers of Wonder Woman without CGI and in that gold outfit

Australian singer/songwriter SIA describes being catapulted into the public eye having decided to stay in the background

And we take a music trip through Tanzania

Joining Nikki Bedi in the studio is critic Kaleem Aftab and on the line from New York is filmmaker Ekwa Msangi, who’ll also be telling us about her movie Farewell Amor



(Image: Viola Davis. Credit: VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)

Accessibility links

Programme Index

The Arts Hour

Actor Viola Davis

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC World Service East Asia

About BBC World Service