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Bryan Cranston, Kamila Shamsie, Vieux Farka Toure

Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston on playing Dalton Trumbo

In The Arts Hour this week Bryan Cranston tells us about his Oscar nominated role as a blacklisted Hollywood writer. The Malian musician Vieux Farka Toure talks about his new collaboration with American singer Julia Easterlin. The Moldovan violinist Patricia Kopachinskaja discusses musicians and madness and the Mayor of LA sings for us! Pakistani novelist Kamila Shamsie shares some research secrets, violinist Nigel Kennedy claims conductors are unnecessary and we hear about the forty thousand bees who’ll be joining musicians to perform in a concert.

(Photo shows: Bryan Cranston as Dalton Trumbo (c) Groundswell Productions, Kamila Shamsie (c) Shaun Curry/Getty, Vieux Farka Toure (c) Kevork Djansezian/Getty)

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Chapters

  • Bryan Cranston

    Bryan Cranston discusses his new role as the screenwriter Dalton Trumbo

    Duration: 10:08

  • Vieux Farka Toure

    Malian singer Vieux Farka Toure talks about latest album - Touristes

    Duration: 04:05

  • Patricia Kopachinskaja

    The violinist who was born in Moldova talks about her career

    Duration: 06:55

  • Los Angeles Mayor

    Los Angeles Mayor records an R & B style number to warn residents

    Duration: 01:50

  • Kamila Shamsie

    Kamila Shamsie discusses her novel Burnt Shadows on Book Club.

    Duration: 12:45

  • Nigel Kennedy

    The violinist talks about his groundbreaking recording of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons

    Duration: 08:12

  • Wolfgang Buttress

    Artist Wolfgang Buttress tells us why he decided to make music with forty thousand bees.

    Duration: 02:03

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