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Documentary maker Johan Grimonprez

Nikki and critic Karen Krizanovich discuss film and streaming highlights from The Day of the Jackal to Mati Diop's film Dahomey, giving voice to artefacts looted from West Africa.

Nikki Bedi and cultural critic Karen Krizanovich discuss Oscar-winning British star Eddie Redmayne and Bond actor Lashana Lynch’s updated TV version of the classic '60s film The Day of the Jackal.

French film-maker Mati Diop gives voice to some twenty six artefacts looted by France from what is now known as Benin in West Africa, in her film Dahomey.

And Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby’s experience of the lonely world of comedy and the β€˜white-water rapids’ of fame.

Also on the show, actor Hugh Grant talks about tackling horror in his movie Heretic.

Plus, folk music from Norway and an interview with Belgian director Johan Grimonprez, about his documentary Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat.

(Photo: Andrée Blouin. Credit: Terence Spencer/Popperfoto)

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Wed 20 Nov 2024 00:06GMT

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