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Amitabh Bachchan, Britney Spears, Daniel Radcliffe

Amitabh Bachchan on his film Pink, Britney Spears on the risks of performing live, and Daniel Radcliffe's new film The Swiss Army Man.

The Indian film super-star Amitabh Bachchan discusses his latest film Pink, a court room drama in which he plays a lawyer who is defending three girls who have been attacked. He also discusses the changes he has seen in the industry after more than 50 years in the film business.

M谩rta Sebesty茅n, the Hungarian folk singer from Muzsik谩s recalls how she became the haunting voice of the soundtrack from Anthony Minghella鈥檚 1996 film The English Patient.

We catch up with the latest music news in the world of Afro-Punk which is spreading worldwide, hearing from performers such as Laura Mvula, and Skin from Skunk Anansie.

Daniel Radcliffe will probably be forever known as the child actor who landed the role of Harry Potter in the series of famous films, but these days he is forging his career being taken seriously as an actor in the adult world. He tells us about his latest film The Swiss Army Man.

Tim Burton, director of magical and mostly gothic films, tells us about his own isolated childhood as his latest film Miss Peregrine鈥檚 91热爆 for Peculiar Children is released.

Steve Reich, the composer of minimalist music has just celebrated his 80th birthday and recalls how in the 1960s he experimented with tape to get some of the sounds he needed.

Performance poet Kate Tempest talks about her latest work Let them eat Chaos. She performs a short extract and pop icon Britney Spears talks about the trials and risks of performing big stage shows.

(Photo: Amitabh Bachchan (c) Dominique Charriau, Britney Spears (c) Ethan Miller/Getty Images, Daniel Radcliffe (c) Stuart C.Wilson)

50 minutes

Last on

Tue 11 Oct 2016 01:06GMT

Chapters

  • Amitabh Bachchan

    The Indian film super-star Amitabh Bachchan discusses his latest film Pink

    Duration: 05:28

  • M谩rta Sebesty茅n

    Hungarian folk singer, M谩rta Sebesty茅n remembers singing for the film The English Patient

    Duration: 05:19

  • AfroPunk

    The musical movement that is spreading world-wide.

    Duration: 05:52

  • Daniel Radcliffe

    Daniel Radcliffe discusses his latest film The Swiss Army Man

    Duration: 04:11

  • Tim Burton

    Tim Burton, the director of magical and mostly gothic films, discusses his childhood.

    Duration: 04:41

  • Steve Reich

    Steve Reich, composer of minimalist music, remembers the days of analog tape

    Duration: 07:08

  • Kate Tempest

    Performance poet, Kate Tempest, talks about her new album Let Them Eat Chaos

    Duration: 05:54

  • Britney Spears

    Global pop icon Britney Spears talks about the perils of performing.

    Duration: 06:28

Broadcasts

  • Sun 9 Oct 2016 14:06GMT
  • Mon 10 Oct 2016 08:06GMT
  • Mon 10 Oct 2016 23:06GMT
  • Tue 11 Oct 2016 01:06GMT