Nikki Bedi is joined by cultural critic Bidisha.

Oscar winning, Swiss Austrian filmmaker Edward Berger and Irish actor Colin Farrell travel to Macau for their new casino thriller. Nikki speaks to Argentinian actor and director Dolores Fonzi, about her legal drama Belén. British-American music super-producer Mark Ronson recalls working with the legendary singer Amy Winehouse for the first time. Pakistan born writer Dur e Aziz Amna discusses her latest novel A Splintering.

And American film director Sarah Friedland talks about her debut feature film Familiar Touch.

Main image: Dolores Fonzi and Laura Paredes Photo credit: Amazon MGM Studios

Nikki Bedi speaks to Italian screen writer and show runner Leonardo Fasoli about his new true crime TV series The Monster of Florence, which deals with a serial killer in Tuscany, who – over decades - murdered courting couples. The case was never solved. We hear from Bruce Springsteen and the actor - Jeremy Allen White - who plays him in the biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. Oscar winning British actor and artist Tilda Swinton discusses an exhibition in Amsterdam that celebrates her creative collaborations. And the Oscar-winning American filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow on her hugely tense political thriller A House of Dynamite. Also on the show, choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh on discovering dance through Indian cinema. Jazz pianist Julian Joseph explains the musical and cognitive flexibility that jazz musicians need. And the Argentinian bandoneon player Carlos Quilici talks about tango. Joining Nikki in the studio to ponder these sumptuous offerings is the critic and dancer Katie Puckrik.

Main image: Leonardo Fasoli Photo credit: Netflix

Nikki Bedi speaks to Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos about his latest film Bugonia, starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons.

We hear from triple Oscar-winning Mexican director Guillermo del Toro about breathing new life into Frankenstein.

Actor and star of The Morning Show, Karen Pittman, discusses women led workplaces and the politics of news media.

Serbian performance artist Marina Abramović reflects on her most personal and perhaps most ambitious artwork to date, Balkan Erotic Epic.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson reveals how his background as a pro wrestler failed to fully prepare him for playing Mark Kerr, the UFC mixed martial arts pioneer whose life is depicted in new film The Smashing Machine.

And Chinese pianist Lang Lang introduces a life changing live performance with his father.

Joining Nikki to navigate these cultural riches is the critic Arifa Akbar.

Producer: Ciaran Bermingham

Nikki Bedi talks to international film-makers taking part in this year's London Film Festival.

American writer-director Kelly Reichardt takes us back to the 1970s with her heist film The Mastermind starring Josh O' Connor.

French Moroccan film-maker Robin Campillo shares how he continued the work of his late friend and collaborator Laurent Cantet with coming-of-age drama Enzo.

Oscar-winning documentary-maker Laura Poitras talks about her latest film Cover-Up, which looks at the work of the Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersch. And another Oscar winner, Hungarian director Laszlo Nemes discusses his film Orphan about a young boy in 1950s Hungary.

(Photo: Josh O'Connor in The Mastermind. Credit: Mastermind Movie Inc)

Nikki Bedi speaks to Swiss-born Australian direct Simon Stone about super yachts, working with Keira Knightley and the words of advice Guillermo del Toro gave him on new film Woman in Cabin 10.

Also, Taylor Swift on her new album, The Life of a Show Girl.

Oscar-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins reveals the painters who have inspired him.

Poet Catherine-Esther Cowie discusses drawing on the history and language of St Lucia for her collection Heirloom.

Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey talks about driving a school bus for his latest role.

Producer: Ciaran Bermingham

(Credit: Photography by Dave Bennett for Netflix)

Nikki Bedi introduces the Arts Hour podcast. Your weekly cultural companion, featuring guests and opinions on what's happening in art, theatre, film, TV, music and more. Find us at bbc.com or wherever you get your podcasts.