The Arts Hour - Actor Kristin Scott Thomas

British actor Kristin Scott Thomas, star of the English Patient and Four Weddings and a Funeral, reveals the personal story behind her directorial debut film, My Mother’s Wedding.

Nikki Bedi is joined by critic Larushka Ivan-Zadeh to discuss My Mother’s Wedding and other cultural highlights of the week

Twenty-year-old American you tube star Kane Parsons on Backrooms, the feature film version of his YouTube series

British Asian author Vaseem Khan on writing the latest new James Bond story

And the Canadian author of Heated Rivalries, Rachel Reid, on the raunchy ice hockey drama that is sweeping the world as a TV series

Nikki’s Studio guest interview is Mexican American filmmaker Alex Kahuam, who shares the vision behind his horror film, The Remedy

Leo Woodall, of White Lotus and Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy fame, talks about working with Dustin Hoffman on the film Tuner

And there’s music from Belarusian jazz band Soyuz

Photo Credit: Getty Images: Julien M. Hekimian

Published on Friday, 5th June 2026.

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