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鈥檒l 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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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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