The Arts Hour, The Arts Hour, Carla Simon

The Arts Hour

The Arts Hour

Carla Simon

16 May 2026

48 minutes

Available for 25 days

Nikki Bedi speaks to the Spanish director of Romeria, Carla Simon. Plus Zakia Sewell – broadcaster and author of new book Finding Albion – joins to discuss the week’s cultural highlights:

American country music star Kacey Musgraves on her new album

Filmmaker Warwick Thornton talks about the relationships between Aboriginal Australians and Chinese labourers

Indian-born novelist Amitav Ghosh shares his love of Rabindranath Tagore

Pedro Pascal and Sigourney Weaver on new Star Wars film, The Mandalorian and Grogu

The artist representing Britain at this year’s Venice Biennale, Lubaina Himid pays tribute to her Tanzanian mother

And nomadic folk music from Inner Mongolian group, Anda Union

Photo Credit: David Ruano