Nile Rodgers, Jesse Eisenberg, Kunal Nayyar, Surrealists
Arts news, interviews and reviews. John Wilson talks to Nile Rodgers, on the eve of ±«Óãtv Music Day. Plus Jesse Eisenberg on his new play co-starring Kunal Nayyar.
Nile Rodgers, Ambassador for ±«Óãtv Music Day, talks to John Wilson about his decades in the music industry, from pioneering disco with Chic to creating the massive hit Get Lucky with Daft Punk.
Jesse Eisenberg and Kunal Nayyar on The Spoils, a darkly comic play about roommates written by Jesse in which he stars alongside Kunal, known for TV series The Big Bang Theory.
Alex Clark reviews the film Race, about the African American athlete Jesse Owens who won a record-breaking four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
A new exhibition at the Scottish National Gallery for Modern Art - Surreal Encounters: Collecting the Marvellous - throws the spotlight on four key collectors of the modern art movement. Curator Keith Hartley.
Presenter: John Wilson
Producer: Timothy Prosser.
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Nile Rodgers
Duration: 09:38
Race
Duration: 04:09
Jesse Eisenberg and Kunal Nayyar
Duration: 08:37
Surrealists
Duration: 05:16
Nile Rodgers
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Nile Rodgers is an ambassador for , which is on Friday 3rd June 2016.
Image (above and left): Nile Rodgers
Race
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Race is released on 3rd June 2016, certificate PG.
Image: Stephan James (middle) as Jesse Owens
Surrealists
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is at the Scottish National Gallery for Modern Art, Edinburgh from 4th  - 11th June 2016.
Image: Salvador Dali, Mae West Sofa, 1938
Credit: Museum Boijman Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Jesse Eisenberg
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Jesse Eisenberg and Kunal Nayyar star in at The Trafalgar Studios, London until 18th August 2016.
Both have books out now:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Jesse Eisenberg – Bream Gives Me Hiccups
Kunal Nayyar – Yes, My Accent Is Real
Image: Kunal Nayyar (top) and Jesse Eisenberg in The Spoils
Image credit: Oliver Rosser
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Role Contributor Presenter John Wilson Interviewed Guest Nile Rodgers Interviewed Guest Jesse Eisenberg Interviewed Guest Kunal Nayyar Interviewed Guest Alex Clark Interviewed Guest Keith Hartley Producer Timothy Prosser Broadcast
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