Australian actor Chris Hemsworth

This week on The Arts Hour, Australian actor Chris Hemsworth talks about his latest action movie, Extraction, and his struggles with home schooling in the lock down, Danish Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson explains why he’s creating digital images of the earth and British musician Lianne Le Havas plays with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

The Arts Hour also hears about American actor Steve Martin’s favourite works in the Museum of Modern Art in New York, author C Pam Zhang talks about her novel following during the American gold rush and Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson plays Bach in a deserted concert hall.

Joining Nikki Bedi to discuss this week’s cultural highlights are crime writer Simone Buchholz, author of Mexico Street, and Icelandic comedian Ari Eldjárn.

Image: Chris Hemsworth
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