Nikki Bedi

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About: Nikki Bedi is a television and radio presenter who currently curates, writes and hosts The Arts Hour on the BBC World Service and The Arts Hour on Tour, a show which travels to different cities around the world for spirited debates before a live audience. She hosted BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live for 5 years and also works on BBC Radio London. Her current TV work includes the BBC World News series Encounter Culture, Ultimate which is a luxury travel meets cultural curiosity series and Discovering the World’s Culture. Nikki describes herself as ‘glocal’ as her work is both global and local and as ‘Indo-Anglian’ as she was born to an Indian father and British mother. She began her career in Mumbai as both a stage and film actress and was the first panelist on QI to speak in Hindi. In her spare time she watches inordinate amounts of television and films