Headliners with Nihal Arthanayake

The Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe winner talks to Nihal Arthanayake about his latest movie for Netflix, The Trial of the Chicago 7, which has been nominated for six Academy Awards.Picture: Matt Winkelmeye

The actress, author and comedian talks to Nihal Arthanayake about her new novel, Asking For a Friend, starring in the current season of Line of Duty and why she decided to stop doing stand-up.

“It’s where love happened, it’s where heartbreak happened.” The singer-songwriter tells Nihal about the relationship behind his new album Evering Road.

The Venezuelan star of Carlos and The Assassination of Gianni Versace talks to Nihal about his new Netflix comedy “Yes Day”, growing up in Colombia at a time when Pablo Escobar’s influence was at its height and making the switch from his first career as a journalist to acting. Picture: Matt Kennedy.

Gareth tells Nihal about life after rugby, his experience of coming out and how the experience of his “dear friend” Prince Harry reminds him of his own treatment by some newspapers.

“I look at social media and I want to be like every woman I see on there.” Louise tells Nihal about the pressure on women to be perfect and how it’s amplified by social media.

“You don’t go in the ring to play tiddlywinks” Frank tells Nihal about his two fights with Mike Tyson and why he likes getting up early to keep fit.

The British stage and screen star talks to Nihal about his starring role in Da 5 Bloods and his thoughts on being tipped for Oscar success.

The last twelve months have been the most difficult of my career”; The chef and TV presenter talks to Nihal about reviving the restaurant industry and his new BBC game show.

"We all have a superpower and that's making someone feel better.” Ricky chats to Nihal about kindness, Covid and writing series 3 of Afterlife.