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The podcast \\u2018Aria Code\\u2019 from WQXR and the Metropolitan Opera aims to pull back the curtain on some of operas most well-known moments. Each episode \\u201cdecodes\\u201d one aria, with academics and opera singers diving in to the music. But there are also a variety of unexpected guests, such as a marriage therapist talking relationships in Carmen or a former sex worker giving perspective on La Traviata. Host Rhiannon Giddens explains what\\u2019s coming up in the third series of the podcast.

The 2020 film The Legend of Fire Saga told the story of Husavik - a plucky little village in Iceland - that wanted to send a local group to compete at The Eurovision Song Contest. They have a song ready to sing in English but decide at the last moment to swap to one which features their native tongue, even though they\\u2019ve been warned that it\\u2019ll mean they won\\u2019t win. It starred Will Ferrel and Rachel McAdams and the song\\u2019s real life composer was Atli \\xd6rvarsson (who\\u2019s also written for Maroon 5, Ariana Grande, Ellie Goulding and many others). Now it\\u2019s Oscar nominations time and the citizens of Husavik want the ballad to their town to be nominated in the Best Original Song category shortlist.

For our Friday Review, critics Lanre Bakare and Anna Smith give their verdict on whether Sky\\u2019s The Flight Attendant takes off. Starring Kaley Cuoco of The Big Bang Theory, it tells the story of a flight attendant whose wild night out in Bangkok lands her in a very sticky situation. Michelle Gomez and Rosie Perez also star. And we\\u2019ll be asking Lanre and Anna to give their suggestions for something cultural to enjoy this weekend.

The author Yaa Gyasi\\u2019s debut novel Homegoing was a breakthrough success with its account of the impact of slavery on generations of a family. Her second, Transcendent Kingdom, has just been longlisted for the Women\\u2019s Prize for Fiction. It\\u2019s about opioid addiction, religion and the line between belief and science, with its story of Gifty, a scientist who is looking for ways to understand what has happened to her and her family.

Presenter: John Wilson\\nProducer: Julian May