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Review: High Society and film Savage House
Plus: Fiona Mozley's new novel, Awake Awake.
04 Jun 2026,42 mins
Live from the Belfast Book Festival
Writers Lucy Caldwell and Hilary McCollum; Bold Girls at Lyric Theatre and Live Poetry.
03 Jun 2026,42 mins
Rivals writer Sophie Goodhart on new TV series Alice and Steve; depictions of dogs in art
Soweto Kinch on Keith Jarrett’s Köln Concert, the bestselling solo album in jazz history.
02 Jun 2026,42 mins
Marilyn Monroe at 100
Marilyn Monroe at 100, George Michael's biography, Courtney Pine, Maureen Duffy tribute.
01 Jun 2026,42 mins
Review Show: Paul McCartney, Russell T Davies, Maggie O'Farrell
The verdict on Russell T Davies' new drama Tip Toe and Paul McCartney's latest album.
28 May 2026,42 mins
Ann Patchett, plus why launch an all-male publishing house?
Nashville novelist Ann Patchett on her tenth novel, Whistler.
27 May 2026,42 mins
Jazz legend Miles Davis at 100
Celebrating the centenary of jazz legend Miles Davis
26 May 2026,42 mins
Live from Hay with Jack Thorne and Val McDermid
Live from Hay with Jack Thorne and Val McDermid, Vaseem Khan & the National Poet of Wales.
25 May 2026,42 mins
Review Show: Douglas Stuart's John of John and Cannes Film Festival
Also, Holy Pop!, a new exhibition celebrating fandom.
21 May 2026,42 mins
Heated Rivalry author Rachel Reid
Rachel Reid on her books which propelled the Heated Rivalry phenomenon.
20 May 2026,42 mins
Winston Churchill: The Painter, and Smoggie Queens creator and star Phil Dunning
Plus Tate Britain’s show garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
19 May 2026,42 mins
White Lotus and Bridget Jones star Leo Woodall on his new film
Leo Woodall stars in the film Tuner, about a young piano prodigy who turns to crime
18 May 2026,42 mins
Review Show: Rivals and Ian McKellen in The Christophers
Plus the West End transfer of the award-winning historical drama 1536.
14 May 2026,42 mins
Mark Cousins on his 16-hour epic documentary
Director Mark Cousins on his 16-hour epic The Story of Documentary Film.
13 May 2026,42 mins
The rock star architect of the Baroque age, Sir John Vanbrugh
Sir John Vanbrugh, and Lubaina Himid on representing Great Britain at the Venice Biennale
12 May 2026,42 mins
Highs, lows and naked jet-skiers at the Venice Biennale
Critics Ben Luke and Aviva Dautch bring us all the news from Venice.
11 May 2026,42 mins
Reviewing The Sheep Detectives, Elizabeth Strout and Henry Moore at Kew
Reviewing The Sheep Detectives, Elizabeth Strout and Henry Moore at Kew.
07 May 2026,42 mins
Author Siri Hustvedt on her memoir, Ghost Stories
Acclaimed author Siri Hustvedt on her memoir of her marriage to Paul Auster.
06 May 2026,42 mins
Antony Gormley in 2D
Antony Gormley on drawing. Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson. Career Women cinema.
05 May 2026,42 mins
Celebrating the art of Illustration, with Sir Quentin Blake and Posy Simmonds
We find out how illustration is adapting to a changing world.
04 May 2026,41 mins
Review: Spanish master Zurbarán at the National Gallery
The House of the Spirits series & play Please Please Me about Brian Epstein & The Beatles
30 Apr 2026,42 mins
Paul Weller on his musical evolution
As he releases Weller at the BBC Volume 2, Paul Weller talks to Kirsty Wark.
29 Apr 2026,42 mins
Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on the new Children's Booker Prize
Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on the power of books and Kae Tempest's new novel
28 Apr 2026,42 mins
The Devil Wears Prada 2, with director David Frankel
The Devil Wears Prada 2 director David Frankel. David Haig's new play. Kissing on stage.
27 Apr 2026,42 mins
Review: Half Man, Richard Gadd’s follow up to Baby Reindeer
Plus Anne Hathaway as a pop star seeking a comeback in thriller Mother Mary.
23 Apr 2026,42 mins
Michael Jackson biopic controversy
We review the new biopic Michael, which stars Michael Jackson's nephew Jaafar.
22 Apr 2026,42 mins
Vivaldi film, author Ben Lerner and V+A East's Music Is Black exhibition
A film about Vivaldi, author Ben Lerner and the V+A East's The Music Is Black exhibition
21 Apr 2026,42 mins
Are straight male novelists avoiding sex scenes? Plus new BBC drama Mint
Director Charlotte Regan on her new BBC thriller Mint.
20 Apr 2026,42 mins
Reviewing Lena Dunham's memoir, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Big Mistakes
Reviewing Lena Dunham's memoir, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Big Mistakes.
16 Apr 2026,42 mins
Dancer and choreographer Gene Kelly's wife and biographer Patricia Ward Kelly on Starstruck
Scottish Ballet's Starstruck honours Gene Kelly's creative legacy.
15 Apr 2026,42 mins