Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Radio 4,·4285 episodes
Plus: Fiona Mozley's new novel, Awake Awake.
04 Jun 2026,·42 mins
Writers Lucy Caldwell and Hilary McCollum; Bold Girls at Lyric Theatre and Live Poetry.
03 Jun 2026,·42 mins
Soweto Kinch on Keith Jarrett’s Köln Concert, the bestselling solo album in jazz history.
02 Jun 2026,·42 mins
Marilyn Monroe at 100, George Michael's biography, Courtney Pine, Maureen Duffy tribute.
01 Jun 2026,·42 mins
The verdict on Russell T Davies' new drama Tip Toe and Paul McCartney's latest album.
28 May 2026,·42 mins
Nashville novelist Ann Patchett on her tenth novel, Whistler.
27 May 2026,·42 mins
Celebrating the centenary of jazz legend Miles Davis
26 May 2026,·42 mins
Live from Hay with Jack Thorne and Val McDermid, Vaseem Khan & the National Poet of Wales.
25 May 2026,·42 mins
Also, Holy Pop!, a new exhibition celebrating fandom.
21 May 2026,·42 mins
Rachel Reid on her books which propelled the Heated Rivalry phenomenon.
20 May 2026,·42 mins
Plus Tate Britain’s show garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
19 May 2026,·42 mins
Leo Woodall stars in the film Tuner, about a young piano prodigy who turns to crime
18 May 2026,·42 mins
Plus the West End transfer of the award-winning historical drama 1536.
14 May 2026,·42 mins
Director Mark Cousins on his 16-hour epic The Story of Documentary Film.
13 May 2026,·42 mins
Sir John Vanbrugh, and Lubaina Himid on representing Great Britain at the Venice Biennale
12 May 2026,·42 mins
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.
07 May 2026,·42 mins
Acclaimed author Siri Hustvedt on her memoir of her marriage to Paul Auster.
06 May 2026,·42 mins
Antony Gormley on drawing. Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson. Career Women cinema.
05 May 2026,·42 mins
We find out how illustration is adapting to a changing world.
04 May 2026,·41 mins
The House of the Spirits series & play Please Please Me about Brian Epstein & The Beatles
30 Apr 2026,·42 mins
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 power of books and Kae Tempest's new novel
28 Apr 2026,·42 mins
The Devil Wears Prada 2 director David Frankel. David Haig's new play. Kissing on stage.
27 Apr 2026,·42 mins
Plus Anne Hathaway as a pop star seeking a comeback in thriller Mother Mary.
23 Apr 2026,·42 mins
We review the new biopic Michael, which stars Michael Jackson's nephew Jaafar.
22 Apr 2026,·42 mins
A film about Vivaldi, author Ben Lerner and the V+A East's The Music Is Black exhibition
21 Apr 2026,·42 mins
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.
16 Apr 2026,·42 mins
Scottish Ballet's Starstruck honours Gene Kelly's creative legacy.
15 Apr 2026,·42 mins