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Joe Lycett on his first solo exhibition, Everything Must Go
Charlotte Higgins on the role of artists in Ukraine, and the rise in poetry sales.
17 Aug 2026,42 mins
Review Show: Tony, film about the early life of chef Anthony Bourdain
Plus reviews of manga musical Death Note and Mario Vargas Llosa’s final novel.
13 Aug 2026,42 mins
The best theatre at this year's Edinburgh Festivals
Hannah Reilly on her much-anticipated show about authenticity, Roleplay.
12 Aug 2026,42 mins
Steph McGovern on how to buy art
Plus actor Sian Clifford on her role in new mockumentary Lady and writer Colin Thubron.
11 Aug 2026,42 mins
Game of Thrones at the RSC first night review
Plus conductor Marin Alsop on what makes American music sound American.
10 Aug 2026,42 mins
Review Show: Irvine Welsh's new novel and Glenn Close's new film
Richard Dadd at the Royal Academy and AI companies shredding rare books.
06 Aug 2026,42 mins
Live from the Edinburgh Festivals: Stockard Channing on directing Krapp's Last Tape
Actress Stockard Channing on her directorial debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
05 Aug 2026,42 mins
John Hannah on his new comedy crime drama set in Benidorm
John Hannah on Benidorm is Murder and a look at Hull's newly refurbished Maritime Museum.
04 Aug 2026,42 mins
Magic live in the studio
Magic live in the studio, author Jacqueline Crooks and French museum security.
03 Aug 2026,37 mins
Review show: Childhood in War, Children of Wolves and kids in Luton
Lawrence Osborne's new cat-and-mouse thriller and a debut British film.
30 Jul 2026,42 mins
How the opiod crisis inspired an opera
Composer Missy Mazzoli on her opera The Galloping Cure.
29 Jul 2026,42 mins
Mary Beard reveals the Booker Prize longlist, plus Bill Pullman on taking on Chekhov
Mary Beard, chair of the judges for the 2026 Booker Prize.
28 Jul 2026,42 mins
Bill Oddie, remembered by his friend Graeme Garden
Bill Oddie remembered, Frank Miller on Batman and Children's Laureate, Patrice Lawrence.
27 Jul 2026,42 mins
Review Show: Trainspotting the Musical, Colson Whitehead's new novel
Plus fishing romance drama On the Sea.
23 Jul 2026,42 mins
Andrew Ridgeley on Wham in China
Wham's Andrew Ridgeley; The impact of Fleabag on 10 years of TV; The art of costume making
22 Jul 2026,42 mins
Ruth Madeley on new TV drama The Rapture, Nadine Shah on her BBC Prom
Ruth Madeley on starring in new TV thriller The Rapture, and Nadine Shah on her BBC Prom.
21 Jul 2026,42 mins
The first PM with an English degree, plus a new museum of WWII espionage
Samira talks to the man who taught Andy Burnham English Literature.
20 Jul 2026,42 mins
Review: Christopher Nolan's film The Odyssey with Matt Damon and Zendaya
The Oresteia on stage and Avni Doshi's novel The First House.
16 Jul 2026,42 mins
Heartstopper creator Alice Oseman
What made Heartstopper such a phenomenon with young people?
15 Jul 2026,42 mins
Christopher Nolan on his film The Odyssey, Little House on the Prairie, novelist Candice Carty-Williams
Film-maker Christopher Nolan on transforming the ancient Greece epic for the big screen.
14 Jul 2026,42 mins
Diane Morgan on playing a robot in TV comedy Ann Droid.
Diane Morgan on her new BBC comedy, Ann Droid.
13 Jul 2026,42 mins
Review Show: The Rolling Stones album Foreign Tongues
AI and humanity explored in the play Robota and Disney Live Action remakes.
09 Jul 2026,42 mins
Lynval Golding of The Specials on the band's swansong album
The last album from The Specials; Female photographers as social activists.
08 Jul 2026,41 mins
Ai Weiwei in Manchester
Ai Weiwei's largest site-specific show, and Nassim Soleimanpour on his groundbreaking play
07 Jul 2026,42 mins
Madonna's Confessions II album, Daphne du Maurier, Sky buying ITV
Plus the US cultural events to mark 250 years of independence.
06 Jul 2026,42 mins
Review Show: Penélope Cruz in The Invite, Pride the Musical
And debut novel Trouble Was by Charlotte Edwardes.
02 Jul 2026,42 mins
Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro on his passion for films featuring trains
Kazuo Ishiguro speaks to Kirsty Wark about his fascination for trains
01 Jul 2026,42 mins
Dave Eggers on his new novel Contrapposto and Supergirl director Craig Gillespie
As Michael Caine's Odyssey is released, we discuss actors licencing themselves for AI.
30 Jun 2026,41 mins
Penelope Keith tribute, Russell Tovey, Katherine Rundell on fairy tales
Tribute to Penelope Keith, Russell Tovey, Katherine Rundell on fairy tales.
29 Jun 2026,42 mins
Review Show: Frida Kahlo, Mads Mikkelsen in The Last Viking, Museum of the Year
The Last Viking film and novel Natural Disaster by Lisa Owens. Plus Museum of the Year.
25 Jun 2026,42 mins