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Dante's Inferno in Jamaica, Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time re-examined, Shakespeare's first theatre
Jamaica's former poet laureate, Lorna Goodison on Dante's Inferno.
22 Apr 2025,42 mins
JMW Turner: 250th anniversary of Britain's greatest painter
Mike Leigh and Alvaro Barrington on the life and influence of landscape artist JMW Turner.
21 Apr 2025,42 mins
Review: Alex Garland's film Warfare, Audition by Katie Kitamura, Shanghai Dolls by Amy Ng on stage
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
17 Apr 2025,42 mins
Photographer Susan Meiselas, The Impact of Trump's Tariffs on Musical Instrument Manufacturers, Author Ewan Morrison.
Kirsty Wark speaks to documentary photographer Susan Meiselas and author Ewan Morrison.
16 Apr 2025,42 mins
Ryan Coogler on Sinners, The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz, Book Bans in the US
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
15 Apr 2025,42 mins
Muriel's Wedding the Musical, Dr Who, Anthony Horowitz on Marble Hall Murders
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
14 Apr 2025,42 mins
Review: Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes in The Return, On the Calculation of Volume by Solvej Balle, Holy Cow film
Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes plus reviews of The Return and French drama Holy Cow.
10 Apr 2025,42 mins
Tracy Chapman, the Arthur Miller moment in UK theatres, Rock Royalty
Tracy Chapman, the Arthur Miller moment in UK theatres, Rock Royalty.
09 Apr 2025,42 mins
Kym Marsh on Abigail's Party, Severance creator Dan Erickson, film franchises in flux
Kym Marsh on Abigail's Party, Severance creator Dan Erickson, film franchises in flux.
08 Apr 2025,42 mins
Manhunt play by Robert Icke, new Edwardians exhibition, film director Waris Hussein
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
07 Apr 2025,42 mins
Reviews of Mobland, The Most Precious of Cargoes and Giuseppe Penone exhibition
New TV series Mobland, Film The Most Precious of Cargoes and exhibition Giuseppe Penone.
03 Apr 2025,42 mins
Tilda Swinton, Michael Sheen on the new Welsh National Theatre, Richard Burton's influential teacher
Tilda Swinton on her latest film, and Michael Sheen on the new Welsh National Theatre.
02 Apr 2025,42 mins
Black Mirror's Charlie Brooker, Design Council at 80, The Women of Llanrumney
Charlie Booker on new Black Mirror, 80 years of British Design, The Women of Llanrumney.
01 Apr 2025,42 mins
Freedom of Expression in the Arts
From cancel culture to political activism - is free expression in the arts under threat?
31 Mar 2025,42 mins
Review: The Studio, Grayson Perry, La Cocina
Review: TV series The Studio, Grayson Perry at the Wallace Collection, film La Cocina.
27 Mar 2025,42 mins
Peter Capaldi's new album, the great Ossian myth, Brian Friel's short stories
Peter Capaldi's new music, an epic literary hoax, and Brian Friel's short stories.
26 Mar 2025,42 mins
Peter Mullan as Bill Shankly, 100 years of Art Deco, Jonathan Pie
Peter Mullan as Bill Shankly, 100 years of art deco, Jonathan Pie, the music of birdsong.
25 Mar 2025,42 mins
Bryan Ferry, Disney's Snow White, the impact of cash prizes on creativity
Bryan Ferry discusses his new album and his career.
24 Mar 2025,42 mins
Review: Clueless the Musical, Oscar winning animated film Flow, Robert de Niro in The Alto Knights. Plus poetry from Seán Hewitt
Thursday's review with Tom Sutcliffe and critics Hanna Flint and Boyd Hilton.
20 Mar 2025,42 mins
Francois Ozon's new film When Autumn Falls, Pierre Boulez Centenary, Shona McCarthy on leaving Edinburgh Festival's Fringe
French auteur Francois Ozon: the legacy of Pierre Boulez.
19 Mar 2025,42 mins
Julian Barnes's new book Changing My Mind, Victor Hugo's artwork, Emma Donoghue's novel The Paris Express
Antony Gormley on Victor Hugo's art, Julian Barnes on changing his mind and Emma Donoghue.
18 Mar 2025,42 mins
Vikingur Olafsson's lockdown piano performance, how the pandemic changed The Arts, Liz Pichon's interactive world of The Mubbles
Acclaimed Icelandic pianist Vikingur Olafsson reflects on five years since lockdown.
17 Mar 2025,42 mins
Review: Edvard Munch portraits, Indian film Sister Midnight, Chekhov's The Seagull with Cate Blanchett
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
13 Mar 2025,42 mins
Former Orange Juice frontman Edwyn Collins performs, Torrey Peters' new book, centenary of Scottish artist Ian Hamilton Finlay
Edwyn Collins performs live, novelist Torrey Peters, Ian Hamilton Finlay Centenary.
12 Mar 2025,42 mins
The Leopard, Natasha Brown, Manchester International Festival, Elizabeth Fritsch
The Leopard, Natasha Brown, Manchester International Festival, Elizabeth Fritsch.
11 Mar 2025,42 mins
Jack Thorne and Philip Barantini on Adolescence, Italian pianist Ludovico Einaudi
Netflix series, Adolescence; Romantasy fiction and Ludovico Einaudi.
10 Mar 2025,42 mins
Review: film Mickey 17, David Szalay’s novel Flesh, Get Millie Black TV series
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
06 Mar 2025,42 mins
Jessica Lange, Welsh National Opera's new joint leaders, artist Alison Watt
Jessica Lange, Welsh National Opera's new joint CEOs, and artist Alison Watt.
05 Mar 2025,42 mins
Raoul Peck on photographer Ernest Cole, the death of Bill Dare, 14th-century art in Siena, Colum McCann's novel Twist
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
04 Mar 2025,42 mins
Daniel Evans as Edward II, Laura Carreira's film On Falling, last night's Oscar winners
What this year's Oscar winners say about the film and Daniel Evans on playing Edward II.
03 Mar 2025,42 mins