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Review: The Piano Lesson, Florence 1504, Jonathan Coe's The Proof of My Innocence
We review The Piano Lesson, the latest film from Denzel Washington and his family.
07 Nov 2024,42 mins
Pauline Black, Waters Rising at Perth Museum, and Posthumously Completing a Loved One's Creative Work
Pauline Black, Waters Rising at Perth Museum & Posthumously Completing a Loved One's Work
06 Nov 2024,42 mins
Christopher Reeve documentary, Booker author Samantha Harvey on Orbital, Art auction news
Super/Man: Christopher Reeve documentary, Booker author Samantha Harvey, Art auction news.
05 Nov 2024,42 mins
Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch, political satire in US elections, how to write a book
Meet the stars of new film Day of the Jackal, and remember Quincy Jones.
04 Nov 2024,42 mins
Review: film: Anora; theatre: Dr. Strangelove; book: Ali Smith's Gliff
Award winning film Anora and the stage production of Dr. Strangelove reviewed.
31 Oct 2024,42 mins
Billy Crystal, Marina Diamandis, Nordic Music Festival
Actor Billy Crystal, singer-songwriter and poet Marina Diamandis, response to the Budget.
30 Oct 2024,42 mins
Hugh Grant on Heretic, Yael van der Wouden's The Safekeep, future of housing design
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
29 Oct 2024,42 mins
Sir Steve McQueen on Blitz, Italian Renaissance drawings, Rachel Kushner on Creation Lake
Steve McQueen on his World War II film Blitz, starring Saoirse Ronan.
28 Oct 2024,42 mins
Tim Burton on his exhibition at Design Museum, Review: films Emilia Perez and Dahomey
Award-winning film Emilia Pérez reviewed, Tim Burton on exhibiting his archive.
24 Oct 2024,42 mins
Musician and novelist Malachy Tallack, Cities of Literature and Textile Art
Musician and novelist Malachy Tallack, Cities of Literature and Textile Art.
23 Oct 2024,42 mins
Artist William Kentridge, British film industry expansion, Playing Brian Epstein
Artist William Kentridge, British film industry expansion, Playing Brian Epstein.
22 Oct 2024,42 mins
Pedro Almodovar, Vanessa Bell, Richard Bean
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
21 Oct 2024,42 mins
Review: TV The Franchise; Film The Crime is Mine; Book Juice by Tim Winton
Armando Iannucci's new super hero comedy series The Franchise gets reviewed.
17 Oct 2024,42 mins
Rupert Everett, Scotland's Female Bands, artist Everlyn Nicodemus
Rupert Everett, female bands from Glasgow and artist Everlyn Nicodemus.
16 Oct 2024,42 mins
Jodie Whittaker, Japanese food art, Booker writer Anne Michaels
Jodie Whittaker on stage, Japanese food as art, Booker shortlisted author Anne Michaels.
15 Oct 2024,42 mins
Bronski Beat Age of Consent 40th Anniversary, Percival Everett, Horror on stage
The impact of the landmark Bronski Beat album Age of Consent, 40 years on.
14 Oct 2024,42 mins
Review: Film - Timestalker, Theatre - The Other Place, TV - Disclaimer
Theatre critic Kate Maltby and journalist Stephen Bush review the week's cultural releases
10 Oct 2024,42 mins
Booker author Charlotte Wood, Surrealism discussion & playwright Tim Price on Odyssey '84
Booker Prize-shortlisted author Charlotte Wood, Surrealism, and Odyssey '84.
09 Oct 2024,42 mins
Rick Astley, The West Wing at 25, Barbara Walker
Rick Astley on his new memoir Never, artist Barbara Walker on Being Here at the Whitworth.
08 Oct 2024,42 mins
Alison Moyet, Leigh Bowery exhibition, Adrian Sutton
Fashion renegades of the 1980s; composer Adrian Sutton and Alison Moyet.
07 Oct 2024,42 mins
Review: Film: Joker Folie a Deux; Book: Alan Hollinghurst's Our Evenings
Joker: Folie a Deux and Alan Hollinghurst's new book Our Evenings reviewed.
03 Oct 2024,42 mins
Paula Hawkins, Photojournalism, Tape Letters Archive project
Novelist Paula Hawkins, Magnum photography, and sound archive from British Asians.
02 Oct 2024,42 mins
The BBC National Short Story Award 2024 with Cambridge University
The BBC National Short Story Award and Young Writers' Award live results programme.
01 Oct 2024,42 mins
David Oyelowo, Regulating the entertainment industry, Ralph Steadman
David Oyelowo on the Shakespearean role he's always wanted to play, Coriolanus.
30 Sep 2024,42 mins
Review: art - Monet; book: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney; Joe Lycett's art book
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney, Monet in London exhibition, Megalopolis film plus Joe Lycett.
26 Sep 2024,42 mins
David Mitchell on Ludwig, poet Kathleen Jamie and the world premiere of Helen Grime's Folk
David Mitchell on Ludwig, poet Kathleen Jamie and the world premiere of Helen Grime's Folk
25 Sep 2024,42 mins
Chilly Gonzales performs, Dickens adaptations, Horror films
Pianist and rapper Chilly Gonzales, Radio 4's Dickens season, why we love horror films.
24 Sep 2024,42 mins
John Boorman, Anya Gallaccio, The Halfway Kid performs
John Boorman on Zardoz - the 1974 cult sci-fi film starring Sean Connery.
23 Sep 2024,42 mins
Review: film The Substance, Art Michael Craig-Martin, Book The Empusium
The Substance film, Olga Tokarczuk's The Empusium, Michael Craig-Martin's RA exhibition.
19 Sep 2024,42 mins
A Very Royal Scandal, Glasgow Cathedral Festival & crime writer Peter May.
A Very Royal Scandal, Glasgow Cathedral Festival & crime writer Peter May.
18 Sep 2024,42 mins