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Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music

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Yinka Shonibare, Sean Shibe, cinema and digital decay
Yinka Shonibare, Sean Shibe, cinema and digital decay
08 Apr 2024,42 mins
Beyonce’s new album Cowboy Carter, Netflix drama Ripley, Io Capitano movie reviewed
Beyonce’s new album Cowboy Carter, Netflix drama Ripley, Io Capitano movie reviewed.
04 Apr 2024,42 mins
50 years of ABBA’s Waterloo, Harewood House exhibition, Trevor Griffiths remembered, the rise of eco fiction and drama
ABBA's Waterloo at 50, Harewood House on colour, tracking the rise of eco fiction.
03 Apr 2024,42 mins
Dev Patel on Monkey Man, which books are on the curriculum?
Dev Patel's directing debut Monkey Man. Are teenagers reading the right books at school?
02 Apr 2024,42 mins
The National Gallery at 200
Samira Ahmed explores the National Gallery which celebrates its bicentenary on May 10.
01 Apr 2024,42 mins
Steven Knight drama This Town reviewed, The Perth Museum re-opening
Drama This Town, designer Enzo Mari exhibition and Perth Museum.
28 Mar 2024,42 mins
Big Mood, how does comedy work? Bach St John Passion
Camilla Whitehill on her new sitcom Big Mood.
27 Mar 2024,42 mins
Norah Jones performs, Sir Ian McKellen on Player Kings, Keisha Thompson
Norah Jones performs, Sir Ian McKellen on Player Kings.
26 Mar 2024,42 mins
Poet Nikki Giovanni, Andrew Buchan on TV drama Passenger
Poet Nikki Giovanni and Andrew Buchan on TV drama Passenger.
25 Mar 2024,42 mins
Kristen Wiig drama Palm Royale and animation Robot Dreams reviewed, Michael Ondaatje on his new poetry collection
Kristen Wiig drama Palm Royale and animation Robot Dreams reviewed, plus Michael Ondaatje.
21 Mar 2024,42 mins
Kazuo Ishiguro on jazz, March hares and film ratings
Kazuo Ishiguro on jazz, March hares and film ratings.
20 Mar 2024,42 mins
Marjane Satrapi, using AI for alternative history, and the Harlow Sculpture Trail
Iranian cartoonist Marjane Satrapi, AI and conspiracy theories, Harlow Sculpture Trail.
19 Mar 2024,42 mins
Architect Daniel Libeskind, composer Karl Jenkins
Architect Daniel Libeskind, composer Karl Jenkins
18 Mar 2024,42 mins
Keir Starmer, Monster and Reading Genesis reviewed
The Labour leader's new arts strategy, plus the Japanese film and Biblical book reviewed
14 Mar 2024,42 mins
Paul Theroux on Orwell, Patsy Rodenburg on training actors, musician Sam Lee
Paul Theroux on Orwell, Patsy Rodenburg on theatre acting, Sam Lee performs live
13 Mar 2024,42 mins
Philippa Gregory on Richard III, Blackpool's Showtown, has the superhero franchise bubble burst?
Philippa Gregory on Richard III, Showtown, has the superhero franchise bubble burst?
12 Mar 2024,42 mins
Beth Ditto of Gossip, Ethan Coen on Drive-Away Dolls, Michael Donkor
Beth Ditto of Gossip, Ethan Coen on Drive-Away Dolls.
11 Mar 2024,42 mins
Jordan Harvey in session, Nye and Copa 71 reviewed
The country singer sings live and the National Theatre play and football doc reviewed.
07 Mar 2024,42 mins
Ava DuVernay on Origin, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Julianne Moore
Ava DuVernay on Origin, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Julianne Moore.
06 Mar 2024,42 mins
Kate Rusby, Edward Bond, Eve Steele and the decline of female filmmakers
Kate Rusby, Edward Bond remembered, Eve Steele, and the decline of female filmmakers.
05 Mar 2024,42 mins
Ray Winstone, K Patrick, Ferris & Sylvester
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
04 Mar 2024,42 mins
Dune 2, Brian Bilston, Angelica Kauffman RA, Nachtland
Dune 2, Brian Bilston, Angelica Kauffman RA, Nachtland
29 Feb 2024,42 mins
Benjamin Britten, director Kaouther Ben Hania, music from Owen Spafford and Louis Campbell
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
28 Feb 2024,41 mins
The Jury: Murder Trial, Bhangra Nation, Bluestockings
How can juries be swayed?; Bluestockings, first women's movement; Bhangra Nation musical.
27 Feb 2024,42 mins
Sheridan Smith. Movement Coaches and Sexism in French Cinema
Rufus Wainwright joins Sheridan Smith, and the role of movement directors in film and tv
26 Feb 2024,42 mins
Minority Report at Nottingham Playhouse, Wicked Little Letters, and TV series Boarders reviewed
Minority Report on stage, Wicked Little Letters starring Olivia Coleman reviewed.
22 Feb 2024,42 mins
Wim Wenders, Len Pennie and Angus Robertson
Wim Wenders on his new film, Perfect Days.
21 Feb 2024,42 mins
Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Sarsgaard, Casting Directors
Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Sarsgaard, casting directors.
20 Feb 2024,42 mins
Sir Peter Blake, David Harewood, John Logan
Sir Peter Blake on sculpture, new RADA president - David Harewood, playwright John Logan
19 Feb 2024,42 mins
Jed Mercurio on Breathtaking, Yoko Ono retrospective reviewed
Jed Mercurio on Breathtaking, Yoko Ono show, Arts Council guide on controversial content.
15 Feb 2024,42 mins