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Vivaldi film, author Ben Lerner and V+A East's Music Is Black exhibition
A film about Vivaldi, author Ben Lerner and the V+A East's The Music Is Black exhibition
21 Apr 2026,42 mins
Are straight male novelists avoiding sex scenes? Plus new BBC drama Mint
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
Reviewing Lena Dunham's memoir, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Big Mistakes.
16 Apr 2026,42 mins
Dancer and choreographer Gene Kelly's wife and biographer Patricia Ward Kelly on Starstruck
Scottish Ballet's Starstruck honours Gene Kelly's creative legacy.
15 Apr 2026,42 mins
Jack Savoretti sings live, plus Turner Prize winner Veronica Ryan
Musician Jack Savoretti plays live, and Turner Prize artist Veronica Ryan's latest show.
14 Apr 2026,42 mins
Mark Gatiss at the RSC and novelist Margaret Drabble
Mark Gatiss takes on Brecht's Hitler satire, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui.
13 Apr 2026,42 mins
Review: Is it ok to film theatre curtain calls on your phone?
Reviewing new work from Francois Ozon, Amitav Ghosh and Jim Jarmusch.
09 Apr 2026,42 mins
W1A creator John Morton on Twenty Twenty Six
The new comedy Twenty Twenty Six, set in the run-up to this year's football World Cup.
08 Apr 2026,42 mins
Was Queen Victoria coercively controlled by Prince Albert?
Writer Daisy Goodwin on her new play, Victoria: A Queen Unbound.
07 Apr 2026,42 mins
The Birth of Television: A Forgotten History
Samira Ahmed and guests discuss the forgotten history of the early days of television.
06 Apr 2026,42 mins
Review: The Drama starring Robert Pattinson and Zendaya
Yann Martel's new novel, Son of Nobody and BBC drama series, Babies
02 Apr 2026,42 mins
SNL UK Cast, plus Trash Cinema Icon Mink Stole
Mink Stole, Live Comedy Day, the art of catwalk fashion.
01 Apr 2026,42 mins
Robert Macfarlane on the revelations to be found underground
Robert Macfarlane on life underground, Dancing with your younger self, Protest music
31 Mar 2026,42 mins
Lesley Manville, and what do astronauts listen to in space?
Lesley Manville, and Art in Space
30 Mar 2026,42 mins
Review: Riz Ahmed comedy Bait, Schiaparelli at the V&A
On the review show this week: Riz Ahmed's comedy series Bait and Schiaparelli at the V&A.
26 Mar 2026,42 mins
Actor Forbes Masson on the stage production of cult sitcom The High Life
National Theatre of Scotland stage production of cult sitcom The High Life.
25 Mar 2026,42 mins
Noah Wyle on hit hospital drama The Pitt
Noah Wyle on hit hospital drama The Pitt.
24 Mar 2026,42 mins
Saturday Night Live arrives in the UK
The UK now has its own SNL, 50 years after the US original. But is it funny?
23 Mar 2026,42 mins
Review: La Grazia, the latest film from The Great Beauty director Paolo Sorrentino
Summerfolk at the National Theatre in London and epic novel The Tribe by Michael Arditti.
19 Mar 2026,42 mins
Sylvia Plath's final year, and Hue and Cry perform Labour of Love
Author Helen Bain on fictionalising Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath's year in Devon.
18 Mar 2026,42 mins
Gentleman Jack ballet, BTS reunited, Irish myths - a feminist retelling, Len Deighton remembered
Gentleman Jack ballet, BTS reunited, Irish myths - a feminist retelling, Len Deighton.
17 Mar 2026,42 mins
The Oscars, Ryan Gosling, Self Esteem performs
An Oscars roundup, Ryan Gosling on his new sci-fi film, and Self Esteem plays in studio.
16 Mar 2026,42 mins
Review: David Hockney in Normandy, and Asako Yuzuki's new novel
Butter author Asako Yuzuki's novel Hooked; The Tasters film, about Hitler's food tasters.
12 Mar 2026,42 mins
James McAvoy on his directorial debut, California Schemin'
Actor James McAvoy on turning director for his debut feature, California Schemin'.
11 Mar 2026,42 mins
Howard Jacobson's new book, Howl
Thea Gilmore's new music project and the popularity of micro-dramas.
10 Mar 2026,42 mins
Cillian Murphy on Peaky Blinders, plus Timothee Chalamet's opera backlash
Cillian Murphy talks to Samira Ahmed about new film, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man.
09 Mar 2026,42 mins
Review: The Bride! Maggie Gyllenhaal's film about the bride of Frankenstein
Plus Bad Fiction by Rebecca Sarah Ley and award-winning film Sound of Falling.
05 Mar 2026,42 mins
Will Self on The Quantity Theory of Morality
Will Self on his latest satirical novel which looks at the alienation of modern life.
04 Mar 2026,42 mins
Author Julia Quinn on Bridgerton
Author Julia Quinn on writing the Bridgerton novels and saying yes to Shonda Rhimes.
03 Mar 2026,42 mins
Pixar at 40
Pixar's chief creative officer Pete Docter on the inner workings of an animation giant.
02 Mar 2026,42 mins