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Photographer Edward Burtynsky; Turner Prize shortlist; Novelist Patrick McCabe; Staying well on stage discussion
Photographer Edward Burtynsky; Turner Prize shortlist; novelist Patrick McCabe.
12 Apr 2022,42 mins
Richard Cadell and The Sooty Show; The Handmaid’s Tale opera; actor Liz Carr; gender neutral dance calling
70 years after a debut on BBC’s Talent Night, Sooty’s Magic Show embarks on a new tour.
11 Apr 2022,42 mins
Jeremy O. Harris's play Daddy, Walt Disney exhibition & Navalny documentary reviewed; musician Kizzy Crawford
American playwright Jeremy O.Harris discusses his play Daddy at London's Almeida Theatre.
07 Apr 2022,42 mins
Ocean Vuong, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore reviewed, Southampton UK City of Culture bid, Nadifa Mohamed
Ocean Vuong on his poetry collection Time is a Mother.
06 Apr 2022,42 mins
Mike Bartlett, Hannah Hodgson, Nick Laird
Mike Bartlett, Hannah Hodgson, Nick Laird, Non Fungible Token art gallery.
05 Apr 2022,42 mins
Rae Morris performs live, author Ashley Hickson-Lovence, video artist Rachel Maclean
Musician Rae Morris performs live in the studio.
04 Apr 2022,42 mins
A Clockwork Orange, the National Poetry Competition winner announced, Slow Horses and Coppelia reviewed
A Clockwork Orange, National Poetry Competition winner, Slow Horses and Coppelia review.
31 Mar 2022,42 mins,
Glasgow's Burrell Collection reopens; Orphans the musical; Yoga Concerto; Edinburgh’s new Makar Hannah Lavery
The Burrell Collection in Glasgow reopens.
30 Mar 2022,42 mins,
How to refill theatres; the 2022 Windham Campbell Prizes; crime writing duo Dreda Say Mitchell and Ryan Carter
How to refill theatres after the Covid lockdowns.
29 Mar 2022,41 mins
Sonia Boyce, Cellist Laura van der Heijden, the Oscars
Artist Sonia Boyce, cellist Laura van der Heijden, the Oscars discussed.
28 Mar 2022,42 mins
The Hermit of Treig film and Anne Tyler's novel French Braid reviewed; Erich Hatala Matthes on art and morality
The Hermit of Treig, a film following a man who spent four decades living in a log cabin.
24 Mar 2022,42 mins
Bridgerton showrunner Chris van Dusen, choreographer Ivan Michael Blackstock, William Morris wallpaper
Bridgerton showrunner Chris van Dusen on the second series of the hit costume drama.
23 Mar 2022,42 mins
Joachim Trier, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Angus Robertson
Director Joachim Trier on his Oscar nominated film The Worst Person in the World
22 Mar 2022,42 mins
Hew Locke, Ivo Van Hove, Danielle De Niese, Ernesto Ottone and Dr Maya Goodfellow
Hew Locke on his new Tate Britain commission, an installation called The Procession
21 Mar 2022,41 mins
Mark Rylance, Julian Knight, Reviews of Hockney's Eye, The Dropout and WeCrashed
Mark Rylance, Julian Knight, Reviews of Hockney's Eye, The Dropout and WeCrashed
17 Mar 2022,42 mins
Olga reviewed, David Hare on Straight Line Crazy, audio postcard from York
New film Olga, the story of a gymnast who has to flee Ukraine, reviewed.
16 Mar 2022,42 mins
Liv Ullmann, Hilary McGrady, Literary Translation
Cinematic legend Liv Ullmann, the National Trust's Hilary McGrady and literary translation
15 Mar 2022,42 mins
The National Theatre's Rufus Norris, smoking on screen, Alison Brackenbury's poetry collection Thorpeness
Artistic director Rufus Norris on the role and responsibility of The National Theatre.
14 Mar 2022,42 mins
Colin Barrett, reviews of Servant of the People, Run Rose Run and Warsan Shire's new poetry collection
Colin Barrett, reviews of Servant of the People, Run Rose Run and Warsan Shire's new poems
10 Mar 2022,42 mins
Larry Achiampong, Zinnie Harris, Thomas Sanderling
Artist Larry Achiampong on his solo exhibition at Margate's Turner Contemporary Gallery.
09 Mar 2022,42 mins
Howard Jacobson, Russian Cultural Philanthropy, Women's Fiction Prize, Turning Red
Howard Jacobson on his memoir Mother's Boy. Plus Pixar's new animation Turning Red.
08 Mar 2022,42 mins
Sean Baker, The Shires, Kaveh Akbar
Sean Baker on his film Red Rocket, The Shires perform live, Kaveh Akbar.
07 Mar 2022,42 mins
The 50 year anniversary of The Godfather, Our Generation reviewed, Paul Dano on his role in the new Batman
50 year anniversary of The Godfather, Our Generation reviewed, Paul Dano on Batman.
03 Mar 2022,42 mins
Jane Campion on The Power of the Dog, Ukrainian artist Pavlo Makov
Jane Campion on her film The Power of the Dog.
02 Mar 2022,41 mins
Tears for Fears, English Heritage, Unboxed Festival, Welsh poetry on St. David's Day
Tears For Fears return with their new album The Tipping Point.
01 Mar 2022,42 mins
Ali & Ava reviewed, Cultural Responses to Ukraine, Cherry Jezebel
Ali & Ava review, cultural responses to Ukraine, Cherry Jezebel, social media in TV drama.
28 Feb 2022,42 mins
Mark Neville photographing Ukraine, Whistler's Woman in White exhibition and The Duke film reviewed, Adam McKay on Don't Look Up
Photographer Mark Neville documenting Ukraine in Stop Tanks With Books
24 Feb 2022,42 mins
David Byrne, Arts Minister Lord Parkinson, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Agnès Poirier on culture in Paris
David Byrne, Lord Parkinson, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, culture in Paris.
23 Feb 2022,42 mins
Samuel Bailey, Sensitivity Readers, Social Media Satire
Playwright Samuel Bailey, sensitivity readers in publishing, making social media satire.
22 Feb 2022,42 mins
Kit Harington, Chris Riddell on Jan Pieńkowski, Jamal Edwards, Surrealism
Henry V, Chris Riddell on Jan Pieńkowski, Trevor Nelson on Jamal Edwards, Surrealism.
21 Feb 2022,42 mins