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Tina Turner and Demi Lovato documentaries, author Dean Koontz, poet Marvin Thompson, artists on the high street
New films about Tina Turner and Demi Lovato reviewed.
26 Mar 2021,41 mins
Emerald Fennell, Benin Bronzes, Winner of the Sarah Maguire Prize for Poetry in Translation
Emerald Fennell on her revenge thriller, Promising Young Woman, which stars Carey Mulligan
25 Mar 2021,28 mins
Playwright Mark Ravenhill, The Future of Festivals, 2021 Rathbones Folio Prize.
Playwright Mark Ravenhill, The Future of Festivals, 2021 Rathbones Folio Prize.
24 Mar 2021,28 mins
Orlando Bloom; Liverpool Biennial; Elizabeth Knox
Orlando Bloom on his film Retaliation, and the Liverpool Biennial gets underway.
23 Mar 2021,28 mins
Nile Rodgers on his digital portrait, composer Hannah Peel
Nile Rodgers discusses his voice-interactive digital portrait.
22 Mar 2021,28 mins
Giles Terera, Griff, Line of Duty reviewed, Harriet Harman on touring musicians
Hamilton's Giles Terera on writing his first play, The Meaning of Zong.
19 Mar 2021,41 mins
Michael Rosen, Chris Bush, Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Michael Rosen's Covid book, The Band Plays On drama, Zack Snyder’s Justice League reviewed
18 Mar 2021,28 mins
No Ordinary Man, Dream, Lofi Hip Hop, James Levine
No Ordinary Man, Dream, Lofi Hip Hop and James Levine.
17 Mar 2021,28 mins
Theatre one year on - what now?
One year after theatres closed due to Covid, what was the impact and what is the legacy?
16 Mar 2021,28 mins
Sarah Gavron and Theresa Ikoko on Rocks, Oscar nominations, Emma Stonex
Rocks director Sarah Gavron and writer Theresa Ikoko, and today's Oscar nominations.
15 Mar 2021,28 mins
Aria Code podcast, Yaa Gyasi's new novel, Sky drama The Flight Attendant reviewed
Aria Code podcast, Yaa Gyasi's new novel, Sky drama The Flight Attendant reviewed.
12 Mar 2021,41 mins
The rise, fall and rise again of audio cassettes, poet Luke Wright, film director Shaka King
The joy of cassettes: their rise, decline, near-extinction - and recent resurgence.
11 Mar 2021,28 mins
The One on Netflix, Women's Prize for Fiction longlist, Samuel West rebooting regional theatre, Kieran Hodgson's moment of joy
Netflix drama 'The One', Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist, Samuel West regional theatre.
10 Mar 2021,28 mins
Hilary Hahn; BAFTA nominations; competitive reading
Hilary Hahn's Paris; the BAFTAs; reading competitively.
09 Mar 2021,28 mins
Oana Aristide, Remembering Stevie Smith, and what is an NFT?
Novelist Oana Aristide, Remembering poet Stevie Smith, and Aleks Krotoski explains NFTs.
08 Mar 2021,28 mins
David Mamet; The Glorias and Moxie reviewed; Danielle Evans
David Mamet; The Glorias and Moxie reviewed; Danielle Evans' short story collection.
05 Mar 2021,41 mins
MC Grammar, Bookshop.org, proposed changes at the V&A
MC Grammar on getting children to love reading.
04 Mar 2021,28 mins
Guitarist Pat Metheny, Budget news for the arts, Translation
Guitarist Pat Metheny on his new album.
03 Mar 2021,28 mins
The Anchoress; Your Honour; Stories That Get Us Through
The Anchoress and her new album, Your Honour reviewed and Stories That Get Us Through.
02 Mar 2021,28 mins
Review of Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun, Adrian Younge - The American Negro, Springtime in poetry
Kazuo Ishiguro's new novel, Klara and the Sun, reviewed. Can robots have humanity?
01 Mar 2021,28 mins
The United States vs Billie Holiday reviewed, Adrian Scarborough, Ronald Pickup remembered, Joanna Pocock
The United States vs Billie Holiday starring Andra Day reviewed
26 Feb 2021,41 mins
Gilbert & George, Ryan Calais Cameron, Jadé Fadojutimi
Artists Gilbert & George on their new online exhibition.
25 Feb 2021,28 mins
Martina Cole, Sam Lee, opening date for museums
Martina Cole has won the Diamond Dagger award for crime writing.
24 Feb 2021,28 mins
Keats, Bonnie Tyler, Museums and contested heritage
Marking 200 years since the death of John Keats.
23 Feb 2021,28 mins
Huw Stephens on The Story of Welsh Art, Prequels, reaction to the covid roadmap
As a prequel to The Great Gatsby is published, we discuss the appeal of the form.
22 Feb 2021,28 mins
The Color Purple, Niven Govinden, U-Roy remembered, John Barber
Leicester Curve’s recent award-winning revival of the musical The Color Purple reviewed.
19 Feb 2021,41 mins
Wagner's Ring, Bloodlands, Victor Ambrus, Jessie Brennan
Sarah Connolly on singing in Wagner's epic four opera cycle, The Ring.
18 Feb 2021,28 mins
K-Pop and the South Korean music industry, poet Kate Fox, touring shows in Europe post Brexit
K-Pop and the South Korean music industry, Kate Fox, touring shows in Europe post Brexit.
17 Feb 2021,28 mins
Good Grief, Shalom Auslander, National Galleries
Review of new play Good Grief starring Sian Clifford and Nikesh Patel.
16 Feb 2021,28 mins
Lolita Chakrabarti on her play Hymn, literature about waiting, The Silence of the Lambs 30 years on
What can literature teach us about waiting?
15 Feb 2021,28 mins