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Víkingur Ólafsson, David Greig, El Presidente, Inclusive publishing
Víkingur Ólafsson performs Bach. Plus David Greig's new play.
05 Jun 2020,41 mins
Andrew Patterson, Writing about Race, Mark Damazer Chair of Booker Prize Foundation
Andrew Patterson on The Vast of Night, an homage to 50s sci-fi TV.
04 Jun 2020,28 mins
David Tennant and Michael Sheen in Staged, Ethiopian poetry, Talking About Race
Staged, starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen, and an anthology of Ethiopian poetry.
03 Jun 2020,28 mins
Carrie Mae Weems, Liz Lochhead, How will museums reflect the pandemic
Carrie Mae Weems on the role art can play in the current crisis in the US
02 Jun 2020,28 mins
Sitting in Limbo, Joanna Briscoe, Christo, The Uncertain Kingdom
TV drama about the Windrush scandal reviewed and Joanna Briscoe on her new novel Seduction
01 Jun 2020,28 mins
Indira Varma, Víkingur Ólafsson, Snowpiercer and The Lockdown Plays reviewed, DJ Mr Switch, Tom Morris
Indira Varma on A Room of One's Own.
29 May 2020,41 mins
Can arts venues survive social distancing?
Will the finances ever stack up and what is lost when there's no crowd?
28 May 2020,28 mins
John Grisham, re-opening of museums and galleries, the best of theatre online
Bestselling author John Grisham on his latest novel.
27 May 2020,28 mins
Tracee Ellis Ross, Walter Iuzzolino, Southbank Centre
Tracee Ellis Ross on The High Note, and Walter Iuzzolino on Walter Presents.
26 May 2020,28 mins
Kirsty Lang talks to American writer AM Homes
AM Homes, writer of darkly comic fiction, talks about her novels, short stories and memoir
25 May 2020,28 mins
The County & Little Fires Everywhere; The Archers; Víkingur Ólafsson; poetry to console
Little Fires Everywhere and The County reviewed. The Archers and Coronavirus
22 May 2020,41 mins
Unprecedented: Real Time Theatre from a State of Isolation, Rubaiyat Hossain, Abigail Pogson, Martin Green
Unprecedented - new plays respond to the pandemic, Rubaiyat Hossain on her new film.
21 May 2020,28 mins
Simon Schama on Rembrandt's The Night Watch, can the performing arts survive coronavirus?
We take a close look at the masterpiece as a hyper-resolution photograph of it goes online
20 May 2020,28 mins
Stephen La Rivière, Nancy Kerr, Silas Marner
Nebula-75 creator Stephen La Rivière, and singer Nancy Kerr.
19 May 2020,28 mins
Tom Sutcliffe talks to playwright and poet Inua Ellams
Inua Ellams, writer of hit play Barber Shop Chronicles, on his life and work.
18 May 2020,28 mins
White Lines, Víkingur Ólafsson, How to write a play, Eliza Hittman
Netflix drama White Lines, and pianist Víkingur Ólafsson live from Reykjavík
15 May 2020,41 mins
Benjamin Zephaniah
Benjamin Zephaniah in conversation with Samira Ahmed.
14 May 2020,28 mins
Jude Kelly, Emma Thompson, how to write a musical, online art games reviewed
Jude Kelly on the first online WOW Festival, Emma Thompson reads poetry by Liz Lochhead.
13 May 2020,28 mins
Alicia Keys, Vanessa Redgrave
Alicia Keys on her early life and career, and Vanessa Redgrave performs poetry for VE Day.
12 May 2020,28 mins
Will Pound, Future of Television, Royal Albert Hall
Harmonica player Will Pound. Plus the future of television after the lockdown.
11 May 2020,28 mins
Jeremy Deller
Artist Jeremy Deller looks back at his career and reflects on making art under lockdown.
08 May 2020,40 mins
George the Poet, Víkingur Ólafsson, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pride and Prejudice
George the Poet, and pianist Víkingur Ólafsson.
07 May 2020,28 mins
Miranda July, The Fall's Greatest Album? Gemma Bodinetz
Film-maker, artist and writer Miranda July, The Fall's greatest album discussed.
06 May 2020,28 mins
Film director Alice Wu, writer Frank Cottrell Boyce, the allure of Golden Brown and baritone Peter Brathwaite remakes paintings
Alice Wu on her film, The Half of It, a queer love triangle based on Cyrano de Bergerac.
05 May 2020,28 mins
Nicola Benedetti, Music Memories, The Tempest
Nicola Benedetti on her new free online tuition sessions and her Elgar album.
04 May 2020,28 mins
Crafts in lockdown, Víkingur Ólafsson performs Glass, Netflix series Hollywood and Lionel Shriver novel reviewed
The benefits of craft, Víkingur Ólafsson performs live, Netflix series Hollywood reviewed
01 May 2020,41 mins
Emma Thompson, Damien Chazelle, Film news
Dame Emma Thompson, and Damien Chazelle on The Eddy.
30 Apr 2020,28 mins
Singer James Bay, film director Pablo Larraín, tribute to actor Irrfan Khan and new drama by disabled writers
James Bay plays his hit Hold Back the River live, and offers tips on playing the guitar.
29 Apr 2020,28 mins
Nmon Ford, Eavan Boland, Kit de Waal, London Mozart Players
Baritone Nmon Ford on new opera Orfeus, which fuses opera with house music.
28 Apr 2020,28 mins
Randy Newman; song lyrics in Latin; Romeo and Juliet; the NHS on radio and TV
Randy Newman's new song; Romeo and Juliet performed; the NHS on radio and TV.
27 Apr 2020,28 mins