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Brian Wilson biopic Love and Mercy, Orson Welles play, The art of Liotard, UK song map
Reviews of Love and Mercy and the Liotard exhibition, plus the UK song map.
03 Jul 2015,30 mins
Manchester International Festival 2015
John Wilson presents a special edition from the Manchester International Festival.
02 Jul 2015,30 mins
Louis de Bernieres, The British Paraorchestra, The Desmond Elliott Prize winner, The latest Terminator film
Arts news, interviews and reviews.
01 Jul 2015,30 mins
Frank McGuinness's A Song for Jenny, Magic Mike, John Waters, Chinese art
Frank McGuinness discusses his drama about the 7/7 attacks. Samira Ahmed presents.
30 Jun 2015,30 mins
David Suchet, Jackson Pollock, Claudia Rankine
David Suchet talks about playing Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest.
29 Jun 2015,30 mins
Dan Pearson, multi-director films, Alabama Shakes, Not Safe for Work
Garden designer Dan Pearson, and Alabama Shakes on their new album. John Wilson presents.
26 Jun 2015,30 mins
Amy Winehouse documentary, Paul Weller at the Jam exhibition, MC Escher, Odyssey
Director Asif Kapadia discusses his Amy Winehouse documentary. John Wilson presents.
25 Jun 2015,30 mins
Rory Kinnear, Nell Leyshon, She's Funny That Way
Author Nell Leyshon talks about her novel Memoirs of a Dipper. Kirsty Lang presents.
24 Jun 2015,30 mins
Slow West, James Horner, Inala Dance, Amber Photography
A review of Michael Fassbender's new film Slow West. Presented by Kirsty Lang.
23 Jun 2015,30 mins
Barbara Hepworth, Scientology, Nell Zink, Carnegie Medals
Samira Ahmed visits the major new Barbara Hepworth exhibition at Tate Britain.
22 Jun 2015,30 mins
Julie Taymor, The Driver's Seat, Sarah Winman
Author Sarah Winman on her new novel, plus The Lion King director Julie Taymor.
19 Jun 2015,30 mins
Black Work, Robert Wilson, Mayas Exhibition, Manda Scott
A review of TV drama Black Work, and Robert Wilson on Krapp's Last Tape.
18 Jun 2015,30 mins
Bend It Like Beckham, Terry Frost, Jim Crace
John Wilson talks to Gurinder Chadha about her stage musical Bend It Like Beckham.
17 Jun 2015,30 mins
Jordskott; We Want You to Watch; Unfinished Art; Rebecca Dinerstein
Jordskott review, internet pornography play and unfinished art at the Courtauld Gallery.
16 Jun 2015,30 mins
15/06/2015
John Wilson talks to Ian McKellen, Stephen Witt about music and reviews True Detectives.
15 Jun 2015,30 mins
Alistair McGowan as Jimmy Savile, Amitav Ghosh, Richard Dadd
Alistair McGowan as Jimmy Savile, Amitav Ghosh, Richard Dadd and Bayreuth feud.
12 Jun 2015,30 mins
Playing Iago; Bridget Riley; Stephen Witt; Christopher Lee and Ron Moody remembered; Soweto Kinch on Ornette Coleman
Lucian Msamati on Iago. Plus Christopher Lee, Ron Moody and Ornette Coleman remembered.
11 Jun 2015,30 mins
Chris Pratt, London Road, A Damsel in Distress, The Hook
Chris Pratt discusses his role in the new Jurassic Park film.
10 Jun 2015,30 mins
Carsten Holler Exhibition; Patrick Marber; New Children's Laureate
With John Wilson. Rachel Cooke reviews artist Carsten Holler's new exhibition Decisions.
09 Jun 2015,30 mins
The Look of Silence, Waddesdon Galleries at the British Museum, WB Yeats, Interceptor reviewed
The Look of Silence, about the Indonesian genocide in the 1960s. Samira Ahmed presents.
08 Jun 2015,30 mins
Composer Nico Muhly, Greek drama, Four Corners
Classical composer Nico Muhly, and the lasting appeal of Greek drama.
05 Jun 2015,30 mins
Malorie Blackman, Stonemouth, Louise Welsh, Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat
Malorie Blackman at the end of her tenure as children's laureate. Kirsty Lang presents.
04 Jun 2015,30 mins
03/06/2015
Samira Ahmed talks to the winner of the Baileys Prize and reviews Listen Up Philip.
03 Jun 2015,30 mins
Hanif Kureishi, Agnes Martin Exhibition, Tristan and Isolde at 150, Queen and Country
Hanif Kureishi, Agnes Martin, Wagner's Tristan and Isolde at 150 and Queen and Country.
02 Jun 2015,30 mins
Melissa McCarthy, Giorgio Moroder
John Wilson talks to Melissa McCarthy, star of Bridesmaids and new film Spy.
01 Jun 2015,30 mins
Hay Festival debate: Are we publishing too many books?
From the Hay Festival, Samira Ahmed and guests debate the future of book publishing.
29 May 2015,30 mins
Michael Craig-Martin's RA Summer Exhibition, Roger Waters and Nick Mason on Pink Floyd's Heritage Plaque
Michael Craig-Martin's Summer Exhibition, Pink Floyd's Heritage plaque, film Second Coming
28 May 2015,30 mins
Lenny Henry, Al Pacino in Danny Collins, Eileen Cooper, Library thefts
Lenny Henry, Al Pacino's new film Danny Collins, artist Eileen Cooper and library thefts.
27 May 2015,30 mins
Simon Pegg in Man Up, Dennis Lehane, Occupy drama Temple
Temple's playwright and director discuss their play about the Occupy movement.
26 May 2015,30 mins
Playing Rosalind, Timbuktu reviewed, Literary Festivals
Juliet Stevenson, Niamh Cusack and Michelle Terry on playing Rosalind. With Kirsty Lang.
25 May 2015,30 mins