In the Studio

In the Studio takes us into the minds and processes of leading and emerging figures from across the creative world.

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Leïla Slimani takes on Tolstoy
The globally acclaimed French-Moroccan novelist on writing her very first stage play
29 Sep 2026,26 mins
Poet Leonie Charlton on wildfires
Leonie Charlton on her new poem about wildfire
22 Sep 2026,26 mins
Jack in the Green
The Jack in the Green procession is one of the UK's biggest May Day celebrations
15 Sep 2026,26 mins
Stitches in time: The Bayeux Tapestry
Preparations ramp up at the British Museum as the Bayeux Tapestry returns to England
08 Sep 2026,26 mins
Steve Levine: Revisiting the Beach Boys
Steve Levine embarks on the official remix of The Beach Boys' self-titled 1985 album
01 Sep 2026,26 mins
Felt art that looks good enough to eat
Artist Lucy Sparrow uses felt to recreate a 1980s supermarket
25 Aug 2026,26 mins
Behind the scenes of Bookish
Behind the scenes of Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet's murder-mystery TV series Bookish
18 Aug 2026,26 mins
Africa's first film city
Prayers, palace talks and big dreams: tracking Lagos's ambitious film city, Kebulania
11 Aug 2026,26 mins
Skatepark designers Nine Yards
The designers of Paris's Olympic skatepark start work on a new project in Amsterdam
04 Aug 2026,26 mins
James Turrell: Master of light
James Turrell on his largest ever Skyspace artwork
28 Jul 2026,26 mins
Can a walk across the Arctic be art?
Slow art: trekking the Arctic borderlands
21 Jul 2026,26 mins
Zain Duraie
Jordanian director Zain Duraie on her debut.
14 Jul 2026,26 mins
Karin Slaughter: Thriller penned in mountain cabin
Karin Slaughter on how she keeps readers awake at night
07 Jul 2026,26 mins
From kitchen table to the Underworld: The poetry of Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh
Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh crafts a poem inspired by her daughter’s love of Greek myth
30 Jun 2026,26 mins
Sean Cooney, singer and dog lover
Tom Raine meets singer Sean Cooney as he writes a new set of songs about heroic dogs
23 Jun 2026,26 mins
World Cup poetry: Lines for the beautiful game
Ian McMillan pens a poem to mark the World Cup played across America, Mexico and Canada
16 Jun 2026,26 mins
Trine Hahnemann: Mixing cookery and hygge
Trine Hahnemann on mixing cookery with the concept of hygge
09 Jun 2026,26 mins
São Paulo's carnival competition
São Paulo samba school Águia de Ouro prepare for carnival 2026
02 Jun 2026,26 mins
Sydney fireworks, the return
Behind the scenes of the Sydney fireworks
26 May 2026,26 mins
Thomas Keneally: What’s next for the Schindler’s List author?
Schindler's List author Thomas Keneally on writing into his tenth decade
19 May 2026,26 mins
Mika Obanda: Mosaic art
Kenyan artist Mika Obanda creates mosaics from painted eggshells
12 May 2026,26 mins
Scottish artist Joan Eardley
Antonia Quirke goes behind the scenes of a new exhibition dedicated to her work
05 May 2026,26 mins
Neha Vyaso: Crafting consent in Bollywood
Bollywood’s leading intimacy co-ordinator, Neha Vyaso, workshops consent on and off set
28 Apr 2026,26 mins
Patti LuPone: Taking the stage at Carnegie Hall
Patti LuPone has long reigned as one of Broadway’s most formidable leading ladies
21 Apr 2026,26 mins
British Queen Elizabeth II's century of fashion
A new exhibition features the wardrobe of the late Queen Elizabeth II
14 Apr 2026,26 mins
Chef Rodolfo Guzman: Chilean summer menu
Chilean chef Rodolfo Guzman unlocks the potential of indigenous ingredients
07 Apr 2026,26 mins
Kubra Khademi: Transforming memory, exile and defiance into art
Afghan artist Kubra Khademi challenges deeply rooted taboos around women’s bodies
31 Mar 2026,26 mins
The Romeros
Game developers Brenda and John Romero embark on a major new project
24 Mar 2026,26 mins
Mariam Issoufou: Designing a museum
Architect Mariam Issoufou designs a new museum in Senegal
17 Mar 2026,26 mins
Graffiti across continents
Bright geometric shapes make the graffiti work of Kenyan artist Wise Two really stand out
10 Mar 2026,26 mins