In the Studio

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

World Service,464 episodes

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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
Kwan Pun Leung: The image creator of nature
Acclaimed cinematographer Kwan Pun Leung creates a new music video
03 Mar 2026,26 mins
Jason Gilkison: Choreographer for Strictly Come Dancing
Jason Gilkison has been the creative force behind Strictly Come Dancing for a decade
24 Feb 2026,26 mins
Bridgerton: Behind the scenes
Producer Jess Brownell takes us behind the scenes of Bridgerton
17 Feb 2026,26 mins
New climbing video game
Prizewinning climbing video game
10 Feb 2026,26 mins
Liberation Radio
Matthew Sweet on an exhibition about soldiers who sought refuge in Sweden
03 Feb 2026,26 mins
Mrinalini Mukherjee and her circle of artists
Sheetal Parmar on the work of Indian sculptor Mrinalini Mukherjee and her Circle
27 Jan 2026,26 mins
Black Girlhood in photos and writing
Sisters Salamishah and Scheherazade Tillet’s photos & words on the lives of Black girls.
20 Jan 2026,26 mins
Bianca Raffaella: See what she can see
Registered blind, painter Bianca Raffaella's practice is shaped by the limits of sight
13 Jan 2026,26 mins
Ismo Leikola
We follow comedian Ismo Leikola as he performs in both English and Finnish
06 Jan 2026,26 mins
Haroon Mirza
Oonagh Cousins meets artist Haroon Mirza
30 Dec 2025,26 mins