Podcast Episodes

Ian Curtis

Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris.

Poet Simon Armitage nominates Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, who took his own life in 1980 at…

12 years, 1 month ago

Sarah Vine on Dante

"Whenever I have too much to drink, I bang on about Dante ...." Sarah Vine makes a choice from the heart - the great Italian writer Dante Alighieri, …

12 years, 1 month ago

Evelyn Glennie on Jacqueline Du Pre

Solo percussionist, Evelyn Glennie explains her admiration for cellist, Jacqueline Du Pre.

Presented by Matthew Parris.

With music writer and broadcast…

12 years, 2 months ago

DJ Sara Cox nominates singer Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes

BBC Radio 2 DJ Sara Cox nominates Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes, a hip hop artist and rapper who performed with the band TLC.

She burned her lover's house d…

12 years, 4 months ago

Mark Constantine on Kahlil Gibran

Businessman Mark Constantine chooses Lebanese-American author of ‘The Prophet’, Khalil Gibran. With Matthew Parris.

Snubbed and practically ignored b…

12 years, 4 months ago

Meg Rosoff on Isabella Bird

At home in Edinburgh Isabella Bird was the very picture of the ailing Victorian spinster but the moment her tiny feet hit the gangway of a steamer or…

12 years, 4 months ago

Dave Allen chosen by Adil Ray

Comedian Dave Allen is chosen by Adil Ray, creator and star of Citizen Khan. He explains to Matthew Parris how the legendary Irish comic helped shap…

12 years, 4 months ago

David Baddiel on John Updike

Writer and comedian David Baddiel chooses the American novelist, John Updike. With Matthew Parris and Justin Cartwright.

His novels perfectly capture…

12 years, 4 months ago

Sir David Chipperfield on Le Corbusier

Award-winning architect Sir David Chipperfield chooses the pioneer of modern architecture

Le Corbusier aimed to build a better world through radical b…

12 years, 5 months ago

Michael Horovitz on Allen Ginsberg

Matthew Parris is joined by Michael Horovitz who nominates fellow poet and founder of the 'Beat Generation', Allen Ginsberg, as his Great Life. Ginsb…

12 years, 5 months ago