Podcast Episodes

Helena Kennedy

Helena Kennedy is one of Britain's most distinguished lawyers. Brought up in a Glasgow tenement flat, she was the first in her family to go to univer…

3 years, 3 months ago

Peter J Conradi

Back when he was studying English at UEA, Peter J Conradi had a friend who ran the student literary society, organizing writers to come to Norwich an…

3 years, 4 months ago

Wayne Sleep

Wayne Sleep tells Michael Berkeley about the music that has inspired his career of nearly 60 years.

Wayne Sleep is one of the most celebrated dancers…

3 years, 4 months ago

Susie Boyt

The novelist and journalist Susie Boyt tells Michael Berkeley about her lifelong passions for music, theatre and dancing.

Whether she’s writing black…

3 years, 4 months ago

Simon Thurley

The historian Simon Thurley tells Michael Berkeley about his passion for ancient buildings and the music associated with them.

At the age of seven, S…

3 years, 5 months ago

Kaffe Fassett

Kaffe Fassett’s textiles are unmistakable: in bright cerise and crimson and cobalt, his stripes and flowers burst onto the scene back in the seventie…

3 years, 5 months ago

Joanna Scanlan

Joanna Scanlan is one of our great comic actors; she’s best-known for “The Thick of It”, where she plays the obstructive civil servant Terri Coverley…

3 years, 5 months ago

Hugh Brody

Brought up in a comfortable suburb of Sheffield, Hugh Brody has spent his life travelling to the most inhospitable corners of the world. For more tha…

3 years, 5 months ago

Diana Melly

The author Diana Melly tells Michael Berkeley about her life lived on a rollercoaster: she has experienced passion, great friendships and celebrity b…

3 years, 5 months ago

Todd Field

Todd Field began his career as a jazz musician and as an actor; he has appeared in over forty films, including Kubrick’s “Eyes Wide Shut” and Woody A…

3 years, 6 months ago