Podcast Episodes

Rick Astley, The West Wing at 25, Barbara Walker

Rick Astley on his new autobiography, Never, which reflects on hitting the big time twice courtesy of his debut hit single, Never Gonna Give You Up.

T…

1 year, 8 months ago

Alison Moyet, Leigh Bowery exhibition, Adrian Sutton

Alison Moyet joins us in the studio to talk about her career, from Yazoo to going solo and a new album.

Fashion renegades of the 1980s via Leigh Bower…

1 year, 8 months ago

Review: Film: Joker Folie a Deux; Book: Alan Hollinghurst's Our Evenings

This week's big cinema release Joker: Folie a Deux is under scrutiny from Tom Sutcliffe's reviewers, broadcaster Ayesha Hazarika and film critic Tim …

1 year, 8 months ago

Paula Hawkins, Photojournalism, Tape Letters Archive project

Bestselling writer Paula Hawkins, whose book The Girl on the Train was a publishing phenomenon back in 2015, discusses her latest novel, The Blue Hou…

1 year, 8 months ago

The BBC National Short Story Award 2024 with Cambridge University

Tom presents live from The Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House the BBC National Short Story Award and the Young Writers' Award, now in it's tenth yea…

1 year, 8 months ago

David Oyelowo, Regulating the entertainment industry, Ralph Steadman

David Oyelowo talks about playing Coriolanus in the National Theatre's new production. He explains why it's the role he's always wanted to take on - …

1 year, 8 months ago

Review: art - Monet; book: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney; Joe Lycett's art book

Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Claire Bartleet

1 year, 8 months ago

David Mitchell on Ludwig, poet Kathleen Jamie and the world premiere of Helen Grime's Folk

Poet Kathleen Jamie, whose tenure as Scotland's Makar, or National Poet, recently came to an end, talks about her new collection of poems written in …

1 year, 8 months ago

Chilly Gonzales performs, Dickens adaptations, Horror films

Classically trained pianist and rapper Chilly Gonzales performs from his new album Gonzo, ahead of his Royal Albert Hall gig,

As Hard Times kicks off…

1 year, 8 months ago

John Boorman, Anya Gallaccio, The Halfway Kid performs

John Boorman talks to Samira about his 1974 science-fiction, fantasy film Zardoz as it is screened on its fiftieth anniversary at the BFI and his nov…

1 year, 8 months ago