Podcast Episodes

James Baldwin Centenary Special

Colm Toibin, Bonnie Greer and Mendez join Samira Ahmed to celebrate the life and work of the American writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin,…

1 year, 10 months ago

Review: theatre: Hello Dolly; TV: The Decameron; film: About Dry Grasses

Novelist Stephanie Merritt and literary editor of the Spectator Sam Leith are Tom Sutcliffe's guest reviewers.

They give their verdict on the new pr…

1 year, 10 months ago

Keanu Reeves & China Miéville, The Cultural Olympiad in Paris, Making in Blackburn

Hollywood star Keanu Reeves and award-winning author China Miéville have joined forces for The Book of Elsewhere, which is based on Keanu's hit comic…

1 year, 10 months ago

Arts Sponsorship in Crisis?

Samira discusses the perilous situation facing arts sponsorship in the UK, amid growing protests and campaigns, with leading figures from the worlds …

1 year, 10 months ago

Fangirls musical, countertenor Jakub Jozef Orlinski, Sam West

Tom talks to the creators of the hit Australian musical Fangirls, Yve Blake and Paige Rattray, as it opens in London.

Countertenor Jakub Jozef Orlins…

1 year, 10 months ago

Review: TV: Those About To Die, Film: Thelma, Theatre: ECHO

Jason Solomons and Kate Maltby join Tom to review Those About to Die, the new 10-part ‘sword and sandal’ series from Amazon Prime, directed by Roland…

1 year, 10 months ago

Danny Dyer and Pete Bellotte on his hits for Donna Summer

Writer actor Ryan Sampson and actor Danny Dyer on their new sky comedy series Mr Bigstuff which explores the relationship between two brothers and ma…

1 year, 10 months ago

Disco Prom, fast-food themed immersive art, arts funding crisis in Wales, Bill Viola remembered

As Disco makes its debut at the Proms, conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, who will be leading the BBC Concert Orchestra at Saturday’s Everybody Da…

1 year, 11 months ago

Anne-Marie Duff, Al Murray, Melvyn Hayes, A Real Woman billboard art

Anne-Marie Duff talks about her role in the crime thriller Suspect and her career from Shameless to Bad Sisters, Al Murray and Matthew Moss on the on…

1 year, 11 months ago

Review Show: Theatre: Slave Play, Film: Fly Me To The Moon, TV: Sunny

Boyd Hilton and Dreda Say Mitchell join Samira to review the 12 time Tony nominated Slave Play by Jeremy O. Harris which has just opened in London, h…

1 year, 11 months ago