Podcast Episodes

Winston Churchill: The Painter, and Smoggie Queens creator and star Phil Dunning

The paintings of Winston Churchill are being exhibited at the Wallace Collection in London. Xavier Bray, Director of the Wallace Collection, and Kath…

4 months ago

White Lotus and Bridget Jones star Leo Woodall on his new film

Leo Woodall stars in the film Tuner, about a young piano prodigy who turns to crime, in cinemas on the 29th May.

The classical music world has been pa…

4 months, 1 week ago

White Lotus and Bridget Jones star Leo Woodall on his new film

Leo Woodall stars in the film Tuner, about a young piano prodigy who turns to crime, in cinemas on the 29th May.

The classical music world has been pa…

4 months, 1 week ago

Reviews of the second series of Rivals and the film The Christophers starring Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel

Observer Theatre critic Susannah Clapp and Heat's Entertainment Director Boyd Hilton join Samira to discuss The Christophers - Steven Soderbergh’s fi…

4 months, 1 week ago

Director Mark Cousins on his 16-hour epic The Story of Documentary Film

From landmark releases to hidden treasures, director Mark Cousins on his 16-hour epic The Story of Documentary Film, which is screening at the Cannes…

4 months, 1 week ago

Celebrating Sir John Vanbrugh, rock star architect of the Baroque age

This year marks the tercentenary of polymath Sir John Vanbrugh, regarded as the rockstar architect of the Baroque era. Art historian Sir Charles Saum…

4 months, 1 week ago

Highs, lows and Jet-Skis at the Venice Biennale

Critics Ben Luke and Aviva Dautch bring us all the news from The Venice Biennale. Following the death of the great Shakespearean actor Michael Penn…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Reviewing The Sheep Detectives, Elizabeth Strout and Henry Moore at Kew

Tom Sutcliffe is joined by journalist and podcaster Nick Hilton and writer and historian Catherine McCormack to review a selection of cultural items …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Author Siri Hustvedt on her memoir, Ghost Stories

Acclaimed author Siri Hustvedt on Ghost Stories, her memoir of her marriage to novelist, poet and filmmaker Paul Auster and her grief following his d…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Antony Gormley in 2D

Antony Gormley joins Samira Ahmed. The sculptor and artist is best known for landmarks such as Angel of the North or the beach figures of Another Pla…

4 months, 2 weeks ago