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The Three BellsS5:E1 Built to heal a nation... Elaine Bedell, CEO of Southbank CentreOur host, Adrian Ellis, sits down with Elaine Bedell, OBE, CEO of Southbank Centre to discuss what it means to lead Europe’s largest centre for the arts. Guest bioElaine Bedell has been CEO of Southbank Centre since 2017. Southbank Centre is the largest arts centre in Europe and the UK’s 5th most visited attraction. Over 20 million people a year visit the 11-acre site, which houses 3 performing arts venues, including the Royal Festival Hall, as well as the Hayward Gallery and the National Poetry Library, 14 bars and restaurants, a food market and th...2025-01-1637 min
Southbank CentreWoven Rhythms: a discussionOn 15 September 2023, the Southbank Centre hosted a cross-cultural takeover by the fashion designer Nicholas Daley.
Renowned for his intricate, colourful knitwork and interplay with music and culture, Daley has used fashion as a means to explore ideas around identity, heritage, and memory, intertwined with wider Black British and diasporic themes.
Nicholas Daley Presents Woven Rhythms saw a number of events curated by Daley take place across the Southbank Centre, beginning with this panel discussion. Intersecting reggae, punk and alternative soundscapes, four trailblazing and rule-breaking musicians from two generations came together for a conversation about music, DIY culture, politics and identity.
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Mind Your Business, NKY!Embracing Riverfront Development with Will Weber, Southbank PartnersThis week on Mind Your Own Business, NKY!, LINK nky CEO Lacy Starling and Business Reporter Kenton Hornbeck discuss new businesses coming to Newport on the Levee, Kenton's dance skills, sports betting becoming legal in Kentucky...and, of course, Kenton's tragic, brutal loss in our office NCAA Bracket. Then, Kenton chats with Will Weber, President and CEO of Southbank Partners, a nonprofit, regional economic development organization in Northern Kentucky. Will explains his early career path, how an internship led to his current role, and the pleasure of doing economic development in...2023-04-0441 min
Vidi Guides04: London Southbank - Counterculture in the CapitalJoin Southbank actor, Colm and our local historian Dr. Ed on a tour in the dynamic neighbourhood of Southbank, a true riot of noise, colour and creativity.
The London Eye, Royal Festival Hall, National Theatre, Gabriel’s Wharf, the BFI, Blackfriars, St Paul’s Cathedral, Tate Modern & the Globe Theatre
Description: Join Southbank actor, Colm and our local historian Dr. Ed on a tour in the dynamic neighbourhood of Southbank. On this tour you will explore:
British culture, as you discover the birthplace of British theatre and the impressive Tate Modern
...2023-02-2418 min
Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James AcasterThe Christmas Dinner Party (Live at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall)A present from Ed, James and The Great Benito.Off Menu: The Christmas Dinner Party, recorded live at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall on 20 December 2022.Featuring special guests:Nish KumarRosie JonesBob MortimerMunya ChawawaSindhu VeeTim KeyPlus contributions from Claudia Winkleman and Dan Aykroyd. Bob Mortimer's new novel The Satsuma Complex is out now. Buy it here. Tim Key's Festivical Playing Cards. Buy them here. ...2022-12-252h 31
Membership VoiceSatellites to Success: The Rotary Southbank Model (Jasmin Dhillon & Stuart McArthur)Rotary Southbank has doubled in size and improved the diversity of its membership by creating two Satellite Clubs in 2020-21, with one catering to Millennials and the other to time poor CEOs/Executives. Hear firsthand about the benefits of creating the Satellite Clubs and the learnings along the way.About the PresentersJasmin Dhillon (Min) is the current President of the Rotary Club of Southbank. Jasmin is a lawyer who works across criminal, family and immigration law.Jasmin is passionate about being of service and having a positive impact on the lives of...2021-07-1054 min
As It Comes Podcast: Life from a Musician's Point of ViewEpisode 40: Southbank Sinfonia's Alec and George "Walk away with a new skill"This episode is all about Southbank Sinfonia, the one-year orchestral fellowship where 33 musicians from around the world come together to embark on a journey of professional development and creative fulfilment. I’m joined by two members of the 2020/21 cohort, Canadian percussionist Alec Joly Pavelich and British viola player George White. We spoke about their unusual situation of being part of the fellowship during the pandemic, what they can’t wait for in 2021, as well as their recommendations for keeping on top of your mental, physical and social wellbeing during this time.
As a Southbank alumna, I share with...2021-02-0545 min
Behind The SpineS2E9 Art & Culture: Elaine Bedell on the Southbank CentreOur enjoyment of an event is heightened simply by sharing it with others. It’s the reason we love gigs, cinemas, theatres - you name it! Indeed, our love of shared experiences is what brings five million visitors a year to London’s Southbank Centre. The centre comprises three main performance venues, the Royal Festival Hall, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Purcell Room. Sadly recent global events have put a pause on its programme of music, dance and literature. Elaine Bedell, CEO of the Southbank Centre, tells us how it’s coping in the midst of lockdown and the pa...2021-01-2724 min
The VerbThe Poetry of Walls: Inside Out at the Southbank CentreIan McMillan introduces new poetry that takes its cue from the limestone, fossils and concrete of the walls of London's Southbank Centre, in a celebration of all kinds of poetry walls, real and digital. His guests are the poets Chris McCabe, Anthony Anaxagorou, Joelle Taylor and Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa.Chris McCabe is a poet and the joint librarian of the National Poetry Library (based at the Southbank Centre). He performs a new commission for The Verb - inspired by the fossils ('scavengers and predators') in the limestone at the Royal Festival Hall. Chris has just edited 'Instagram...2020-10-2344 min
SamCastEP 10 - Bengi Unsal (Southbank Centre)Head of contemporary music at London's iconic Southbank Centre Bengi Unsal, gives us an insight into how Europe's largest arts & culture institution has adapted to the issues that COVID-19 has brought. Bengi manages and programmes over 200 shows a year at the Southbank’s Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall & Purcell room, as well as managing it’s legendary Meltdown Festival, which is the longest running Artist Curated in the world, with artists such as David Bowie, Yoko Ono, Nile Rodgers, David Byrne and currently Grace Jones directing the festival. This year’s effects on the Southbank Centre having...2020-10-1321 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudJean Paul Gaultier in conversationIn 2019, Jean Paul Gaultier brought his Fashion Freak Show – called a 'fabulous fiesta of fabric and flesh' by The Guardian – to the Southbank Centre.
But before his extravaganza exploded onto the stage at Royal Festival Hall, the designer himself appeared here in conversation with TV presenter Anita Rani, reflecting on his decades in fashion.
Born in a Paris suburb in 1952, Gaultier started his career at Pierre Cardin at the age of just 18. He has gone on to rise to the top of the fashion world with his own label, ruffling industry feathers and dressing huge stars – including Madonna in the now-in...2020-06-2500 min
Southbank CentreJean Paul Gaultier in conversationIn 2019, Jean Paul Gaultier brought his Fashion Freak Show – called a 'fabulous fiesta of fabric and flesh' by The Guardian – to the Southbank Centre.
But before his extravaganza exploded onto the stage at Royal Festival Hall, the designer himself appeared here in conversation with TV presenter Anita Rani, reflecting on his decades in fashion.
Born in a Paris suburb in 1952, Gaultier started his career at Pierre Cardin at the age of just 18. He has gone on to rise to the top of the fashion world with his own label, ruffling industry feathers and dressing huge stars – including Madonna in the now-in...2020-06-2528 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudMalala Yousafzai In Conversation with Jude KellyMalala Yousafzai's activist work championing the educational rights of girls led to her being shot by a Taliban gunman in 2012, when she was just 15 – but she refused to be silenced.
She came to the Southbank Centre to launch her memoir I Am Malala on Sunday 20 October 2013, appearing in conversation with former Southbank Centre Artistic Director Jude Kelly. The following year, Yousafzai became the youngest ever Nobel laureate.
In our recording of that talk, hear Yousafzai speak about sibling rivalry, her love for the landscape of her home in Pakistan's Swat Valley, and, of course, her belief in the power of ed...2020-06-1800 min
Southbank CentreMalala Yousafzai In Conversation with Jude KellyMalala Yousafzai's activist work championing the educational rights of girls led to her being shot by a Taliban gunman in 2012, when she was just 15 – but she refused to be silenced.
She came to the Southbank Centre to launch her memoir I Am Malala on Sunday 20 October 2013, appearing in conversation with former Southbank Centre Artistic Director Jude Kelly. The following year, Yousafzai became the youngest ever Nobel laureate.
In our recording of that talk, hear Yousafzai speak about sibling rivalry, her love for the landscape of her home in Pakistan's Swat Valley, and, of course, her belief in the power of ed...2020-06-1833 min
Southbank Centre's Book PodcastSouthbank Centre’s Book Podcast: Hilary Mantel – The Mirror and the LightBritish author Hilary Mantel reveals the eagerly awaited third novel in her thrilling Thomas Cromwell trilogy, The Mirror and the Light.
The book offers a defining portrait of predator and prey, of a ferocious contest between present and past, between royal will and a common man’s vision. It’s the story of a modern nation making itself through conflict, passion and courage.
In this podcast, chaired by journalist and broadcaster Alex Clark, Mantel reflects on the finale of one of the most compelling and celebrated trilogies of modern times, ending with a special reading of The Mirror and the Ligh2020-03-1300 min
Southbank Centre: Violet NightsWhose Earth is it Anyway?We’re unpicking common narratives around the climate emergency in this episode, asking what’s the impact if discussions on it are dominated by the white middle classes? And what do terms like climate emergency, climate crisis and climate justice actually mean?
Pulling no punches, the panelists are Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, founder of The Ella Roberta Family Foundation and a public health consultant in asthma education, Minnie Rahman of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, Farzana Khan from Voices that Shake - an organisation working with young people developing creative responses to climate justice plus writer and educator Jude Yaws...2020-03-1000 minSouthbank Centre's Book PodcastWill Self: a life in writingIn this podcast, recorded live at Southbank Centre, author and journalist Will Self joins Alex Bilmes, to discuss his newly released, and typically funny and frenzied memoir, Will.
In an entertaining half hour, Self discusses why he wrote Will, the challenges of memoir writing and how it can lead to criticism that is much more ad hominem.
Will, perhaps inevitably, is also a book about drugs and drug use, a subject which Self expands upon to talk about the evolution of drug culture and why stories of drug use often draw in people who would never entertain the idea of...2020-02-2800 minSouthbank Centre: Violet NightsFood and Lycra: Experiences in the Fitness SceneThis one highlights the experiences of minorities in the fitness scene, the rise in sober spaces and the importance of movement in our daily lives. The event was curated by Kim Ngo & Rachel Tran from fitness collective Food and Lycra, which aims to break the stereotypes of what fitness looks like for women. Joining them is Queer Bruk a club night and platform for queer people of colour.
Get involved using #violetnights or @southbankcentre on social media. Let us know also, what you think of the podcast series - we’d love you to follow us or write a re...2020-02-0700 minSouthbank Centre's Book PodcastPhoebe Waller-Bridge - Fleabag: The ScripturesAt the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Phoebe Waller-Bridge stepped on stage to debut her new one-woman show, Fleabag. Now, six years on, that character has grown into a full-on phenomenon, with a sell-out runs in London’s West End and off-Broadway, and two critically acclaimed award-winning television series.
In this podcast, Waller-Bridge joins host of The Guilty Feminist, Deborah Frances-White, on stage at Southbank Centre to discuss all things Fleabag. Listen to the pair discuss the how the camera came to represent outside pressure to deliver a performance; combatting loneliness by trying to find connections through sex and family relationships, and ho...2020-01-0800 minSouthbank Centre: Violet NightsBald Black Girls Talk ShopIn this latest podcast, we focus on black women’s experiences shaving their heads, whilst navigating the politics of British barbershop culture.
Inspired by Artist Ruth Sutoyé’s project Bald Black Girl(s), the discussion is chaired by journalist and producer Chanté Joseph. Panellists include barber and academic Candace Skelton, award-winning writer and director, Trix Worrell, best known for the sitcom Desmond’s, Casting Director Monica Siyanga, and barber and owner of SliderCuts Mark Maciver. With Poet Bridget Minamore performing an excerpt from her piece in Margaret Busby’s anthology New Daughters of Africa.
Get involved using #violetnights or @southbankcentre on social...2019-12-1000 minSouthbank Centre's Book PodcastMalcolm Gladwell: Talking to StrangersMalcolm Gladwell is the author of five international bestsellers and was named one of the 100 most influential people by Time magazine.
In this podcast, recorded from a London exclusive live appearance here at Southbank Centre, Gladwell discusses his latest book, Talking to Strangers, with broadcaster and former barrister Afua Hirsch.
In this fascinating and entertaining talk, the author examines the misinterpretations and misunderstandings at the heart of the tragic case of Sandra Bland. He also asks, why are human beings so bad at detecting lies? And discusses taking risks in his writing.
But there is also a lighter side to...2019-12-0600 minSouthbank Centre's Book PodcastHillary Rodham Clinton & Chelsea ClintonHillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton join the scholar Mary Beard to discuss their new book The Book of Gutsy Women: Favourite Stories of Courage and Resilience. In this UK-exclusive event, introduced by Southbank Centre Chief Executive, Elaine Bedell, the pair discuss how and why they chose to write this book.
In this podcast recorded from their talk you’ll hear the stories of some of the women featured in The Book of Gutsy Women, including Juliette Gordon Low, founder of Girl Scouts of the USA, young Ruby Nell Bridges Hall, the first African-American child to desegregate an all-white Elementary Sc...2019-11-1200 minSouthbank Centre: Violet NightsHow to be a DIY Musician featuring Novelist and friendsIn this latest episode, we are joined by south London rapper Novelist who has curated this Violet Nights event. Tonight's event is all about being an independent, DIY creative in the music business and features Novelist and his friends from the industry. We hear from Dom Dronska, Senior Digital Manager at Abbey Road Studios, Rinse grime and drill DJ Oblig and it's hosted by artist, producer and Reprezent Radio host Shemz.
What are your thoughts? What does the next generation of DIY artists and makers mean to you? Get involved using #violetnights or @southbankcentre on social media. Let us know...2019-10-3000 minSouthbank Centre's Book PodcastNikki Giovanni at Poetry InternationalThe poet and activist Nikki Giovanni discusses the power of literature as she joins us for Poetry International and London Literature Festival.
An undeniable cultural icon, Giovanni is the winner of numerous awards, including the Langston Hughes Medal and NAACP Image Award, as well as a Grammy Award nomination for her album The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection. She appears here at Southbank Centre in conversation with the British Ghanaian writer, Bridget Minamore.2019-10-3000 min
JUSTICE with prison philanthropist Edwina GrosvenorAnother Me Exhibition at the Southbank CentreIn this week’s episode, Edwina and the One Small Thing team are on location at Southbank Centre in London for a tour of Another Me, the Koestler Arts Annual Exhibition curated by Mercury-nominated and MOBO-winning jazz and hip hop musician Soweto Kinch. Edwina tours the show which features work by artists from across UK prisons and other secure settings with Koestler’s Director of Arts, Fiona Curran. Fiona leads on the charity’s annual awards programme, exhibitions, sales and events and has worked for the charity for over ten years. We are grateful for permission to feature the original An...2019-10-0732 minSouthbank Centre: Violet NightsCardboard Citizens - No Box No LabelIn this latest podcast we are joined by acclaimed theatre company Cardboard Citizens, who present a new play called Stressing my Identity that questions the stigma around youth homelessness. The play encourages audience members to think differently about the situations presented and try out alternative strategies onstage using Forum Theatre techniques.
What are your thoughts; if you were in government what would you put in place to help a young person at risk of homeslessness? Get involved using #violetnights or @southbankcentre on social media. Let us know also, what you think of the podcast series - we’d love you to...2019-09-3000 minSouthbank Centre: Violet NightsQueer Activism NowThis latest podcast is on Queer Activism Now as we celebrate LGBTQ+ rights in the UK thirty years on from the Stonewall Riots in New York. The panel share some uncomfortable truths and suggest positive solutions.
Chairing the discussion is Journalist and author Amelia Abraham, whose interests include LGBTQ+ identity politics, feminism and human rights.
Joining her on the stage are Fox Fisher- an award winning artist, filmmaker and trans rights campaigner, Tanya Compas - a multi-award-winning youth worker and writer who has seen her work published by Refinery29, gal-dem, Cosmopolitan and more. Plus, Dr Senthorun Raj, who is a...2019-09-2500 minSouthbank Centre: Violet NightsLady of the MicsThis episode is a celebration of women in Grime and features some of the females in the scene who are pushing the genre forward.
It’s chaired by journalist, broadcaster and author of Generation Vexed, Kieran Yates and joining her on stage are C Cane, who has built a noteworthy profile via her standout talents and multilingual flows and British rapper, singer and actress Paigey Cakey.
Running monthly for the past few years at Southbank Centre in London, Violet Nights is a real-life forum for online conversations with music, performance and discussion in front of a live audience.
Tell us wh...2019-09-2400 minSouthbank Centre: Violet NightsChildren of the WindrushThis episode is on how the so-called Windrush scandal affected both those who initially came to the UK and the next generation. The scandal erupted in 2018 with residents who had lived in this country for years having their rights threatened or removed by the Home Office in the UK. Some were deported, while others lost their jobs, homes, benefits and access to care on the NHS.
Violet Nights heard some shocking stories and theories on how the injustices of the ‘hostile environment policy’ can be counteracted.
Chairing the debate is Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff, Deputy Editor at gal-dem magazine and author of the...2019-09-2300 minSouthbank Centre: Violet NightsCancel CultureWe’re kicking off this brand new podcast series with a debate on Cancel Culture. What are your thoughts? Have you ever been cancelled? In this episode, featuring the best bits of a lively two hour discussion in front of a live audience held recently at Southbank Centre in London, you’ll hear from someone has been a victim of this online phenomena, as well as some strong views on whether it’s a force for good or just online hype.
Chairing the event is journalist and founder of Black Ballad Tobi Oredein and joining her on stage are fashion stylis...2019-09-2200 minSouthbank Centre's Book PodcastRichard Ayoade in conversation with Adam BuxtonIn this episode of Southbank Centre’s Book Podcast we have an excerpt from writer and director Richard Ayoade in conversation with Adam Buxton, as he reflects on his award-winning films and comedy.
As well as reading extracts from his latest book 'Ayoade on Top', the author explains how he drew inspiration from the unlikely source of cabin crew rom-com 'View From the Top' starring Gwyneth Paltrow.2019-09-0900 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudContemporary poetry: why I am not a poetIn this episode of Think Aloud we turn our attention to poetry, and sit down with the London poet and founder of poetry collective Out-Spoken, Anthony Anaxagorou.
With him we delve into how poetry can rewrite history, the ways in which he has developed and established his own voice, and how, when this is not a poem, he is not a poet.
We also hear from South Korean poet Kim Hyesoon, for whom breaking established rules has been key to her poetry, on why the language of women comes from more than just the mouth.
"I mean as a kid...2019-05-3000 min
Southbank CentreThink Aloud: Contemporary poetry – why I am not a poetIn this episode of Think Aloud we turn our attention to poetry, and sit down with the London poet and founder of poetry collective Out-Spoken, Anthony Anaxagorou.
With him we delve into how poetry can rewrite history, the ways in which he has developed and established his own voice, and how, when this is not a poem, he is not a poet.
We also hear from South Korean poet Kim Hyesoon, for whom breaking established rules has been key to her poetry, on why the language of women comes from more than just the mouth.
"I mean as a kid...2019-05-3029 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudStockhausen: the point music changed foreverGerman composer Karlheinz Stockhausen didn't just write new music, he created music that had never before been imagined, transformed sound, influenced musicians from classical to Kraftwerk to The Beatles, all while believing he was born on a distant planet.
Electronic musician Actress and Southbank Centre's Director of Music, Gillian Moore spoke to Harriet Fitch Little about his legacy.
"Stockhausen was the first person to open a sort of sonic box that said to me, anything is really possible with sound."
ACTRESS
Southbank Centre's exploration of Stockhausen is from 14th May to the 2nd June and you can find full details...2019-04-2900 min
Southbank CentreStockhausen – the point music changed foreverGerman composer Karlheinz Stockhausen didn't just write new music, he created music that had never before been imagined, transformed sound, influenced musicians from classical to Kraftwerk to The Beatles, all while believing he was born on a distant planet. Electronic musician Actress and Southbank Centre's Director of Music, Gillian Moore spoke to Harriet Fitch Little about his legacy."Stockhausen was the first person to open a sort of sonic box that said to me, anything is really possible with sound."ACTRESSSouthbank Centre's exploration of...2019-04-2926 min
Kermode on Film#19: The 2019 Kermode Awards plus highlights of Mark's live MK3D show from the BFI SouthbankMark hands out the Kermode Awards for 2019 recognising great films and performances overlooked by the Oscars plus highlights of his live MK3D show from the BFI Southbank including interviews with the film composer Max Richter and singer and actress Jessie Buckley.Thank you for listening! Want to come to a recording of a Mark Kermode Live in 3D show at the BFI Southbank in London?You can book tickets to next month’s MK3D here:https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::load...2019-03-0557 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudArtificial intelligence: creative robots and Move 37Invented in China over 2,500 years ago, the abstract strategy game Go is thought to be the oldest board game continuously played to the present day.
In March 2016, the Go world champion Lee Sedol accepted a challenge to play against a computer program called AlphaGo. In the second game of a five game challenge series, the computer made a move no human in the game’s vast history would have considered. This move, Move 37, was not only unique and creative, it was beyond the minds of the world’s greatest Go players.
In this latest episode of our Think Aloud podcast, pres...2019-02-1800 min
Southbank CentreThink Aloud: Artificial intelligence – creative robots and Move 37Invented in China over 2,500 years ago, the abstract strategy game Go is thought to be the oldest board game continuously played to the present day.
In March 2016, the Go world champion Lee Sedol accepted a challenge to play against a computer program called AlphaGo. In the second game of a five game challenge series, the computer made a move no human in the game’s vast history would have considered. This move, Move 37, was not only unique and creative, it was beyond the minds of the world’s greatest Go players.
In this latest episode of our Think Aloud podcast, pres...2019-02-1827 minSouthbank Centre's Book PodcastRoxane Gay and women on the pageIn December, US writer Roxane Gay made her first ever appearance in the UK at Southbank Centre. Author of the New York Times bestselling Bad Feminist, as well as An Untamed State, the short story collection Ayiti and the Marvel comic series Black Panther: World of Wakanda. Roxane was in conversation with editor-in-chief of gal-dem, Liv Little, as well as having a meet and greet with Octavia Poetry Collective.
In this podcast, Literature Programmer Bea Colley speaks to Amaal Said and Destiny Adeyemi, members of the Octavia collective, about their experiences of meeting Roxane, the label of 'women's writing' and...2019-02-1300 minSouthbank Centre's Book PodcastTS Eliot Poetry Prize featuring Hannah Sullivan, Zaffar Kunial and Richard ScottIn this special episode, Southbank Centre literature team's Ted Hodgkinson and Debo Amon turn their focus to the TS Eliot Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in the poetry calendar.
Listen to extracts from the nominated poets’ collections read by the nominees, and, fresh from the 2019 ceremony, Debo shares reaction from the event, including an interview with the winner, Hannah Sullivan.
Plus the pair discuss the themes and the nerves of this year’s competition as well as asking if 2019 is the year of the debut collection?
'Very often collections have an overarching narrative, or approach a particular subject… howeve...2019-01-1600 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudModern music: composing, curating and cl***icalInspired by the forthcoming Soundstate festival, Harriet Fitch Little is joined by Southbank Centre's Music Director, Gillian Moore; Susanna Eastburn, CEO of Sound & Music; and Dai Fujikura, composer of contemporary classical music.
They discuss the trouble with genres, how writing music will never be the same and why they don't use the word 'classical'.2018-12-1700 min
Southbank CentreThink Aloud: Modern music – composing, curating and cl***icalInspired by the forthcoming Soundstate festival, Harriet Fitch Little is joined by Southbank Centre's Music Director, Gillian Moore; Susanna Eastburn, CEO of Sound & Music; and Dai Fujikura, composer of contemporary classical music.
They discuss the trouble with genres, how writing music will never be the same and why they don't use the word 'classical'.2018-12-1731 minSouthbank Centre's Book PodcastSue PerkinsSue Perkins made a rare appearance at Southbank Centre's London Literature Festival. The evening was packed full of crackling wit and dubious puns. She was interviewed by her partner, Anna Richardson.2018-11-2000 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudJazz: gatekeepers, dates and dancingAhead of EFG London Jazz Festival, self-confessed jazz amateur Harriet interviews eminent musician Orphy Robinson and David Jones, a director and programmer of the festival. They talk about where jazz can be misunderstood, how it defies the limitations of the 'genre', the vibraphone, and which type of music you should be listening to on a date.
Finally, they answer the question 'is it the end of jazz?'
(spoiler: no)
To find out more about EFG Jazz Festival at Southbank Centre, head to https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/festivals-series/efg-london-jazz-festival2018-10-2900 min
Southbank CentreThink Aloud: Jazz – gatekeepers, dates and dancingAhead of EFG London Jazz Festival, self-confessed jazz amateur Harriet interviews eminent musician Orphy Robinson and David Jones, a director and programmer of the festival. They talk about where jazz can be misunderstood, how it defies the limitations of the 'genre', the vibraphone, and which type of music you should be listening to on a date.
Finally, they answer the question 'is it the end of jazz?'
(spoiler: no)
To find out more about EFG Jazz Festival at Southbank Centre, head to https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/festivals-series/efg-london-jazz-festival2018-10-2933 minSouthbank Centre's Book PodcastAnna Burns: MilkmanWinner of the Man Booker Prize 2018, Anna Burns talks to Ted Hodgkinson about how she went about creating a story that won one of the most prestigious prizes in literature, why her characters don't need names and when her writing makes her feel 'angel shivers'.
"You only get the first step and then you have to trust and have faith that more steps will come, and it will all make sense in the end."
ANNA BURNS
You can subscribe to Southbank Centre's book podcast for more interviews with everyone from journalist Khaled Hosseini to Jordan Stephens from Rizzle...2018-10-1900 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudAsk the curators: the stresses and secrets of programmingFor national #AskACurator day, we poached the programmers at Southbank Centre to ask what goes on behind the scenes.
Harriet Fitch Little is joined by; Bengi Unsal, Southbank Centre’s Senior Contemporary Music Programmer; Debo Amon, Literature Programmer; Rupert Thomson, Senior Programmer Performance & Dance and Jessica Cerasi, art curator and author of 'Who's Afraid of Contemporary Art?'2018-09-1200 min
Southbank CentreAsk the curators: the stresses and secrets of programmingFor national #AskACurator day, we poached the programmers at Southbank Centre to ask what goes on behind the scenes.
Harriet Fitch Little is joined by; Bengi Unsal, Southbank Centre’s Senior Contemporary Music Programmer; Debo Amon, Literature Programmer; Rupert Thomson, Senior Programmer Performance & Dance and Jessica Cerasi, art curator and author of 'Who's Afraid of Contemporary Art?'2018-09-1244 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudUnlimited: legs, wheels and biscuitsIn preparation for this year's Unlimited, Southbank Centre's festival celebrating extraordinary work by disabled artists, this episode features talks with some of the performers who will be appearing.
Presenter Harriet Fitch Little talks to Jackie Hagan about how amputation spurred her on to make comedy, whilst blind musician, Baluji Shrivastav explains the background of the Inner Vision orchestra.
And, 'potentially a superhero in disguise', Jess Thom tells us about her Tourette syndrome, how we should talk about disability, and how she has no strong feelings towards cats.2018-08-2700 min
Southbank CentreThink Aloud: Unlimited – legs, wheels and biscuitsIn preparation for this year's Unlimited, Southbank Centre's festival celebrating extraordinary work by disabled artists, this episode features talks with some of the performers who will be appearing.
Presenter Harriet Fitch Little talks to Jackie Hagan about how amputation spurred her on to make comedy, whilst blind musician, Baluji Shrivastav explains the background of the Inner Vision orchestra.
And, 'potentially a superhero in disguise', Jess Thom tells us about her Tourette syndrome, how we should talk about disability, and how she has no strong feelings towards cats.2018-08-2741 minSouthbank Centre's Book PodcastMental health and creativity featuring Matt Haig and Jordan StephensIn this episode we bring you highlights from author Matt Haig’s recent interview at Southbank Centre about his new book Notes on a Nervous Planet and musician and campaigner Jordan Stephens talks to Ted Hodgkinson about the relationship between mental health and creativity.
"There's a lot of 'I' and 'self' wrapped up in the consumerist world we live in."
JORDAN STEPHENS
Following on from the mould-breaking memoir Reasons to Stay Alive, Matt Haig’s new book is a personal look at living with anxiety in the age of social media. We bring you key moments from his conv...2018-08-1400 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudNovels: winning readers and prizesWhat does it take for a novel to win over a reader? What does it take for a novel to win a prize?
In this episode, journalist and Think Aloud presenter Harriet Fitch Little is joined in conversation by Debo Amon, Southbank Centre’s Literature Programmer, to discuss how the way in which we read novels has changed, why 'shameful' literature is so popular, and whether the novel will stand the test of time.
Journalist and author Caitlin Moran talks about a woman’s approach to literature and finding her ‘place’ as a writer, in a clip from her recent appearan...2018-07-3000 min
Southbank CentreThink Aloud: Novels – winning readers and prizesWhat does it take for a novel to win over a reader? What does it take for a novel to win a prize?
In this episode, journalist and Think Aloud presenter Harriet Fitch Little is joined in conversation by Debo Amon, Southbank Centre’s Literature Programmer, to discuss how the way in which we read novels has changed, why 'shameful' literature is so popular, and whether the novel will stand the test of time.
Journalist and author Caitlin Moran talks about a woman’s approach to literature and finding her ‘place’ as a writer, in a clip from her recent appearan...2018-07-3045 minSouthbank Centre's Book PodcastBackstage at Man Booker 50In this episode, we bring you some of the highlights from Man Booker 50 festival at Southbank Centre, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Man Booker Prize.
We hear extracts from a talk with novelists Alan Hollinghurst and Marlon James; a debate about the meaning and importance of genres; the moment the winner of the Golden Man Booker Prize, Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient, was announced; and interviews with judges Robert McCrum and Kamila Shamsie backstage after the announcement.
Man Booker 50 festival ran at Southbank Centre from 6 - 8 July 2018.2018-07-1200 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudMeltdown: Backstage passWhat does it take to get 82 bands and performers onto six stages over the course of only ten days?
In this episode, journalist and Think Aloud presenter Harriet Fitch Little goes behind the scenes at the 25th edition of the Southbank Centre's prestigious Meltdown festival, which this year is curated by lead singer of The Cure - and all-round musical legend - Robert Smith.
Harriet is joined in conversation by Bengi Unsal, Southbank Centre’s Senior Contemporary Music Programmer, and the festival’s producer, Rhodri Jones. They reveal the musical links between The Cure and contemporary cello, what it really mean...2018-06-2900 min
Southbank CentreThink Aloud: Meltdown – Backstage passWhat does it take to get 82 bands and performers onto six stages over the course of only ten days?
In this episode, journalist and Think Aloud presenter Harriet Fitch Little goes behind the scenes at the 25th edition of the Southbank Centre's prestigious Meltdown festival, which this year is curated by lead singer of The Cure - and all-round musical legend - Robert Smith.
Harriet is joined in conversation by Bengi Unsal, Southbank Centre’s Senior Contemporary Music Programmer, and the festival’s producer, Rhodri Jones. They reveal the musical links between The Cure and contemporary cello, what it really mean...2018-06-2934 minSouthbank Centre's Book PodcastFour Man Booker Prize-winning novelistsWe're celebrating 50 years of the Man Booker Prize this July with Man Booker 50 festival and it spurred us to look back on some of the previous Man Booker Prize winners we've had here in recent years.
In this first episode of Southbank Centre's Book Podcast, we bring together extracts from talks with four previous Man Booker Prize-winning authors here at Southbank Centre: Eleanor Catton, Richard Flanagan, Marlon James and George Saunders.
Man Booker 50 festival takes place at Southbank Centre from 6 - 8 July 2018 and is packed full of talks with some of the world's most celebrated novelists. Highlights include talks between...2018-06-1500 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudComing Soon...Look out for Southbank Centre's Think Aloud podcast where you'll hear from from some of the people shaping arts and culture today.
Together we’ll consider new ideas - and approach old ones from new angles - to cast some light on the most exciting things happening right now in the arts.
You can subscribe to Think Aloud on the podcast app of your choice to make sure you don't miss the first episode.2018-06-0400 min
Southbank CentreComing Soon...Look out for Southbank Centre's Think Aloud podcast where you'll hear from from some of the people shaping arts and culture today.
Together we’ll consider new ideas - and approach old ones from new angles - to cast some light on the most exciting things happening right now in the arts.
You can subscribe to Think Aloud on the podcast app of your choice to make sure you don't miss the first episode.2018-06-0401 min
Looking Sideways Action Sports PodcastEpisode 039: Long Live Southbank - From Conflict to CollaborationFull episode info and Show Notes: www.wearelookingsideways.comWhat kind of city do we want to live in? It’s a fundamental question, particularly today, when urban spaces are becoming ever more homogenised and commodified. And it’s why the Long Live Southbank campaign, created to protect one of London’s most culturally important skate spots, struck such a chord. Skateboarders have been using the Undercroft on London’s Southbank since the mid 1970s. In that time, it has become one of THE flagship skate spots in the world. As the years have passed, it has also...2018-04-0955 minLooking Sideways Action Sports PodcastEpisode 039: Long Live Southbank - From Conflict to CollaborationFull episode info and Show Notes: www.wearelookingsideways.comWhat kind of city do we want to live in? It’s a fundamental question, particularly today, when urban spaces are becoming ever more homogenised and commodified. And it’s why the Long Live Southbank campaign, created to protect one of London’s most culturally important skate spots, struck such a chord. Skateboarders have been using the Undercroft on London’s Southbank since the mid 1970s. In that time, it has become one of THE flagship skate spots in the world. As the years have passed, it has also...2018-04-0955 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudStephen Hawking: A Brief History of TimeIn January 2017, legendary physicist Stephen Hawking shared his thoughts about the most rewarding achievements of his career, in an exclusive broadcast, marking his 75th birthday for Southbank Centre.
He talked about some of his proudest accomplishments as a theoretical mathematician and physicist.
"Every new day became a bonus and I began to appreciate everything I had; where there is life, there is hope."
STEPHEN HAWKING
Broadcaster Michael Buerk hosted the evening, and he was joined by Lord Martin Rees, the Astronomer Royal, to respond live to Professor Hawking's keynote.
Due to health reasons, Professor Stephen Hawking was unable to appear...2018-03-1400 min
Southbank CentreStephen Hawking: A Brief History of TimeIn January 2017, legendary physicist Stephen Hawking shared his thoughts about the most rewarding achievements of his career, in an exclusive broadcast, marking his 75th birthday for Southbank Centre.
He talked about some of his proudest accomplishments as a theoretical mathematician and physicist.
"Every new day became a bonus and I began to appreciate everything I had; where there is life, there is hope."
STEPHEN HAWKING
Broadcaster Michael Buerk hosted the evening, and he was joined by Lord Martin Rees, the Astronomer Royal, to respond live to Professor Hawking's keynote.
Due to health reasons, Professor Stephen Hawking was unable to appear...2018-03-1441 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudChimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Reni Eddo-Lodge in Conversation*WARNING: This podcast contains references and language that some may find offensive.*
Hear Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie talk to Reni Eddo-Lodge about today’s most pressing cultural issues.
"There's a sense that, when being asked to talk about race, after you've written a book, you're supposed to have the answers, you're supposed to have the solution; and while you're having the solution, you're supposed to cater for the emotional needs of the people listening to you."
CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE
You can hear more talks, see photos and watch video from other events at this year's WOW at SouthbankCentre.co.uk/wow an...2018-03-1100 min
Southbank CentreChimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Reni Eddo-Lodge in Conversation*WARNING: This podcast contains references and language that some may find offensive.*
Hear Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie talk to Reni Eddo-Lodge about today’s most pressing cultural issues.
"There's a sense that, when being asked to talk about race, after you've written a book, you're supposed to have the answers, you're supposed to have the solution; and while you're having the solution, you're supposed to cater for the emotional needs of the people listening to you."
CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE
You can hear more talks, see photos and watch video from other events at this year's WOW at SouthbankCentre.co.uk/wow an...2018-03-1151 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudRuby Wax: How to Be Human: The Manual*WARNING: This podcast contains references and language that some may find offensive.*
In this podcast, Ruby Wax talks about her book How to be Human: The Manual written with insights from a Monk and a neuroscientist, it’s a new and very original take on mindfulness.
"Wind and worry feel the same to me, so I don't know whether to call the police or go to the toilet."
RUBY WAX
You can hear more talks, see photos and watch video from other events at this year's WOW at SouthbankCentre.co.uk/wow and join the conversation on Twitter with the ha...2018-03-1000 min
Southbank CentreRuby Wax: How to Be Human: The Manual*WARNING: This podcast contains references and language that some may find offensive.*
In this podcast, Ruby Wax talks about her book How to be Human: The Manual written with insights from a Monk and a neuroscientist, it’s a new and very original take on mindfulness.
"Wind and worry feel the same to me, so I don't know whether to call the police or go to the toilet."
RUBY WAX
You can hear more talks, see photos and watch video from other events at this year's WOW at SouthbankCentre.co.uk/wow and join the conversation on Twitter with the ha...2018-03-1040 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudThe Wonder Down Under*WARNING: This podcast contains references and language that some may find offensive.*
Nina Brochmann and Ellen Støkken Dahl, Oslo-based medical students, educators in sexual health and founders of the blog The Genital Area explore everything from female erections (yes - it’s a thing) and tips for the top orgasm
You can hear more talks, see photos and watch video from other events at this year's WOW at SouthbankCentre.co.uk/wow and join the conversation on Twitter with the hashtag #WOWLDN
To hear more podcasts from us, search for Southbank Centre on SoundCloud or iTunes
WOW - Women of...2018-03-1000 min
Southbank CentreThe Wonder Down Under*WARNING: This podcast contains references and language that some may find offensive.*
Nina Brochmann and Ellen Støkken Dahl, Oslo-based medical students, educators in sexual health and founders of the blog The Genital Area explore everything from female erections (yes - it’s a thing) and tips for the top orgasm
You can hear more talks, see photos and watch video from other events at this year's WOW at SouthbankCentre.co.uk/wow and join the conversation on Twitter with the hashtag #WOWLDN
To hear more podcasts from us, search for Southbank Centre on SoundCloud or iTunes
WOW - Women of...2018-03-1030 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudInside the head of Terry GilliamTerry Gilliam: screenwriter, film director, animator, comedian, actor and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe appeared at London Literature Festival in October 2015 where he was interviewed by BBC Arts Editor Will Gompertz. He discussed his life, career and his memoir, Gilliamesque: A Pre-Posthumous Memoir.
“For me it was like coming to this country and finding an audience that I couldn’t find in America.”
TERRY GILLiAM
Gilliamesque: A Pre-Posthumous Memoir was an event presented by Intelligence Squared and Southbank Centre.2018-02-0600 min
Southbank CentreInside the head of Terry GilliamTerry Gilliam: screenwriter, film director, animator, comedian, actor and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe appeared at London Literature Festival in October 2015 where he was interviewed by BBC Arts Editor Will Gompertz. He discussed his life, career and his memoir, Gilliamesque: A Pre-Posthumous Memoir.
“For me it was like coming to this country and finding an audience that I couldn’t find in America.”
TERRY GILLiAM
Gilliamesque: A Pre-Posthumous Memoir was an event presented by Intelligence Squared and Southbank Centre.2018-02-0636 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudAlan Hollinghurst: The Sparsholt AffairHear from Man Booker Prize-winning author Alan Hollinghurst as he discusses his latest novel, The Sparsholt Affair and reflects candidly on the new-found freedom and openness in the gay scene in recent decades, and what obstacles still need to be overcome.
"I remember when I was an undergraduate getting hold of a copy of Gay Times which said that the back bar of the Black Horse in Cirencester was gay on Saturday lunchtimes."
ALAN HOLLINGHURST
This podcast is part of Being A Man festival 2017 at Southbank Centre www.southbankcentre.co.uk/being-a-man
Listen to more Southbank Centre podcasts https://soundcloud...2017-11-2800 min
Southbank CentreAlan Hollinghurst: The Sparsholt AffairHear from Man Booker Prize-winning author Alan Hollinghurst as he discusses his latest novel, The Sparsholt Affair and reflects candidly on the new-found freedom and openness in the gay scene in recent decades, and what obstacles still need to be overcome.
"I remember when I was an undergraduate getting hold of a copy of Gay Times which said that the back bar of the Black Horse in Cirencester was gay on Saturday lunchtimes."
ALAN HOLLINGHURST
This podcast is part of Being A Man festival 2017 at Southbank Centre www.southbankcentre.co.uk/being-a-man
Listen to more Southbank Centre podcasts https://soundcloud...2017-11-2837 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudRobert Webb: How Not To Be A BoyJoin award-winning comedian, author and lifelong male Robert Webb for a frank and funny conversation about not living by the rules of masculinity.
"Would it surprise you to hear that I'm a virgin?' she said 'I won't say I'm surprised, I won't say I'm unsurprised but you'll catch them up.' So yeah, that was a good chat. Then we carried on watching Dallas."
ROBERT WEBB
Why are boys not supposed to cry or talk about their feelings? Do all men actually like sport and beer? Are you the Luke Skywalker of your life, or are you in fact...2017-11-2700 min
Southbank CentreRobert Webb: How Not To Be A BoyJoin award-winning comedian, author and lifelong male Robert Webb for a frank and funny conversation about not living by the rules of masculinity.
"Would it surprise you to hear that I'm a virgin?' she said 'I won't say I'm surprised, I won't say I'm unsurprised but you'll catch them up.' So yeah, that was a good chat. Then we carried on watching Dallas."
ROBERT WEBB
Why are boys not supposed to cry or talk about their feelings? Do all men actually like sport and beer? Are you the Luke Skywalker of your life, or are you in fact...2017-11-2733 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudKevin Powell: A Boy’s Journey Into ManhoodKevin Powell is one of the most acclaimed political, cultural, literary and hip-hop voices in America today. He is the author or editor of 13 books, including his critically-acclaimed autobiography, The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy’s Journey into Manhood.
"We cannot get to the route of this situation, this crisis, of what it is to be a man, if we're not willing to take a hard look in the mirror."
KEVIN POWELL
Kevin Powell has also done extensive work around preventing violence against women and girls, in redefining manhood toward peace, love, and nonviolence.
This podcast is part of Be...2017-11-2600 min
Southbank CentreKevin Powell: A Boy’s Journey Into ManhoodKevin Powell is one of the most acclaimed political, cultural, literary and hip-hop voices in America today. He is the author or editor of 13 books, including his critically-acclaimed autobiography, The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy’s Journey into Manhood.
"We cannot get to the route of this situation, this crisis, of what it is to be a man, if we're not willing to take a hard look in the mirror."
KEVIN POWELL
Kevin Powell has also done extensive work around preventing violence against women and girls, in redefining manhood toward peace, love, and nonviolence.
This podcast is part of Be...2017-11-2624 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudThe Many Fictions of William BoydWilliam Boyd takes to the stage alone to talk about his life as a creator of many fictions, beginning with the publication of his first novel, A Good Man In Africa in 1981, and ending with the story of his fictional artist that fooled many, Nat Tate...
"The key factor in fiction is to make your readers believe in the truth of the story."
WILLIAM BOYD
This podcast is part of London Literature Festival 2017 at Southbank Centre southbankcentre.co.uk/londonlitfest
For more of biggest and most influential names in modern literature southbankcentre.co.uk/literature2017-11-0900 min
Southbank CentreThe Many Fictions of William BoydWilliam Boyd takes to the stage alone to talk about his life as a creator of many fictions, beginning with the publication of his first novel, A Good Man In Africa in 1981, and ending with the story of his fictional artist that fooled many, Nat Tate...
"The key factor in fiction is to make your readers believe in the truth of the story."
WILLIAM BOYD
This podcast is part of London Literature Festival 2017 at Southbank Centre southbankcentre.co.uk/londonlitfest
For more of biggest and most influential names in modern literature southbankcentre.co.uk/literature2017-11-0938 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudGoldie: All Things RememberedGoldie is an iconic figure whose contributions to the UK rave scene in the 1990s defined jungle. Now releasing a hard-hitting and intimate new memoir, Goldie talks candidly about his tumultuous life and career.
"It's victimitus - playing the victim. Tiny violin. I'd rather an orchestra because that's what life's about, finding the orchestra in your own life."
GOLDIE
In his new book, Goldie charts the full span of his life and career, from West Midlands home-care system, to the heights of international fame and DJ stardom. He also reflects on the lifespan of a musical genre, and how a...2017-10-2700 min
Southbank CentreGoldie: All Things RememberedGoldie is an iconic figure whose contributions to the UK rave scene in the 1990s defined jungle. Now releasing a hard-hitting and intimate new memoir, Goldie talks candidly about his tumultuous life and career.
"It's victimitus - playing the victim. Tiny violin. I'd rather an orchestra because that's what life's about, finding the orchestra in your own life."
GOLDIE
In his new book, Goldie charts the full span of his life and career, from West Midlands home-care system, to the heights of international fame and DJ stardom. He also reflects on the lifespan of a musical genre, and how a...2017-10-2729 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudPhilip Pullman: La Belle SauvageFind out why Philip Pullman has returned to the realm of his trilogy, His Dark Materials. In this exclusive London launch of the highly anticipated La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One, Pullman reveals why he has come back to much-loved character Lyra Belacqua’s world 22 years after the first book.
"I do actually believe in ghosts, fairies, hobgoblins; nature's spirits of every kind, because they help me write stories."
PHILIP PULLMAN
Pullman reflects on his writing process, what drew him back to Lyra’s world more than two decades after Northern Lights was first published, and why the...2017-10-2400 min
Southbank CentrePhilip Pullman: La Belle SauvageFind out why Philip Pullman has returned to the realm of his trilogy, His Dark Materials. In this exclusive London launch of the highly anticipated La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One, Pullman reveals why he has come back to much-loved character Lyra Belacqua’s world 22 years after the first book.
"I do actually believe in ghosts, fairies, hobgoblins; nature's spirits of every kind, because they help me write stories."
PHILIP PULLMAN
Pullman reflects on his writing process, what drew him back to Lyra’s world more than two decades after Northern Lights was first published, and why the...2017-10-2438 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudHillary Rodham Clinton: What HappenedSouthbank Centre's London Literature Festival presents Hillary Rodham Clinton, the first woman nominated for US president by a major party.
In this candid interview with James Naughtie, she discusses her most personal memoir to date, What Happened, which depicts a tumultuous election that had the world on tenterhooks, filled with breathtaking highs and lows, stranger-than-fiction twists and allegations of sexism and Russian interference.
"It was an assault against fact.There is no such thing as an alternative fact..."
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
In her only London appearance, she talks about the rituals, relationships and reading that got her back on her...2017-10-1600 min
Southbank CentreHillary Rodham Clinton: What HappenedSouthbank Centre's London Literature Festival presents Hillary Rodham Clinton, the first woman nominated for US president by a major party.
In this candid interview with James Naughtie, she discusses her most personal memoir to date, What Happened, which depicts a tumultuous election that had the world on tenterhooks, filled with breathtaking highs and lows, stranger-than-fiction twists and allegations of sexism and Russian interference.
"It was an assault against fact.There is no such thing as an alternative fact..."
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
In her only London appearance, she talks about the rituals, relationships and reading that got her back on her...2017-10-1642 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudMargaret Atwood in Conversation with Gaby WoodWell known for novels such as Cat’s Eye, Alias Grace, the MaddAddam Trilogy, and the Booker Prize-winning The Blind Assassin, Margaret Atwood has been in the news recently due to the appearance of her international bestseller The Handmaid’s Tale as a television series – some say, just in time for the age of Trump.
In this one-time London appearance, Margaret Atwood reads from her work; then, in conversation with Gaby Wood, journalist and Literary Director of the Booker Prize Foundation, she discusses not only her career, but the past, present and future of her best-known novel and the real world...2017-10-1000 min
Southbank CentreMargaret Atwood in Conversation with Gaby WoodWell known for novels such as Cat’s Eye, Alias Grace, the MaddAddam Trilogy, and the Booker Prize-winning The Blind Assassin, Margaret Atwood has been in the news recently due to the appearance of her international bestseller The Handmaid’s Tale as a television series – some say, just in time for the age of Trump.
In this one-time London appearance, Margaret Atwood reads from her work; then, in conversation with Gaby Wood, journalist and Literary Director of the Booker Prize Foundation, she discusses not only her career, but the past, present and future of her best-known novel and the real world...2017-10-1034 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudVivienne Westwood: Get a LifeIconic fashion designer and activist Vivienne Westwood spoke about her love of great literature in this keynote talk.
"Every book you read is connected in some way."
VIVIENNE WESTWOOD
This talk explores Westwood’s life in culture and her involvement with arts, politics and the environment.
This podcast is part of London Literature Festival 2017 at Southbank Centre southbankcentre.co.uk/londonlitfest
For more of biggest and most influential names in modern literature southbankcentre.co.uk/literature2017-10-0300 min
Southbank CentreVivienne Westwood: Get a LifeIconic fashion designer and activist Vivienne Westwood spoke about her love of great literature in this keynote talk.
"Every book you read is connected in some way."
VIVIENNE WESTWOOD
This talk explores Westwood’s life in culture and her involvement with arts, politics and the environment.
This podcast is part of London Literature Festival 2017 at Southbank Centre southbankcentre.co.uk/londonlitfest
For more of biggest and most influential names in modern literature southbankcentre.co.uk/literature2017-10-0322 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudTeju Cole: Blind SpotAcclaimed author and photographer Teju Cole came to Southbank Centre to talk about his new book: Blind Spot. In this, he explores unexpected connections between the visual world and written word, and offers a guide to seeing in our troubled times.
"Each person is a highly specialised library that cannot be replaced."
TEJU COLE2017-09-2800 min
Southbank CentreTeju Cole: Blind SpotAcclaimed author and photographer Teju Cole came to Southbank Centre to talk about his new book: Blind Spot. In this, he explores unexpected connections between the visual world and written word, and offers a guide to seeing in our troubled times.
"Each person is a highly specialised library that cannot be replaced."
TEJU COLE2017-09-2823 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudZadie Smith: Swing TimeZadie Smith: one of the most influential authors of the 21st century came to Southbank Centre to talk about her new novel 'Swing Time', the inspiration behind her characters and reflected on the thought process of being a writer.
"I think a certain amount of humiliation is a good thing: to accept that you can never be in this role of righteousness."
ZADIE SMITH
Zadie Smith is in conversation with Ted Hodgkinson, Southbank Centre's Senior Programmer of Literature and Spoken Word.2017-08-0300 min
Southbank CentreZadie Smith: Swing TimeZadie Smith: one of the most influential authors of the 21st century came to Southbank Centre to talk about her new novel 'Swing Time', the inspiration behind her characters and reflected on the thought process of being a writer.
"I think a certain amount of humiliation is a good thing: to accept that you can never be in this role of righteousness."
ZADIE SMITH
Zadie Smith is in conversation with Ted Hodgkinson, Southbank Centre's Senior Programmer of Literature and Spoken Word.2017-08-0332 min
Fiona Dunn's PodcastSouthbank Singing Lift with added entertainment, recorded by @adhodgsonAndrew was in the audience at a concert I took part in at the Royal Festival Hall on 17th May and he had a ride in the #Southbank Centre #SingingLift before we met up afterwards. You will hear him answering a call from me at the end. More and more people got in the lift as it went up and their conversation is hilarious! Thanks for recording this Andrew. If anyone wants to try this lift for themselves, it's the big glass one at the Southbank Centre. #London #stereo2017-05-3104 min
Southbank Centre: Think AloudAngela Davis: women, race and class in the post-Trump eraThis is an interview from WOW - Women Of The World Festival, 2017, at London's Southbank Centre.
Angela Davis is known internationally for her ongoing work to combat all forms of oppression in the USA and beyond. A writer, scholar, teacher and activist/organiser, Davis is a living witness to the historical struggles of the contemporary era. She is the author of many books, including Angela Davis: An Autobiography; Women, Race, and Class; and Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday.
In this podcast, Angela talks to Southbank Centre’s Artistic Director, an founder of th...2017-03-1400 min
Southbank CentreAngela Davis: women, race and class in the post-Trump eraThis is an interview from WOW - Women Of The World Festival, 2017, at London's Southbank Centre.
Angela Davis is known internationally for her ongoing work to combat all forms of oppression in the USA and beyond. A writer, scholar, teacher and activist/organiser, Davis is a living witness to the historical struggles of the contemporary era. She is the author of many books, including Angela Davis: An Autobiography; Women, Race, and Class; and Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday.
In this podcast, Angela talks to Southbank Centre’s Artistic Director, an founder of th...2017-03-141h 12
MPavilionMTalks—Southbank—From neighbourhood to precinct • Thu 8 Dec 2016In 2014 the State Government delivered its blueprint for Southbank’s Arts Precinct. The primary recommendations were driven by an urban design vision addressing the impermeable nature of the site and its disconnection from other parts of the city. Southbank is one of Melbourne’s densest residential neighbourhoods yet the lack of connection between the residents and the iconic cultural facilities remains only partially addressed.
Led by urban planner, theatre producer, choreographer and dancer Wendy Lasica and accompanied by a panel that includes MPavilion patron Naomi Milgrom, artist curator and writer Tai Snaith, architect and urban designer Rob Adams plus theatre and...2017-01-1558 min
ICASouthbank Show: The Life and Career of Francis Bacon - Q&A with Melvyn BraggA Q&A with Melvyn Bragg and ICA Executive Director Gregor Muir bookending a screening of "The Life and Career of Francis Bacon" episode (1985) of the Southbank Show.
https://www.ica.org.uk/whats-on/southbank-show-life-and-career-francis-bacon
Part of FB55:
https://www.ica.org.uk/whats-on/fb552015-04-1340 min
The Early Music ShowLive at Southbank Centre: Composer Profile - LocatelliLive at Southbank Centre.Lucie Skeaping explores the life and works of Pietro Antonio Locatelli, who died 250 years ago.One of the violin giants of the eighteenth century, Locatelli was born in Bergamo in 1695, but by the age of sixteen had moved to Rome, perhaps to study with the famous but ailing Arcangelo Corelli, but more likely with another prominent virtuoso, Giuseppe Valentini. His growing reputation as a violinist soon began to take him further afield, however, and we know of concert appearances during the 1720s in Mantua and Venice (both places in which he...2014-03-3015 min
Scottish Poetry Library Podcast[SPL] April 23rd: Southbank GPSRyan visits the Southbank Centre in London for a meeting of the Global Poetry System. He chats with GPS co-ordinator and folk musician Chris Kreinczes, librarian Chris McCabe, writer Dzifa Benson, radio co-ordinator Claire McDermott and Southbank participation producer Lucy Macnab. We've got music from folk outfit Dear Winesburg and an excerpt of the amazing Bellowhead's folk opera version of the Rime of the Ancient Mariner featuring Lemn Sissay as the Mariner. Presented by Ryan van Winkle. Produced by Colin Fraser. Incidental music by Ewen Maclean. Twitter: @byleaveswelive & @anonpoetry. Mail: splpodcast@gmail.com2010-04-2236 min