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Listen to the people shaping arts and culture today in podcasts which reflect our richly diverse events, exhibitions and festivals programme from the Southbank Centre and Hayward Gallery.
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Woven Rhythms: a discussion
November 20, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 89.7 MBOn 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 d...
Strange Clay – Out of the Kiln: From Technique to Concept
February 03, 2023 11:50 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBOut of the Kiln: From Technique to Concept presents Aaron Angell and Serena Korda - two artists who featured in the Hayward Gallery exhibition, Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art - in conversation with exhibition curator Cliff Lauson and Isabella Smith, Deputy Editor at Crafts. They discuss working with ceramics, and explore how their clays, glazes and firing techniques give form to their creative vision. Recorded on 26 November 2022, this talk was presented in partnership with Craft...
In the Black Fantastic: Hew Locke x Nick Cave
September 14, 2022 09:28 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBIn the Black Fantastic is a four-part podcast series inspired by the Hayward Gallery exhibition of the same name. This series brings together artists, musicians and writers in conversations that draw on the themes of the exhibition – curated by Ekow Eshun – including myth, science fiction, spiritual traditions and the legacy of Afrofuturism. This fourth and final episode brings together sculptor and visual artist Hew Locke, and sculptor and performance artist Nick Cave, both of whom have wo...
In the Black Fantastic: Cauleen Smith x Ayanna Witter-Johnson
September 07, 2022 07:53 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBIn the Black Fantastic is a four-part podcast series inspired by the Hayward Gallery exhibition of the same name. This series brings together artists, musicians and writers in conversations that draw on the themes of the exhibition – curated by Ekow Eshun – including myth, science fiction, spiritual traditions and the legacy of Afrofuturism. This third episode brings together interdisciplinary filmmaker Cauleen Smith, whose works featured in In the Black Fantastic include the drawings BLK F...
In the Black Fantastic: Lina Iris Viktor x Salena Godden
August 31, 2022 09:32 - 25 minutes - 23 MBIn the Black Fantastic is a four-part podcast series inspired by the Hayward Gallery exhibition of the same name. This series brings together artists, musicians and writers in conversations that draw on the themes of the exhibition – curated by Ekow Eshun – including myth, science fiction, spiritual traditions and the legacy of Afrofuturism. This second episode brings together artist Lina Iris Viktor whose works featured in In the Black Fantastic include a number from her 2017-2018 portrait...
In the Black Fantastic: Rashaad Newsome x The Twilite Tone
August 24, 2022 11:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBIn the Black Fantastic is a four-part podcast series inspired by the Hayward Gallery exhibition of the same name. This series brings together artists, musicians and writers in conversations that draw on the themes of the exhibition – curated by Ekow Eshun – including myth, science fiction, spiritual traditions and the legacy of Afrofuturism. This first episode brings together artist Rashaad Newsome, whose works featured in In the Black Fantastic include Isolation (2020) and Ansista (2019), ...
Jean Paul Gaultier in conversation
June 25, 2020 09:59 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBIn 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...
Malala Yousafzai In Conversation with Jude Kelly
June 18, 2020 15:49 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MBMalala 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 sibl...
A fly’s-eye-view of Among the Trees
April 21, 2020 16:07 - 21 minutes - 20 MBJoin poet Holly Corfield Carr, exploring human and non-human ways of looking at and listening to trees, in this podcast from Hayward Gallery's Among the Trees exhibition. Holly considers artworks by Giuseppe Penone, Robert Smithson, Roxy Paine and Mariele Neudecker, and interweaves her own words with poems by Vahni Capildeo, Emily Dickinson, Sasha Dugdale and Alice Oswald.
Artist interview: George Shaw and Patrick Langley
April 16, 2020 14:21 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBIn this podcast, the painter George Shaw discusses some of the themes and influences behind his work with novelist Patrick Langley, in a conversation that ranges from post-war town planning, to punks, apocalyptic literature, woodlands and ‘the everydayness of the end of the world’.
Think Aloud: Contemporary poetry – why I am not a poet
May 30, 2019 08:00 - 29 minutes - 40.7 MBIn 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 ...
Contemporary poetry: why I am not a poet
May 30, 2019 08:00 - 29 minutes - 40.7 MBIn 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 ...
Think Aloud: Stockhausen – the point music changed forever
April 29, 2019 11:00 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MBGerman 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 possib...
Stockhausen: the point music changed forever
April 29, 2019 11:00 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MBGerman 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 possib...
Comedy: why we need to laugh at politics
March 26, 2019 10:37 - 35 minutes - 48.4 MBIn this episode, Harriet Fitch Little asks is this a golden age for political humour? Why do we laugh at politics and do we need to? She speaks to joke writer for Private Eye magazine Tom Jamieson, and comedians Tiff Stevenson and Kieran Hodgson about the effect of current affairs have had on comedy. “Satire sits bleary eyed & unshaven in a cheap motel room surrounded by empty vodka bottles quietly sobbing as it watches the news.” TOM JAMIESON
Think Aloud: Comedy – why we need to laugh at politics
March 26, 2019 10:37 - 35 minutes - 48.4 MBIn this episode, Harriet Fitch Little asks is this a golden age for political humour? Why do we laugh at politics and do we need to? She speaks to joke writer for Private Eye magazine Tom Jamieson, and comedians Tiff Stevenson and Kieran Hodgson about the effect of current affairs have had on comedy. “Satire sits bleary eyed & unshaven in a cheap motel room surrounded by empty vodka bottles quietly sobbing as it watches the news.” TOM JAMIESON
Think Aloud: Artificial intelligence – creative robots and Move 37
February 18, 2019 07:00 - 27 minutes - 38.1 MBInvented 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...
Artificial intelligence: creative robots and Move 37
February 18, 2019 07:00 - 27 minutes - 38.1 MBInvented 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...
Children's books: why literature for the future is stuck in the past
January 21, 2019 16:16 - 40 minutes - 55.5 MBIn this episode, Harriet Fitch Little is joined by paralympian, TV presenter and children’s author Ade Adepitan, and children’s book critic Imogen Russell Williams to talk about the lack of diversity in children’s literature. “I suddenly started to get a perception that certain people did certain things, that main protagonists, that strong characters, that hero characters were all white, middle class.” ADE ADEPITAN They discussed why children’s literature is so behind, why we can’t eliminat...
Think Aloud: Children's books – why literature for the future is stuck in the past
January 21, 2019 16:16 - 40 minutes - 55.5 MBIn this episode, Harriet Fitch Little is joined by paralympian, TV presenter and children’s author Ade Adepitan, and children’s book critic Imogen Russell Williams to talk about the lack of diversity in children’s literature. “I suddenly started to get a perception that certain people did certain things, that main protagonists, that strong characters, that hero characters were all white, middle class.” ADE ADEPITAN They discussed why children’s literature is so behind, why we can’t eliminat...
Think Aloud: The secrets behind the laughs
December 24, 2018 06:00 - 16 minutes - 23.2 MBHow do you make something not funny, funny? How do you deal with nerves? Who is your dream comedy sidekick? Do people expect you to be funny all the time? Which of your jokes goes down the best? Harriet Fitch Little brings you a Christmas special that reveals the tricks of the trade of stand up comedy. Listen to the questions we put to our panel of comedians about the highs and lows of their career, their confessions and their secrets. And of course, they manage to make it funny... You can ...
The secrets behind the laughs
December 24, 2018 06:00 - 16 minutes - 23.2 MBHow do you make something not funny, funny? How do you deal with nerves? Who is your dream comedy sidekick? Do people expect you to be funny all the time? Which of your jokes goes down the best? Harriet Fitch Little brings you a Christmas special that reveals the tricks of the trade of stand up comedy. Listen to the questions we put to our panel of comedians about the highs and lows of their career, their confessions and their secrets. And of course, they manage to make it funny... You can ...
Modern music: composing, curating and cl***ical
December 17, 2018 07:00 - 31 minutes - 42.6 MBInspired 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'.
Think Aloud: Modern music – composing, curating and cl***ical
December 17, 2018 07:00 - 31 minutes - 42.6 MBInspired 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'.
Think Aloud: Comedy – the truth and the lies
November 19, 2018 06:00 - 40 minutes - 56 MBIn this episode, Harriet Fitch Little talks comedy and brings you the secrets and what do you do if nobody laughs. She talks to comedian Dave Gorman about why comedians can't lie and what the qualities are of the genre 'Gormanesque'. Her co-presenter is Ken Cheng, Chinese Comedian. She brings up his joke 'geek student' video and how it went down, they realise they went to uni together and Harriet finds out why Antigua and Barbuda have the funniest flag in the world. Along with that, comedi...
Comedy: the truth and the lies
November 19, 2018 06:00 - 40 minutes - 56 MBIn this episode, Harriet Fitch Little talks comedy and brings you the secrets and what do you do if nobody laughs. She talks to comedian Dave Gorman about why comedians can't lie and what the qualities are of the genre 'Gormanesque'. Her co-presenter is Ken Cheng, Chinese Comedian. She brings up his joke 'geek student' video and how it went down, they realise they went to uni together and Harriet finds out why Antigua and Barbuda have the funniest flag in the world. Along with that, comedi...
Jazz: gatekeepers, dates and dancing
October 29, 2018 10:07 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MBAhead 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...
Think Aloud: Jazz – gatekeepers, dates and dancing
October 29, 2018 10:07 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MBAhead 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...
Ask the curators: the stresses and secrets of programming
September 12, 2018 00:00 - 44 minutes - 60.7 MBFor 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?'
Think Aloud: Unlimited – legs, wheels and biscuits
August 27, 2018 05:00 - 41 minutes - 57.3 MBIn 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, ...
Unlimited: legs, wheels and biscuits
August 27, 2018 05:00 - 41 minutes - 57.3 MBIn 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, ...
Think Aloud: Novels – winning readers and prizes
July 30, 2018 08:56 - 45 minutes - 61.8 MBWhat 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 fin...
Novels: winning readers and prizes
July 30, 2018 08:56 - 45 minutes - 61.8 MBWhat 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 fin...
Meltdown: Backstage pass
June 29, 2018 05:00 - 34 minutes - 47.9 MBWhat 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 fest...
Think Aloud: Meltdown – Backstage pass
June 29, 2018 05:00 - 34 minutes - 47.9 MBWhat 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 fest...
Coming Soon...
June 04, 2018 11:37 - 1 minute - 1.57 MBLook 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.
Stephen Hawking: A Brief History of Time
March 14, 2018 14:44 - 41 minutes - 56.9 MBIn 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 ...
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Reni Eddo-Lodge in Conversation
March 11, 2018 17:12 - 51 minutes - 71.2 MB*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...
Ruby Wax: How to Be Human: The Manual
March 10, 2018 20:47 - 40 minutes - 55.9 MB*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/w...
The Wonder Down Under
March 10, 2018 18:16 - 30 minutes - 42.4 MB*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 ...
Inside the head of Terry Gilliam
February 06, 2018 16:40 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MBTerry 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 I...
Alan Hollinghurst: The Sparsholt Affair
November 28, 2017 17:42 - 37 minutes - 51.2 MBHear 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 201...
Robert Webb: How Not To Be A Boy
November 27, 2017 12:58 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBJoin 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 Skyw...
Kevin Powell: A Boy’s Journey Into Manhood
November 26, 2017 12:49 - 24 minutes - 33.2 MBKevin 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 w...
The Many Fictions of William Boyd
November 09, 2017 16:12 - 38 minutes - 52.5 MBWilliam 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 i...
Goldie: All Things Remembered
October 27, 2017 09:52 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBGoldie 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 in...
Philip Pullman: La Belle Sauvage
October 24, 2017 09:23 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MBFind 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 d...
Hillary Rodham Clinton: What Happened
October 15, 2017 23:10 - 42 minutes - 57.7 MBSouthbank 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 thi...
Margaret Atwood in Conversation with Gaby Wood
October 10, 2017 16:54 - 34 minutes - 47.1 MBWell 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 ...
Vivienne Westwood: Get a Life
October 03, 2017 09:28 - 22 minutes - 36.6 MBIconic 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/l...