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August 20 · 42 min
Review Show: Rachel Cusk's new novel and the return of the Looney Tunes
Plus a comedy disaster movie from RuPaul's Drag Race universe.
August 19 · 41 min
From the Edinburgh Festivals: Ann Droid and Motherland star Paul Ready; founder of Wikipedia Jimmy Wales; comedian Rosie Holt
Paul Ready, star of Motherland and Ann Droid, on his one-man show Little Animals.
August 18 · 42 min
The Light opens in Durham, and Iain Stirling on the art of sandscastles
New contemporary art venue, The Light, in Durham and comedian Iain Stirling on sandcastles
August 17 · 42 min
Joe Lycett on his first solo exhibition, Everything Must Go
Charlotte Higgins on the role of artists in Ukraine, and the rise in poetry sales.
August 13 · 42 min
Review Show: Tony, film about the early life of chef Anthony Bourdain
Plus reviews of manga musical Death Note and Mario Vargas Llosa’s final novel.
August 12 · 42 min
The best theatre at this year's Edinburgh Festivals
Hannah Reilly on her much-anticipated show about authenticity, Roleplay.
August 11 · 42 min
Steph McGovern on how to buy art
Plus actor Sian Clifford on her role in new mockumentary Lady and writer Colin Thubron.
August 10 · 42 min
Game of Thrones at the RSC first night review
Plus conductor Marin Alsop on what makes American music sound American.
August 6 · 42 min
Review Show: Irvine Welsh's new novel and Glenn Close's new film
Richard Dadd at the Royal Academy and AI companies shredding rare books.
August 5 · 42 min
Live from the Edinburgh Festivals: Stockard Channing on directing Krapp's Last Tape
Actress Stockard Channing on her directorial debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
August 5 · 37 min
Magic live in the studio
Magic live in the studio, author Jacqueline Crooks and French museum security.
August 4 · 42 min
John Hannah on his new comedy crime drama set in Benidorm
John Hannah on Benidorm is Murder and a look at Hull's newly refurbished Maritime Museum.
July 30 · 42 min
Review show: Childhood in War, Children of Wolves and kids in Luton
Lawrence Osborne's new cat-and-mouse thriller and a debut British film.
July 29 · 42 min
How the opiod crisis inspired an opera
Composer Missy Mazzoli on her opera The Galloping Cure.
July 28 · 42 min
Mary Beard reveals the Booker Prize longlist, plus Bill Pullman on taking on Chekhov
Mary Beard, chair of the judges for the 2026 Booker Prize.
July 27 · 42 min
Bill Oddie, remembered by his friend Graeme Garden
Bill Oddie remembered, Frank Miller on Batman and Children's Laureate, Patrice Lawrence.
July 23 · 42 min
Review Show: Trainspotting the Musical, Colson Whitehead's new novel
Plus fishing romance drama On the Sea.
July 22 · 42 min
Andrew Ridgeley on Wham in China
Wham's Andrew Ridgeley; The impact of Fleabag on 10 years of TV; The art of costume making
July 21 · 42 min
Ruth Madeley on new TV drama The Rapture, Nadine Shah on her BBC Prom
Ruth Madeley on starring in new TV thriller The Rapture, and Nadine Shah on her BBC Prom.
July 20 · 42 min
The first PM with an English degree, plus a new museum of WWII espionage
Samira talks to the man who taught Andy Burnham English Literature.

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