Arts, Culture and the Media clips
Listen to a selection of clips from recent and upcoming programmes.
Oh you pretty things...
Liberty’s Shami Chakrabarti shares some Bowie love with Samira Ahmed.
"I learned how to cry" - Julie Goodyear on overcoming loss
Julie Goodyear tells Kirsty Young how years of tragedy left her in hospital.
Preview: “It’s an angel!”
Richard and Door meet the Angel Islington (Benedict Cumberbatch)
The path to freedom
Follow the Chicago show that dared walk the line between reform and revolution.
Nicky Haslam's famous musical collaborators
Interior designer Nicky Haslam on recording a new CD with his famous friends…
Why John Boorman wanted Lee Marvin’s shoes
Director John Boorman talks about making ‘Point Blank’, starring Lee Marvin.
Judy Blume: "I would love to make movies"
Judy Blume talks to Sarah Cuddon about first drafts and the film adaptation of Tiger Eyes.
Front Row - The Best View of Modern Culture—Front Row
Views on culture in all its forms from the mouths of its creators.
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Lord Bragg - BBC must fight for coverage of arts
Melvyn Bragg explains why he thinks the BBC should be doing more to serve the arts.
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Vanessa Whitburn on editing The Archers
The soon-to-retire Archers editor talks to Eddie Mair on BBC Radio 4's PM programme
Suggs: "I never knew my father"
Suggs speaks to Mark Lawson about finding out what happened to his father late on in life.
The people behind South Africa's satirical puppets
Roger Law talks to Nicola Jackman, voice artist with ZANews.
“Scream for your lives!”
Terry Castle describes the audience experience at the cult horror-thriller, The Tingler.
John Taylor: "Every day started with a Beatles song"
Duran Duran's John Taylor talks us through his Inheritance Track by The Beatles.
Harmony Korine on young fans seeing 18-rated Spring Breakers
Director Harmony Korine on younger fans watching 18-rated Spring Breakers.
Magic, evil eye beads, coffee cups and fortune telling
Magic, evil eye beads, coffee cups, fortune telling. I use those elements in my writing.
Lynda La Plante talks to Clive Anderson
Author and screenwriter Lynda La Plante talks to Clive Anderson.
Mick Fleetwood: 'What changes things is being better parents'
Mick Fleetwood explains why he wants to pass on John Lennon's Imagine to his children.
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James Blake: 'Being unhappy helped me write good material'
James Blake tells Front Row that being unhappy helped him write his best music.
Sebastião Salgado's accidental self-portrait
Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado speaks about his new exhibition Genesis.
Lord Bragg - BBC must fight for coverage of arts
Melvyn Bragg explains why he thinks the BBC should be doing more to serve the arts.
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Oliver Stone on Hugo Chavez assassination rumours
Could Hugo Chavez’s death have been an assassination condoned by the American Government?
Creating a 'Corrie' clone in Germany
The producer explains how Germany's most popular soap started nearly 30 years ago.
Danny Boyle on the 'dance' of filmmaking
Danny Boyle talks about his films, working within budgets and the 'rules' for endings.























