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Some of the biggest and most influential names in modern literature, art, music and performance share their stories, thoughts and ideas. 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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Join musician Sam Eagle every Tuesday on SamCast, and hear the stories, philosophies, and thoughts behind some of Sam's favourite musicians. With guests that are diverse in genre and location but have a common feature in their attitude to doing completely their own, unique thing musically - a characteristic that is the most important thing to Sam as a musician. SamCast is the podcast you can trust to find great artists.
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Journalist and author Sathnam Sanghera traces the legacies of the British empire around the world, drawing on his book Empireland: How Modern Britain is Shaped by its Imperial Past, in conversation with Colin Grant.This conversation was recorded live in our Queen Elizabeth Hall on Sunday 14 July 2024, as part of You Belong Here, our summer programm…
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On 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.Ni…
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Out 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…
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In 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 fou…
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In 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 thi…
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In 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 sec…
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In 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 fir…
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We’ve reached the end of series 1 and I want to say a huge thank you to everybody who’s been listening and supporting 'SamCast', as well as to all our incredible guests, who’ve made it such a joy to put together. Let's take a look back at some highlights from the series, I hope you found some cool things to think about, and found our guest as inspi…
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One of my favourite musicians right now. The extremely talented Atlanta based singer, rapper and songwriter who’s been going from strength to strength, recently working with Honey Dijon on the extremely talented Atlanta based singer, rapper and songwriter who’s been going from strength to strength, recently working with Honey Dijon on the track ‘No…
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Here we have part two of episode 11 with legendary musician, BBC Radio DJ, and long-time LGBT rights activist Tom Robinson. whose 45 year music career has seen him through some extraordinary experiences. In part 1, we heard Tom’s stories of life growing up, the journey into his activism, and his time with Tom Robinson Band at the height of their su…
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This marks a very episode it's an honour to have Tom Robinson on SamCast. The legendary musician, BBC Radio DJ, and long-time LGBT rights activist, whose 45-year music career has seen him through some extraordinary experiences. Hear Tom share his stories of public and personal life, with struggles of fame and identity to chart smashing hits such as…
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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 …
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His band/ collective 'Miro Shot' are challenging literally everything that it means to be a band, and are easily one of the most innovative and unique bands around through their use of VR and technology. Roman Rappak brings us the mind-bending story behind Miro Shot, a completely eye-opening discussion on the music & gaming industry, and how techno…
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We're talking socially distanced festivals with Wild Paths & Wild Fields Festival founder/ director, Ben Street. This is the first of a three-part mini-series in which we’re talking with people and artists that have found creative & positive solutions to the current problems faced by the live music industry. Ben's a great guy, with a brilliant atti…
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The wonderful London based musician & poet Amaroun shares three poems from her new project with us on SamCast as well as her amazing stories. We had a super inspiring conversation about Jay crowdfunding her first self-published poetry book, her writing philosophies, and how the difficulties and experiences she’s had as a queer, black woman have sha…
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Incredibly talented songwriter & producer, who's project Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. and other musical outlets have seen him release 10 acclaimed albums, tour the world, and collaborated with artists like Damon Albarn, Flea, and Kate Nash. We talk Sam's new album, the importance of community, his experience in the music industry, as well as sharp obs…
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Incredibly talented songwriter & producer, who's project Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. and other musical outlets have seen him release 10 acclaimed albums, tour the world, and collaborated with artists like Damon Albarn, Flea, and Kate Nash. We talk Sam's new album, the importance of community, his experience in the music industry, as well as sharp obs…
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From her two incredible albums to her feature on the Black Panther soundtrack with Kendrick Lamar & Vince Staples, South African rapper Yugen Blakrok's musical output is incredibly powerful and wide-ranging. This was a truly fascinating and enlightening conversation, and I think there’s a lot to learn from Yugen’s words, experiences and thoughts th…
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Welcome to SamCast - my name’s Sam Eagle. Here you’ll be hearing the thoughts, methods, and stories from musicians that I love - from all over the world, and all across the musical spectrum. I’m a musician and producer myself from the coast of the UK, making all my music, and these podcasts from my home studio. I hope you enjoy our first series of …
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In 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 …
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Malala 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 Ju…
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Join 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 D…
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In 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’.Autor: Southbank Centre
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Malcolm 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 fascina…
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Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels joins puppeteer and actor Brian Herring to reflect on his time playing one of the most famous droids in cinematic history. Recorded at London Literature Festival, this podcast sees Daniels discuss his new book I Am C-3PO - The Inside Story, a memoir of both himself and his best known role.Daniels talks of his approac…
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Hillary 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 the…
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The 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…
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The much-loved comedian, actor and writer Sir Lenny Henry joins comedian Romesh Ranganathan in this special edition of our Book Podcast, as the two talk about Henry’s remarkable career and his new memoir Who Am I, Again?Henry explains why and how he chose to write a truthful book about his life, rather than a ‘lying book’, and details his experienc…
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Documentary-maker Louis Theroux joins his schoolfriend Adam Buxton to discuss his new book Gotta Get Theroux This and his two decades of investigating the weirder, more outlandish sides of human life.In this live discussion, Theroux and Buxton discuss the value of puns, Theroux's distinctive interview techniques and styles, and the worth of silence…
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Comedian Sara Pascoe joins Deborah Frances-White in conversation to discuss her new book Sex, Power, Money.In this live discussion, Pascoe examines blind spots in relationships and skewers sexual inequalities, taking a comedic and educational hopscotch over anatomy, the history of sexual representation and the sticky way all human interactions are …
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Former Children’s Laureate Malorie Blackman joins Tobi Kyeremateng in conversation to discuss 'Crossfire', the latest novel in her popular Noughts & Crosses series.Enjoy highlights of their Queen Elizabeth Hall discussion, and a reading from the novel, in this exclusive podcast, recorded live at the event on 8 September 2019.…
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In 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-…
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In 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 fr…
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German 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…
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The bestselling author of The Hate U Give presented an homage to hip-hop and the power of storytelling in a discussion of her second novel, with Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff.She talked about On the Come Up, the story of fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked against you; of the struggle to become who you are and not who everyone expects …
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In 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 mot…
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Invented 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 hum…
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In 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 w…
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In 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 character…
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In 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…
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Author Mohsin Hamid and actor, writer and musician Riz Ahmed reflect on why stories of migration have captivated our imaginations.From the Ancient Greeks to Hamid's most recent novel, Exit West, stories of migration and displacement, love and hope are necessary in dark times. Ahmed, who starred in the film adaptation of Hamid's novel The Reluctant …
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How 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 come…
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