Elijah Wood tells Tom Sutcliffe about his new film No Man of God. Elijah Wood plays criminal profiler Bill Hagmaier in a story based on interview transcripts. Hagmaier is sent by the FBI to visit the serial killer Ted Bundy on death row. A fascinating, troubling relationship develops which becomes all the more intense when the date of Bundy's execution is announced. It's just a week away; Bundy agrees to talk, and he has much to confess.
As lockdown and the pandemic brought concerts to a standstill, many musicians and comedians turned to online live streaming to perform, entertain and connect with audiences. According to YouTube, 78% of British people watched a live stream over the last 12 months. But now as live events return, and with concerns still over safety, have live streams proven they can coexist alongside in-person concerts as a way to feel part of an experience? Musician Paul Smith from Maximo Park and director and filmmaker Oscar Sansom discuss
It’s often said that we’re living in a podcast ‘boom,’ with increased investment from technology giants and big name celebrity signings. But how diverse is the industry itself? The Equality in Audio Pact, launched in 2020, aims to tackle some of the systemic barriers to entry in radio and podcasting for people from under-represented backgrounds. Imriel Morgan is the Founder and CEO of podcast marketing agency Content is Queen- a signatory to the pact- and she’s also an award-winning host of the Wanna Be Podcast. She joins us to give her assessment of diversity and inclusion in the audio industry today.
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Pauline Black, Waters Rising at Perth Museum, and Posthumously Completing a Loved One's Creative Work
Christopher Reeve documentary, Booker author Samantha Harvey on Orbital, Art auction news
Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch, political satire in US elections, how to write a book
Review: film: Anora; theatre: Dr. Strangelove; book: Ali Smith's Gliff
Billy Crystal, Marina Diamandis, Nordic Music Festival
Hugh Grant on Heretic, Yael van der Wouden's The Safekeep, future of housing design
Sir Steve McQueen on Blitz, Italian Renaissance drawings, Rachel Kushner on Creation Lake
Tim Burton on his exhibition at Design Museum, Review: films Emilia Perez and Dahomey
Musician and novelist Malachy Tallack, Cities of Literature and Textile Art
Artist William Kentridge, British film industry expansion, Playing Brian Epstein
Pedro Almodovar, Vanessa Bell, Richard Bean
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Rupert Everett, Scotland's Female Bands, artist Everlyn Nicodemus
Jodie Whittaker, Japanese food art, Booker writer Anne Michaels
Bronski Beat Age of Consent 40th Anniversary, Percival Everett, Horror on stage
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Rick Astley, The West Wing at 25, Barbara Walker
Alison Moyet, Leigh Bowery exhibition, Adrian Sutton
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