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.
Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha; Joy Ride film and Ann Patchett’s novel Tom Lake reviewed; composer Carl Davis
Welsh Fleabag, Social media and comedy in Edinburgh; Moon Palace in Leeds
The Booker Prize longlist; Freddie Mercury's costume archive, Scottish theatre
West End producer unmasked, Reassessing the poetry of Virgil, Adjani Salmon on Dreaming Whilst Black
Cellist Ana Carla Maza performs, the Mercury Music Prize shortlist
Sinéad O'Connor tribute, Edinburgh Fringe previews, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Efua Traoré on children’s books
Pianist Christian Blackshaw, tech-inspired funding for artists, playwright Rabiah Hussain
Elizabeth Fremantle on Artemisia Gentileschi, French horn player Felix Klieser, logo design
Sarah Phelps on BBC drama The Sixth Commandment, Blur's new album reviewed
Christopher Nolan on Oppenheimer, what is Cynghanedd?, club culture under threat
20 years of Podcasting, Black Venus, AI Songwriting Challenge
Greta Gerwig, Tudor tapestry, Tanika Gupta, Jane Birkin farewell
Mission Impossible, Herzog & de Meuron, Walter Murch
Remembering Milan Kundera, author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Northern Soul Prom, the winner of the Art Fund Museum of the Year
Film-maker Sally Potter on her first music album, the British Library turns 50, romance in later life on stage
PJ Harvey, the Scapa Flow museum, pianist Benjamin Grosvenor performs
Kwame Kwei-Armah, Disney Pixar film Elemental reviewed
Manchester International Festival Special
Ben Okri, film director Shamira Raphaela, Leighton House Museum
The legendary Dolly Parton and celebrating children's books
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