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.
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
Front Row reviews Indiana Jones; author Brandon Taylor; Young V&A reviewed
Playwright Kimber Lee, the art of pattern discussed, Elgan Llŷr Thomas on queer culture in classical song
Michael R Jackson on his hit musical, Ray BLK on Champion, the Natural History Museum
Wes Anderson on Asteroid City, Bob Stanley on his biography of the Bee Gees
Elliot Page, Wicker Man music, Jewish Museum and Holocaust Memorial
National Portrait Gallery refurbishment and play Dear England reviewed, violinist Rachel Podger
The winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal, the MAC in Belfast and does the UK need more music arenas?
The Beatles at Stowe, Nick Drake, Maggi Hambling
Glenda Jackson remembered, Wayne McGregor, Black Mirror reviewed
The Burrell Collection, Accordion Quartet, Women's Prize Winner Barbara Kingsolver, Folk Film Gathering
Two debuts: novelist Cecilia Rabess, film director Dionne Edwards; the cost of maintaining arts organisations' buildings
Mad Musicals, Eric Whitacre, Women's Prize - Laline Paull
Film Chevalier and new TV drama Significant Other reviewed
Dave Johns on I, Daniel Blake; the Liverpool Biennial; why Dario Fo's plays speak to this moment?
Rufus Wainwright, hairdressing film Medusa Deluxe, the rise of the understudy
Author Maggie O’Farrell, New opera Giant, The consumerism in creativity
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