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.
Reviews of the plays Rock, Paper, Scissors and documentary Studio Electrophonique, The People's History Museum, Michael Rosen
Rowan Atkinson, Windrush Sculptures, Susanne Bier
Live music festivals; Roy Williams' play The Fellowship; The Horniman Museum
Baz Lurhmann on Elvis, new productions of Carmen and Tom, Dick and Harry
Circle of Fifths, reviews of Good Luck to You, Leo Grande and The Lazarus Project
Freddie De Tommaso, Women’s Prize For Fiction Winner, John Byrne, Ukrainian Antiquities
Theaster Gates, Lightyear, Dean Atta, Music Back Catalogues
George Ezra performs, TV drama Sherwood reviewed, Norway's National Museum opens
Reviews of the film All My Friends Hate Me and the play Cancelling Socrates; the Women's Prize for Fiction nominee Ruth Ozeki
Paula Rego Remembered, Cressida Cowell, Elif Shafak, Stones In His Pockets
Ayanna Witter Johnson performs, Clement Ishmael, digital theatre
Africa Oyé, Queer Poetry, Maggie Shipstead
Front Row reviews 1952
Tracey Emin, Anthony Joseph, Bergman Island
Rory Kinnear on the film Men, Lord Parkinson on the new UK City of Culture, The Duchess of Cornwall, Mo Abudu on Blood Sisters
Refik Anadol, Jasdeep Singh Degun, The British Art Show
Reviews of The Midwich Cuckoos, Pistol and Edvard Munch, Meg Mason on Sorrow and Bliss
The Art of Burning Man, dementia on stage, dogs on screen at Cannes
ABBA Voyage, Terence Davies, Zaffar Kunial's poem for George Floyd
The Cannes Film Festival, John Godber's Teechers, the winner of the British Book Awards
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