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.
Yinka Shonibare, Sean Shibe, cinema and digital decay
Beyonce’s new album Cowboy Carter, Netflix drama Ripley, Io Capitano movie reviewed
50 years of ABBA’s Waterloo, Harewood House exhibition, Trevor Griffiths remembered, the rise of eco fiction and drama
Dev Patel on Monkey Man, which books are on the curriculum?
The National Gallery at 200
Steven Knight drama This Town reviewed, The Perth Museum re-opening
Big Mood, how does comedy work? Bach St John Passion
Norah Jones performs, Sir Ian McKellen on Player Kings, Keisha Thompson
Poet Nikki Giovanni, Andrew Buchan on TV drama Passenger
Kristen Wiig drama Palm Royale and animation Robot Dreams reviewed, Michael Ondaatje on his new poetry collection
Kazuo Ishiguro on jazz, March hares and film ratings
Marjane Satrapi, using AI for alternative history, and the Harlow Sculpture Trail
Architect Daniel Libeskind, composer Karl Jenkins
Keir Starmer, Monster and Reading Genesis reviewed
Paul Theroux on Orwell, Patsy Rodenburg on training actors, musician Sam Lee
Philippa Gregory on Richard III, Blackpool's Showtown, has the superhero franchise bubble burst?
Beth Ditto of Gossip, Ethan Coen on Drive-Away Dolls, Michael Donkor
Jordan Harvey in session, Nye and Copa 71 reviewed
Ava DuVernay on Origin, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Julianne Moore
Kate Rusby, Edward Bond, Eve Steele and the decline of female filmmakers
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