Headliners
Hosted by Nihal Arthanayake · BBC Radio 5 Live
4.3from 85 ratings
- 546
- Episodes
- 1
- Transcribed
- 85
- Ratings
- 2017
- First episode
About Headliners
Nihal Arthanayake presents in-depth interviews with headline guests across entertainment, sport, culture and politics.
- Publisher
- BBC Radio 5 Live
- Category
- society & culture · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 21 Sept 2017
- Latest episode
- 3 Aug 2025
Latest episodes
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All Quiet on the Western Front
Published 21 Feb 2023 · Transcript excerpt
[…] What use do you think it is, Malta, for a country to confront dark periods of its history? What is the collective result of that, do you think? Because it's something the British are wrestling with at the moment because of empire and links to slavery. And there's quite a pushback on it here in the UK from certain sections of UK society. Oh, yeah. I mean, I think it's absolutely crucial to do that. And that's not meant as an advice to any other nation or any other people. […]
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- Dan Hicks
- Samson Kayo
- James Jones
- Jeremy Renner
- John Sutherland
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.1 / 5
- 34 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.5 / 5
- 51 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 59 / 100
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- Quality
- 81
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 93
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