A monthly books podcast presented by Ted Hodgkinson featuring the finest writers, poets and thinkers from across the globe, onstage and backstage at Europe's largest arts centre.
Southbank Centre's Book Podcast
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A monthly books podcast presented by Ted Hodgkinson featuring the finest writers, poets and thinkers from across the globe, onstage and backstage at Europe's largest arts centre.
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6/15/2018
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October 4, 2025
Teaser: So, Hear Me Out – the classical music podcast - So, Hear Me Out – the classical music podcast
<p>Can classical music be protest? Can it make you laugh? Or is it just one big remix?</p><p>In So Hear Me Out, hosts <strong>Gillian Moore</strong> and <strong>Linton Stephens</strong> dig into the big questions, uncovering unexpected stories, surprising connections, and the hidden humour behind the music you thought you knew.</p><p>This is classical music without the clichés — and with plenty to say about the world today.</p><p>👉 Subscribe now to So Hear Me Out and don’t miss an episode.</p><p>Get in touch:</p><ul><li>📩 Send your classical questions to podcasts@southbankcentre.co.uk</li><li>Get updates on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/southbankcentre" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@southbankcentre</a></li><li>Follow us on TikTok <a href="mailto:https://www.tiktok.com/@southbank.centre" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@southbank.centre</a></li><li>Subscribe to <a href="https://southbankc.re/the-tonic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Tonic newsletter</a> for all of our articles, video and audio</li><li>And don’t forget to subscribe and comment, wherever you get your podcasts</li></ul><br/>
March 13, 2020
Southbank Centre’s Book Podcast: Hilary Mantel – The Mirror and the Light
British author Hilary Mantel reveals the eagerly awaited third novel in her thrilling Thomas Cromwell trilogy, The Mirror and the Light. The book offers a defining portrait of predator and prey, of a ferocious contest between present and past, between royal will and a common man’s vision. It’s the story of a modern nation making itself through conflict, passion and courage. In this podcast, chaired by journalist and broadcaster Alex Clark, Mantel reflects on the finale of one of the most compelling and celebrated trilogies of modern times, ending with a special reading of The Mirror and the Light.
February 28, 2020
Will Self: a life in writing
In this podcast, recorded live at Southbank Centre, author and journalist Will Self joins Alex Bilmes, to discuss his newly released, and typically funny and frenzied memoir, Will. In an entertaining half hour, Self discusses why he wrote Will, the challenges of memoir writing and how it can lead to criticism that is much more ad hominem. Will, perhaps inevitably, is also a book about drugs and drug use, a subject which Self expands upon to talk about the evolution of drug culture and why stories of drug use often draw in people who would never entertain the idea of drug-use themselves.
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