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.
Teaser: So, Hear Me Out – the classical music podcast - So, Hear Me Out – the classical music podcast
Can classical music be protest? Can it make you laugh? Or is it just one big remix?
In So Hear Me Out, hosts Gillian Moore and Linton Stephens dig into the big questions, uncovering unexpected stories, surprising connections, and the hidden humour behind the music you thought you knew.
This is classical music without the clichés — and with plenty to say about the world today.
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13 Mar 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.
28 Feb 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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