Celebrate the musical life of our Grace Jones, our 27th Meltdown festival curator, with this Spotify playlist featuring tracks including ‘Pull Up to the Bumper’, ‘Slave to the Rhythm’ and many more favourites.
Chris McCabe on his book, Poems from the Edge of Extinction, an anthology of poetry from endangered languages, inspired by the Endangered Poetry Project
Three prominent anti-apartheid activists, Chitra Karve, Lela Kogbara and Brian Filling each recount the time they met the great political leader, Nelson Mandela.
Heather Morris on The Tattooist of Auschwitz & Cilka’s Journey
Heather Morris, the internationally bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka’s Journey discusses how the books emerged from the story of Lale Sokolov
Southbank Centre’s Book Podcast: Louis Theroux in conversation
Documentary-maker Louis Theroux joins comedian, and school friend, Adam Buxton to discuss his new book, and twenty years spent documenting some of the ‘weirder’ sides of human life.
Take a look back through Southbank Centre’s archive records for one insignificant date and see the planning that goes into each and every event at a celebrated London arts venue.
Southbank Centre’s Book Podcast: Sara Pascoe: Sex, Power, Money
Sara Pascoe discusses her new book Sex, Power, Money with host of The Guilty Feminist Deborah Frances-White in this podcast recorded from their live talk at Southbank Centre
Southbank Centre’s Book Podcast: Malorie Blackman in conversation
Former Children’s Laureate Malorie Blackman joins Tobi Kyeremateng in conversation about becoming a writer and her Noughts & Crosses series in this special podcast
Southbank Centre's Book Podcast: Richard Ayoade in conversation
Richard Ayoade reflects on his award-winning films and comedy in conversation with Adam Buxton in this podcast recorded at the Southbank Centre in 2019.