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Playlist: Grace Jones
Grace Jones behind the word 'Playlist'
Playlist

Playlist: Grace Jones

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.
Grand pianos, concert pianists & the Southbank Centre: 7 things to know
Paul Lewis in Royal Festival Hall
Article

Grand pianos, concert pianists & the Southbank Centre: 7 things to know

Find out more about this incredible instrument and the world-class artists who’ve performed here
Rescuing poetry from the edge of extinction
Article

Rescuing poetry from the edge of extinction

Chris McCabe on his book, Poems from the Edge of Extinction, an anthology of poetry from endangered languages, inspired by the Endangered Poetry Project
Southbank Centre's Book Podcast: Lenny Henry in conversation
Podcast

Southbank Centre's Book Podcast: Lenny Henry in conversation

Much-loved comedian, actor and writer Sir Lenny Henry discusses his career and his new memoir Who Am I, Again? With comedian Romesh Ranganathan
Nelson Mandela & me: The activists’ stories
Nelson Mandela visited Franschoek
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Nelson Mandela & me: The activists’ stories

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
Author Heather Morris wears all black; she is standing on a path between two white concrete walls
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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
7 musicians who started their career at the Southbank Centre
Pi Ja Ma, musical artist
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7 musicians who started their career at the Southbank Centre

Find out more about artists who have gone on to great things since playing small gigs in our iconic venues.
Southbank Centre’s Book Podcast: Louis Theroux in conversation
Adam Buxton and Louis Theroux in conversation on stage at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall
Podcast

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.
Every 27 September
Visitor inspecting documents in the archive
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Every 27 September

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, comedian
Podcast

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
Malorie Blackman, writer
Podcast

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
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.