Southbank Centre

Some of the biggest and most influential names in modern literature, art, music and performance share their stories, thoughts and ideas.Listen to the people shaping arts and culture today in podcasts which reflect our richly diverse events, exhibitions and festivals programme from the Southbank Centre and Hayward Gallery.

Southbank Centre is a arts podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 45 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Southbank Centre, a arts show with 45 episodes published.

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  Teaser: So, Hear Me Out – the classical music podcast - So, Hear Me Out – the classical music podcast

  Oct 4, 20251 minS0

  <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 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.</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>📩 Send your classical questions to podcasts@southbankcentre.co.ukGet updat...

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  David Olusoga: Black British History and Belonging

  Aug 5, 20241h 34mS0

  <p>Historian and filmmaker David Olusoga joins journalist Nesrine Malik in conversation to chart the story of Black British history, bringing to light overlooked narratives.</p><p>From well-known figures to individual lives consigned to the margins of history, how do the lived experiences of Black British people through time influence questions of belonging and identity?</p><p><br></p><p>This conversation was recorded live in our Royal Festival Hall on 11 July 2024 as part of You Belong Here, or summer series of events that draw on the themes of our Hayward Gallery exhibition, Tavares Strachan: There Is Light Somewhere.<...

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  Sathnam Sanghera: Empireworld

  Jul 30, 20241h 13mS0

  <p>Journalist and author Sathnam Sanghera traces the legacies of the British empire around the world, drawing on his book Empireland: How Modern Britain is Shaped by its Imperial Past, in conversation with Colin Grant.</p><p>This conversation was recorded live in our Queen Elizabeth Hall on Sunday 14 July 2024, as part of You Belong Here, our summer programme of events inspired by the unsung stories and forgotten trailblazers celebrated in our Hayward Gallery exhibition Tavares Strachan: There Is Light Somewhere.</p><p>Sathnam Sanghera is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Empireland: How Modern Britain is Shaped by its...

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  Woven Rhythms: a discussion

  Nov 20, 20231h 38mS0

  <p>Renowned for his intricate, colourful knitwork and interplay with music and culture, Nicholas Daley has used fashion as a means to explore ideas around identity, heritage, and memory, intertwined with wider Black British and diasporic themes.</p><p>In conversation were Pauline Black, lead singer of iconic two-tone band The Selecter, DJ and dub master Dennis Bovell, South London musician and producer Wu Lu, and Delilah Holliday of alternative punk band Skinny Girl Diet.</p><p>The conversation is introduced, and hosted, by BBC broadcaster and NTS Radio host, Zakia Sewell.</p><p>Woven Rhythms saw a number of...

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  Strange Clay – Out of the Kiln: From Technique to Concept

  Feb 3, 202337 minS0

  <p>Out of the Kiln: From Technique to Concept presents Aaron Angell and Serena Korda - two artists who featured in the Hayward Gallery exhibition, Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art - in conversation with exhibition curator Cliff Lauson and Isabella Smith, Deputy Editor at Crafts. They discuss working with ceramics, and explore how their clays, glazes and firing techniques give form to their creative vision.</p><p>Recorded on 26 November 2022, this talk was presented in partnership with Crafts magazine and was edited by Shivani Dave.</p><p>Image Credit: Aaron Angell, Pie #1, 2020 © Aaron Angell. Courtesy of Rob Tufnell, London/Ven...

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