Elijah Wood tells Tom Sutcliffe about his new film No Man of God. Elijah Wood plays criminal profiler Bill Hagmaier in a story based on interview transcripts. Hagmaier is sent by the FBI to visit the serial killer Ted Bundy on death row. A fascinating, troubling relationship develops which becomes all the more intense when the date of Bundy's execution is announced. It's just a week away; Bundy agrees to talk, and he has much to confess.
As lockdown and the pandemic brought concerts to a standstill, many musicians and comedians turned to online live streaming to perform, entertain and connect with audiences. According to YouTube, 78% of British people watched a live stream over the last 12 months. But now as live events return, and with concerns still over safety, have live streams proven they can coexist alongside in-person concerts as a way to feel part of an experience? Musician Paul Smith from Maximo Park and director and filmmaker Oscar Sansom discuss
It’s often said that we’re living in a podcast ‘boom,’ with increased investment from technology giants and big name celebrity signings. But how diverse is the industry itself? The Equality in Audio Pact, launched in 2020, aims to tackle some of the systemic barriers to entry in radio and podcasting for people from under-represented backgrounds. Imriel Morgan is the Founder and CEO of podcast marketing agency Content is Queen- a signatory to the pact- and she’s also an award-winning host of the Wanna Be Podcast. She joins us to give her assessment of diversity and inclusion in the audio industry today.
Legion exhibition at the British Museum and Mr and Mrs Smith reviewed
Killers of the Flower Moon star Lily Gladstone, author Leo Vardiashvili and the Great Escapes exhibition at Kew
Jonny Greenwood of The Smile, Self Esteem on music industry report, Artes Mundi prize winner
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, Gruff Rhys, Colin Barrett
The Color Purple reviewed, and the pop concert as cinema phenomenon
Masters of the Air, Ronan Bennett on his Top Boy novel, hobbies and DIY art
Oscar Nominations, Howard Jacobson, Culture Funding Cuts
Andrew Haigh on All of Us Strangers, Lulu Wang on Expats starring Nicole Kidman
Paul Giamatti and Alexander Payne on The Holdovers and reivews of The Vulnerables and The Artful Dodger
Daniel Kaluuya, the arts in Wales, shelving big budget films discussion, Jane Jin Kaisen
Poor Things, Jodie Comer, RSC new season, TS Eliot poetry prize
Jonathan Glazer, history of radio drama, Molly Tuttle
Mean Girls and Hisham Matar’s My Friends reviewed
Jack Rooke on TV sitcom Big Boys, Eliza Carthy goes wassailing
Ins Choi on Kim’s Convenience, why are so many films set in a dystopian future?
Golden Globe winner Poor Things reviewed, new deal for Warhammer 40,000
Priscilla and Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Kagami reviewed
Dan Levy, National Poetry Library at 70, Clarke Peters
George Clooney, writer Gwyneth Hughes, The Scala Cinema
Final Ghosts, Tennant's Macbeth, Next Goal Wins, National Theatre of Wales
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