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Mar 2024
42m 24s

Ray Winstone, K Patrick, Ferris & Sylves...

Bbc Radio 4
About this episode

Ray Winstone, star of Sexy Beast and Nil By Mouth, talks about new Netflix series The Gentlemen brought to television screens by director Guy Ritchie.

K Patrick’s in the studio to read from their first collection of poetry Three Births, which explores nature, contemporary queer experience and pop-culture icons like Catwoman and George Michael.

And folk duo Ferris & Sylvester perform live and discuss their new album, Otherness.

Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Corinna Jones

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