<p>Tom is joined by reviewers Kate Maltby and Stephanie Merritt to discuss Laura Wade's adaptation for the RSC of Somerset Maugham's comedy The Constant Wife. Also Wendy Erskine's Belfast -set novel; The Benefactors. A polyphonic telling of a teenage girl's assault and its aftermath. And Rebecca Lenkiewicz's directorial debut Hot Milk. Based on Deborah Levy' ... Show More
Apr 2026
W1A writer John Morton on his new series Twenty Twenty Six
Writer and director John Morton, one of the team behind 2012 and W1A, on the new comedy Twenty Twenty Six, set in the run up to this year's football World Cup.Artist Lachlan Goudie's new book The Secrets of Painting explores the creative big bangs in art over the centuries which ... Show More
42m 19s
May 2016
Upstart Crow, Midsummer Night's Dream, Knight of Cups, Louise Erdrich, Mona Hatoum
Ben Elton has a new sitcom on BBC2; Upstart Crow starring David Mitchell as The Bard of Avon. Could it be a return to his golden form of Blackadder? A Midsummer Night's Dream is the first production by Emma Rice, the new Artistic Director at London's Globe Theatre. Does it auger ... Show More
42m 1s
Oct 2020
Morfydd Clark, Rebecca, I Am Greta, Carmilla
Mark and Simon are joined by Morfydd Clark who talks about her new movie Saint Maud. Plus your essential streaming film reviews including Ben Wheatley’s new adaptation of Rebecca, I Am Greta, a documentary about the climate activist and Carmilla, Directed by Emily Harris and star ... Show More
1h 45m
Oct 2015
Suffragette, City on Fire - Garth Risk Hallberg, Wolf in Snakeskin Shoes, Periodic Tales at Compton Verney
The film Suffragette looks at the campaign 100 years ago to gain women the right to vote. It was made with an all-star largely-female cast and crew. How broad is the appeal of this historical retelling? City On Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg has been hyped by the publishers and laud ... Show More
41m 48s
May 2022
Episode 6: ‘Oh my God, my Lady’
As Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy take their public feud to court, comedian Abi Clarke is joined by court reporter Tristan Kirk and media lawyer Antonia Foster to dissect the first day. From Bridgerton to Peter Andre, OMG to FFS, this story’s never ending supply of twists and tu ... Show More
20m 51s
Jul 2020
Lucy Liu, Stage Mother, Saint Frances, How to Build a Girl.
Simon and Mark are joined by Lucy Liu, who talks about her new movie Stage Mother.Plus all your essential streaming film reviews including big festival comedy/ drama Saint Frances and Beanie Feldstein in the film adaptation of Caitlin Moran’s novel of the same name. Mark and Simo ... Show More
1h 48m