BBC Sounds - The Cultural Frontline

Is comedy a risky business?

Comedians from around the world on the risks involved in telling jokes.

27 mins
28 May 2022

Breaking the boundaries of fiction

Writers in popular genres like crime, horror and fantasy overcoming literary snobbery

26 mins
21 May 2022

The art of memory

How artists are using the stories and hidden memories of the past

26 mins
14 May 2022

How is the arts world responding to the Ukraine conflict?

Sanctions, boycotts, bans, cancellations -how the arts is responding to Russia’s invasion

26 mins
07 May 2022

Making ballet a stage for all

Dancers Mamela Nyamza, Chloe Lopes Gomes and César Morales, tell us their stories

26 mins
30 Apr 2022

New global art at the Venice Biennale

Alfredo Thiermann and Dominga Sotomayor on recreating the peatlands of Patagonia

26 mins
23 Apr 2022

What does history sound like?

Can ancient musical instruments help contemporary Mexicans connect with their past?

26 mins
16 Apr 2022

Sudan: Art and political change

How changes in government, technology and culture are shaping the future of Sudan

26 mins
09 Apr 2022

Ukrainian artists’ response to the war

How Ukrainian artists have reacted to the war

26 mins
02 Apr 2022

Afroitalian beats

A journey across Italy through the voices of second generation musicians

26 mins
26 Mar 2022

Theatre masterclass special

Mark Ravenhill presents a theatre masterclass special in front of a live virtual audience

26 mins
19 Mar 2022

Two years of Covid: The arts reflect

Documentary maker Matthew Heineman, Andrew Garfield, Ilaria Bernardini on the pandemic

26 mins
12 Mar 2022

International women in film: Jane Campion, Ari Wegner, Dina Amer and Leah Purcell

Jane Campion and Ari Wegner discuss their multi Oscar nominated film The Power of the Dog

26 mins
05 Mar 2022

Digital reshaping art: Refik Anadol, the KAWS gallery in Fortnite

AI, data, and digital reimagining art and spaces

26 mins
26 Feb 2022

Landscapes

Nawal Al-Mughafi explores how artists are responding to the landscape around them

26 mins
19 Feb 2022

Atelier for exiles

Join us in Paris at the Atelier des Artistes en Exil, a hub for 400+ refugee artists

26 mins
12 Feb 2022

Art and China's Winter Olympics

Art from Qu Lei Lei, Shuang Wu, Zhao "pandaman" Bandi, Xia Jia, Chen Qiufan & Corsak

26 mins
05 Feb 2022

Girl bands

The female bands from across the globe, striking a note for gender equality

26 mins
29 Jan 2022

Emily Ratajkowski and the art of the body

Artists on celebrating, injuring, ignoring and transcending the human body

26 mins
22 Jan 2022

Art in India's 75th year of independence

Artists looking forwards and back in India's 75th anniversary year of independence

23 mins
15 Jan 2022

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