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Han Kang: Greek Lessons
Han Kang, a middle-aged Korean woman with long dark hair, sits on a chair on a darkened stage; adjacent to her is the broadcaster Octavia Bright, a White woman with long brown hair sat on a similar chair.
Podcast

Han Kang: Greek Lessons

Listen to Han Kang, 2024’s Nobel Prize in Literature winner, in conversation with Octavia Bright, recorded live in our Purcell Room in 2023.

Nikki Giovanni at Poetry international
Nikki Giovanni on stage at Southbank Centre in discussion with Bridget Minamore
Podcast

Nikki Giovanni at Poetry international

Listen to the legendary poet and activist Nikki Giovanni live in conversation with Bridget Minamore, recorded at our 2019 Poetry International.

Alan Hollinghurst & Marlon James: Hidden Histories
Alan Hollinghurst and Marlon James sit smiling, side by side on the Royal Festival Hall stage
Podcast

Alan Hollinghurst & Marlon James: Hidden Histories

Author, poet and short storyteller Alan Hollinghurst and novelist Marlon James discuss how fiction can capture lives on the margins of history.

The Booker Prize at 50
Man Booker live reading in Royal Festival Hall
Podcast

The Booker Prize at 50

Listen to this special literature podcast from 2018 celebrating 50 years of the Booker Prize, including a number of past prize winners.

Think Aloud: why are children's books stuck in the past?
Ade Adepitan
Podcast

Think Aloud: why are children's books stuck in the past?

Ade Adepitan and Imogen Russell Williams join Harriet Fitch Little to discuss diversity in children’s literature in this 2019 podcast.

Malcolm Gladwell: Talking to Strangers
Malcolm Gladwell in conversation with Afua Hirsch on stage at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall
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Malcolm Gladwell: Talking to Strangers

Author, journalist and podcast host Malcolm Gladwell joins broadcaster Afua Hirsch to discuss his book, Talking to Strangers.

Sara Pascoe: Sex, Power, Money
Sara Pascoe, comedian
Podcast

Sara Pascoe: Sex, Power, Money

Sara Pascoe discusses her book Sex, Power, Money with host of The Guilty Feminist Deborah Frances-White.

Malorie Blackman in conversation
 A woman in a blue patterned top and black lace shawl smiles brightly at the camera outdoors.
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Malorie Blackman in conversation

Former Children’s Laureate Malorie Blackman joins Tobi Kyeremateng in conversation about becoming a writer and her Noughts & Crosses series.

Think Aloud: contemporary poetry – why I am not a poet
Poet Anthony Anaxagorou stands in the National Poetry Library at Southbank Centre
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Think Aloud: contemporary poetry – why I am not a poet

A June 2019 episode of our podcast series featuring poet and founder of Out-Spoken, Anthony Anaxagorou.

Angie Thomas: On the Come Up
Angie Thomas, author
Podcast

Angie Thomas: On the Come Up

The author discusses her 2019 novel in conversation with writer Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff.

Southbank Centre’s Book Podcast: Roxane Gay and women on the page
Author, Roxane Gay
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Southbank Centre’s Book Podcast: Roxane Gay and women on the page

Listen to excerpts from Roxane Gay’s conversation with Liv Little, and hear from Amaal Said and Destiny Adeyemi of Octavia Poetry Collective.

Southbank Centre’s Book Podcast: Anna Burns - Milkman
Anna Burns - author of 'Milkman', longlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize
Podcast

Southbank Centre’s Book Podcast: Anna Burns - Milkman

Anna Burns speaks to our Head of Literature and Spoken Word, Ted Hodgkinson, about her 2018 Booker Prize-winning novel, Milkman.