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Patrick Stewart on his Yorkshire roots, Star Trek and 'Making It So'
Sir Patrick Stewart on stage at the Royal Festival Hall. Patrick Stewart, an elderly bald White man wearing glasses and a jhirt and jacket is seated on the stage, he holds a glass of water whilst speaking
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Patrick Stewart on his Yorkshire roots, Star Trek and 'Making It So'

Sir Patrick Stewart discusses his life and career with Samira Ahmed in this hour-long conversation filmed at our London Literature Festival

Sandra Newman on Julia, Orwell and 1984
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Sandra Newman on Julia, Orwell and 1984

Sandra Newman discusses her book Julia, which retells George Orwell’s 1984 from the point of view of the character, Julia Worthing.

Patrick Stewart: ‘When will someone cast me as Falstaff?!’
Patrick Stewart wears a sharp, dark suit over a white shirt and is pictured smiling to camera at a three quarter angle. He is bald with a faint stubble and blue eyes.
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Patrick Stewart: ‘When will someone cast me as Falstaff?!’

Patrick Stewart talks about his memoir Making It So, career turning points and the enduring appeal of home, in this interview.

Bryan Washington on Family Meal, inspiration and asking questions
Bryan Washington wears a denim shirt with yellow tshirt underneath and a blue baseball cap. He is photographed against a red, pink and yellow patchwork background.
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Bryan Washington on Family Meal, inspiration and asking questions

Author Bryan Washington on his novel Family Meal, his influences, and fascinations with shifting family structures, relationships and food.

Abstract Benna on life as Lambeth’s first Poet Laureate
Benna is photographed against a brick wall that is painted black with a vivid orange stripe down it. Benna wears dark, round sunglasses, a black jacket and an orange tshirt underneath to match his surroundings.
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Abstract Benna on life as Lambeth’s first Poet Laureate

Writer and poet Abstract Benna talks about his year as Lambeth’s first Poet Laureate and his 2023 project WATCHIN.

Nicola Dinan, Bryan Moriarty and Wiz Wharton on first books, inspirations and London
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Nicola Dinan, Bryan Moriarty and Wiz Wharton on first books, inspirations and London

Authors Wiz Wharton, Bryan Moriarty and Nicola Dinan discuss their debut novels, their inspiration and their setting.

Nick Frost and Simon Pegg: 9 of our favourite moments
Nick Frost looks directly into camera. He has his arms folded and one hand up to his face, stroking his beard. He wears a black tshirt and has short dark brown hair.
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Nick Frost and Simon Pegg: 9 of our favourite moments

Highlights from Nick Frost and Simon Pegg’s bromance including clips from Spaced, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World’s End and Big Train.

11 books you should read on the reality of London life
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11 books you should read on the reality of London life

Our literature programming team pick out 11 books of fiction, poetry and non-fiction which highlight the realities of living in London.

Guy Gunaratne on Mister, Mister, slow art, and room to write
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Guy Gunaratne on Mister, Mister, slow art, and room to write

Guy Gunaratne, author of the award-winning In Our Mad And Furious City gives an interview with the Southbank Centre about their second novel, Mister Mister.

Vanessa Kisuule, Rory Aaron, Rona Luo and the New Poets Collective
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Vanessa Kisuule, Rory Aaron, Rona Luo and the New Poets Collective

Tutor Vanessa Kisuule and participants Rory Aaron and Rona Luo share their experience of our New Poets Collective.

70 years of Dylan Thomas’ Under Milk Wood
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70 years of Dylan Thomas’ Under Milk Wood

A look at the history of Dylan Thomas’ Under Milk Wood including some of the most notable productions and adaptations of the poet’s play for voices.

Poets and the Planet
Khairani Barokka, depicted in black and white, lays across a white surface and holds a pen wit which she has written on the same surface
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Poets and the Planet

Poets Khairani Barokka, Lidija Dimkovska and Aaron Kent on how poetry helps them understand our natural world and fight against the climate crisis.