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Get an insight into one of the most iconic images in British music in this video about David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane album cover.

Poet and author Joelle Taylor introduces the 2023 Koestler Arts exhibition, IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, which she curated, in a short video interview.

Photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto leads us through the Hayward Gallery’s 2023 survey of five decades of his work in this video interview.

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

The DJ and producer, discusses the Black Queer roots of house music in an interview featuring footage of her 2023 Royal Festival Hall performance.

Did you know pianists often have a number of different pianos to choose to perform their concerts on? Alice Sara Ott explains how she chooses hers

Hayward Gallery Director Ralph Rugoff introduces the exhibition Hiroshi Sugimoto, the largest survey to date of the photographer’s work.

Photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto considers the impact of the invention of the camera and details his own approach, in this video.

Sculptural artist Asim Waqif introduces his large-scale bamboo installation वेणु [Venu], which appeared on display at the Hayward Gallery in 2023.

Banner-maker Ed Hall introduces his climate-themed banners produced for the Southbank Centre’s 2023 Planet Summer and gives a history of banners.

Environmental activists Helen B and Heather talk about the creation of the Union Jill, a flag which became a familiar symbol of 1990s road protests.

Artist Otobong Nkanga discusses her work Double Shot (2018) and the theme and focus of Dear Earth with Hayward Gallery chief curator Rachel Thomas.