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Music professor Laura Tunbridge explains when and why Beethoven wrote his most famous masterpiece, the Symphony No.9 with its celebrated ‘Ode to Joy’.

Hayward Gallery director Ralph Rugoff leads a virtual tour of Among the Trees, our 2020 exhibition exploring our relationship with trees and forests.

Artist and author Paul Wood reveals the story behind the London Plane tree, which can be found on streets throughout the city.

Ben Watt, formerly of Everything But The Girl, talks about going solo again and collaborations in this interview ahead of a 2021 Southbank Centre gig.

See how the 2019-20 Hayward Gallery exhibition Bridget Riley compared to the artist’s 1971 solo exhibition in these interactive images.

The founder of The Great Women Artists talks about viewing Bridget Riley’s works in person at Hayward Gallery’s 2019-20 Bridget Riley retrospective.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, writer and star of Fleabag, joins Deborah Frances-White to discuss the popular series in this recording from 2019.

The much-loved baritone and composer explains what he loves about classical music, and how he likes to relate to an audience through his performance.

Watch artist Bridget Riley discuss her paintings with Hayward Gallery Director Ralph Rugoff, during her 2019-20 exhibition at the gallery.

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

Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels joins Brian Herring to reflect on playing one of the most famous droids in cinema, C-3PO.

Celebrate the musical life of our Grace Jones, our 27th Meltdown festival curator, with this playlist featuring her most iconic tracks.