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Sam and Alex the stars of Wait, Wait, Now. Sam is wearing a bright blue wig and Alex is wearing a pastel pink wig.
Date
24 March 2025 - 12:30

Ramon Te Wake on filmmaking, identity and the power of representation

Michael Blyth spoke to filmmaker Ramon Te Wake, whose film Wait, Wait, Now! is part of Five Films for Freedom 2025, about celebrating her trans and Māori identities on screen.

Tags
LGBTQ+, Arts and culture, Gender and inclusion, Film
Actor on stage performing in a production of Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey. The stage background is blue and the actor is wearing a long tail. Another actor can be seen in the background.
Date
03 February 2025 - 15:00

Creating theatre across cultures - how Scotland and Japan came together

Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey is a new UK/Japanese play. Matthew Lenton, Artistic Director of the theatre company Vanishing Point in Glasgow, tells us how it was made.

Tags
Arts and culture, Performance, Theatre
An actor and an actress on stage in period costumes. The actress is wearing a white dress and a white wig and the actor is wearing a black hat and a fur trimmed robe. Two actors in dinner jackets are watching from one side.
Date
14 November 2024 - 10:00

Twenty-six interviews. One living history.

Oral histories: the British Council in Action features 26 interviews with people from around the world who have worked with the British Council - James Perkins tells us more.

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History, Cultural heritage
The large tower of Penrhyn Castle in North Wales, constructed in the style of a Norman castle. It has large turrets on each corner and is set in grass surrounded by wintry trees.
Date
08 October 2024 - 17:30

National Trust twins with international heritage organisations to tackle effects of climate change

The UK’s National Trust – Europe’s biggest conservation charity - is twinning some of its properties with cultural heritage sites in Africa and the Middle East. Dave Simpson explains why.

Tags
Climate change, Climate action, Cultural heritage
A buddha carved into a large rock.
Date
23 May 2024 - 09:00

The world is on fire, so why should we care about cultural heritage?

In a world affected by conflict, climate change and economic uncertainty, culture and cultural icons are under threat, but our Cultural Protection Fund is protecting heritage worldwide.

Tags
Arts and Culture – International Development, Cultural heritage and museums, Cultural heritage
Date
13 March 2024 - 14:30

A Ukrainian opera’s journey from premiere to awards night

The UK premiere of Opera Aperta's award-winning 'Chornobyldorf' was part of the UK/Ukraine Season of Culture. Here Dasha Stokoz talks to the team behind the production.

Tags
Arts and culture, Music, Performance
Date
21 April 2022 - 09:05

Learnings from a digital creative exchange: Coventry x Beirut

J.D. Harlock, one of the participating writers on Coventry City of Culture Trust Youthful Cities Programme

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Arts and culture
Poplar Union's Artistic Director, Beth Watton, speaking at an event in 2019
Date
11 August 2021 - 14:56

How we built a digital arts and community centre

Artistic Director Beth Watton tells us how her organisation built a digital arts and community centre during the pandemic.

Tags
Arts and culture, Arts
Photograph of Tendai John Mutambu
Date
05 February 2021 - 11:33

How I built a career as a moving image curator

Tendai John Mutambu is a film programmer and writer from New Zealand based in Bristol, UK. He tells us what is important for moving image curators and how he built his career.

Tags
Arts and culture, Film
Image of the sea
Date
24 November 2020 - 11:45

How to create art with someone on a different continent

Artists Alaa Tarabzouni and Ellie Niblock took part in a digital residency during the Covid-19 pandemic. They tell us how they created art together, virtually.

Tags
Arts, Arts and culture
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