Episode description
American documentary photographer and President of the Magnum Foundation Susan Meiselas speaks about her fifty-year career, as she receives the Outstanding Contribution to Photography award at the Sony World Photography Awards 2025, and as her work goes on display at Somerset House in London.
We hear how President Trump's economic tariffs are affecting specialist manufacturers of musical instruments here in the UK.
Author and screenwriter Ewan Morrison, whose previous books have explored cults and pandemics, talks about his latest novel For Emma, a concept thriller set in the world of artificial intelligence and brain computer interfaces.
And In Holy Week Antoni Gaudi - nicknamed " god's architect" - has been confirmed by the Pope as on the path to sainthood even though his most famous work, Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia Basilica remains unfinished. Revd Dr Ayla Lepine, who's associate rector at St James's Church in London's Piccadilly, assesses cultural figures who’ve become saints.
Presenter: Kirsty Wark Producer: Mark Crossan