Edinburgh Festivals – Day one
Nihal Arthanayake speaks to guests including Dylan Moran, Rosie Jones, Jo Caulfield and five former Blue Peter presenters.
Aug 13, 2018•27 min
Headliners with Nihal Arthanayake
Nihal Arthanayake presents in-depth interviews with headline guests across entertainment, sport, culture and politics.
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Episodes
James
Tim Booth, Saul Davies and Jim Glennie talk about their latest album Living in Extraordinary Times.
Aug 07, 2018•35 min
Tom Odell
Singer-songwriter Tom Odell joins Nihal to talk about his third album Jubilee Road, whether he’d ever play at someone’s wedding, and a moody Polish stew.
Aug 02, 2018•32 min
Chelcee Grimes
The Fulham footballer and songwriter talks to Nihal and Felix White about women’s football, her solo career and writing for Dua Lipa.
Jul 26, 2018•37 min
Years & Years
Years & Years talk to Colin Paterson about their second album, Palo Santo and let slip who might be doing the next Bond Theme.
Jul 19, 2018•20 min
Johnny Marr
Johnny talks to Nihal about his new album Call the Comet and his career in music
Jun 28, 2018•36 min
My Dad Wrote a Porno
Jamie Morton, Alice Levine and James Cooper join Nihal to tell the story behind the global podcast phenomenon, relive some of Belinda Blumenthal’s greatest moments and play Cooper or Flinstone, the erotic literature world’s answer to Every Second Counts. Contains strong language.
Jun 13, 2018•32 min
Biffy Clyro
James and Ben Johnston and Simon Neil talk to Nihal about the release of their MTV Unplugged album.
Jun 07, 2018•26 min
James Bay
James joins Nihal to talk about the music that has inspired his life, and his new album, Electric Light.
May 31, 2018•37 min
Chvrches
Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook and Martin Doherty talk to Nihal about their new album, Love is Dead, why pop can be political and drinking martinis with Dave Stewart.
May 28, 2018•34 min
Ash
Tim Wheeler, Mark Hamilton and Rick McMurray talk to Nihal about their new album, Islands and look back on more than 25 years in the charts.
May 24, 2018•29 min
Akala
The poet, rapper, and activist talks to Nihal about his new book; Natives - Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire.
May 17, 2018•42 min
Ronan Farrow
The Pulitzer prize-winning reporter talks to Nihal and guest presenter Dermot O’Leary about his investigation into Harvey Weinstein and his new book, War on Peace, which charts the decline of American diplomacy.
May 10, 2018•39 min
Plan B
Ben Drew on parenting, politics and the making of his new album Heaven Before All Hell Breaks Loose.
May 02, 2018•26 min
John Newman
“I got myself in a bit of a dark place”: John talks to Nihal and Maya Jama about coming back from illness to make new music “in a totally different mindset”.
Apr 26, 2018•24 min
Brett Anderson
Suede frontman Brett Anderson on his life, ‘Cool Britannia’ and his autobiography Coal Black Mornings.
Apr 23, 2018•29 min
Manic Street Preachers
"There's nothing worse than feeling you are screaming into a void" James Dean Bradfield and Nicky Wire on Manic Street Preachers’ 13th album Resistance is Futile.
Apr 19, 2018•34 min
Sir Elton John
One of the biggest selling artists in music history tells Nihal why he’s focusing on fatherhood, why he wishes some artists would “write better songs” and explains what is was like working with the likes of Coldplay, Ed Sheeran and Lady Gaga on his latest album, Revamp.
Apr 12, 2018•19 min
Ruth Jones
The ‘Gavin & Stacey’ creator talks to Nihal Arthanayake and Amber Davies about her first novel ‘Never Greener’, the legacy of Nessa and why Wales is a creative powerhouse.
Apr 05, 2018•30 min
Paddy Considine
The actor, writer and director talks to Nihal about his latest movie, ‘Journeyman’ and how a late diagnosis of Asperger’s changed his life.
Mar 29, 2018•43 min
Gary Numan
Gary tells Nihal and Angellica Bell about how an unfinished novel inspired his latest album, how a song saved his marriage, and how he manages his Asperger Syndrome.
Mar 22, 2018•43 min
Stacey Dooley
"I never thought I’d take myself to Iraq.” Documentary maker Stacey Dooley on telling some of the world’s most harrowing stories.
Mar 15, 2018•36 min
Rudimental
Piers Agget and DJ Locksmith join Nihal and guest presenter Kimberly Wyatt to talk about their latest single, headlining festivals and why more men should dance.
Mar 08, 2018•35 min
Chris Ramsey
Comedian Chris Ramsey talks about cutting his stand-up teeth in Newcastle, his new TV series and what’s in the new tour show.
Mar 06, 2018•27 min
Example
Singer, songwriter and producer Example, aka Elliot Gleave, talks to Nihal and Sarah about his latest release “The Answer”.
Mar 01, 2018•40 min
Kieron Dyer
The former England and Newcastle footballer talks frankly about his life on and off the pitch, and explains why he stayed silent for twenty years about being subjected to sexual abuse as a child. If you have been affected by sexual abuse you can find the details of organisations offering support via bbc.co.uk/actionline.
Feb 21, 2018•42 min
will.i.am
will.i.am and renowned futurist Brian David Johnson talk about technology, data driven society and their novel WaR: Wizards and Robots.
Feb 15, 2018•35 min
Joel Dommett
The ‘I’m A Celebrity…’ winner talks to Sarah and Nihal about sex, dating and embarrassing on-screen love scenes with Sienna Miller, plus how he got an entire comedy gig crowd to troll his childhood bully.
Feb 08, 2018•37 min
Jojo Moyes
‘Me Before You’ author Jojo Moyes on why her books aren’t ‘Chick Lit’, learning braille and her latest novel. Plus the unusual jobs she did before achieving literary success.
Feb 05, 2018•43 min
Craig David
Craig talks to Sarah and Nihal about his new album The Time Is Now, and explains how a broken down Ferrari changed his life.
Feb 01, 2018•40 min
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