James Bay
James talks to Nihal about the survival of small venues, meeting Eric Clapton and his forthcoming album.
Jul 21, 2020•40 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
Chrissie Hynde
The Pretenders star on what she loves about the UK and why she still gets starstruck meeting famous musicians and The Pretenders new album 'Hate for Sale'.
Jul 20, 2020•41 min
Jameela Jamil
Laura Whitmore talks to the model, actor and activist about ‘cancel culture’, body image and her new podcast.
Jul 15, 2020•28 min
The Streets
The Streets' Mike Skinner talks to Nihal about his new mixtape 'None Of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive', changing social attitudes and hot sauce.
Jul 14, 2020•37 min
Adam Kay
The writer and comedian of “Dear NHS”, a collection of 100 household names telling their stories of the health service.
Jul 09, 2020•37 min
Nadine Shah
The Mercury nominated singer-songwriter on family,feminism and her new album Kitchen Sink
Jul 08, 2020•33 min
Denise Welch
The TV star tells Nihal Arthanayake about documenting her depression in her latest book; The Unwelcome Visitor.
Jul 02, 2020•41 min
Daveed Diggs
Ahead of Hamilton’s release on home streaming, the Broadway star tells Nihal Arthanayake about the cultural impact of the smash-hit musical.
Jul 01, 2020•23 min
Norah Jones
The multiple Grammy-winning singer songwriter talks to Nihal Arthanayake about her new album Pick Me Up Off the Floor.
Jun 25, 2020•24 min
David Oyelowo
The multi-award winning actor and producer tells Nihal Arthanayake about his work on the podcast Stor14s which features stories written for children. The podcast aims to raise funds to help Covid-19 relief efforts in Africa. He also talks about his relationship with his father, his view on systemic racism and the Black Lives Matter movement and his own charity work in Nigeria.
Jun 24, 2020•23 min
George Alagiah
The BBC newsreader and journalist returns to Headliners to tell Nihal how his cancer treatment is going, what he makes of the recent increase in exposure for the Black Lives Matter movement and how he’s been coping during lockdown.
Jun 24, 2020•21 min
Keisha Buchanan
Former Sugababes member Keisha Buchanan tells Nihal Arthanayake about the trauma she experienced as the only black member of the platinum-selling girl-group. She says she was unfairly stereotyped as an “angry black woman” by the press, leading to her needing therapy to recover.
Jun 10, 2020•19 min
Rutger Bregman
The historian and author Rutger Brebman tells Nihal why he thinks humanity is less cruel than we’ve been led to believe. His new book Humankind looks at why some of the stories and experiments that are often-cited examples of our cruelty may be fundamentally flawed. Photo credit: Maartje ter Horst
Jun 10, 2020•42 min
Aitch
The Manchester rapper talks to Nihal about his rise to stardom, wanting to work with Liam Gallagher and how success has changed his family’s life.
Jun 03, 2020•21 min
Jay Blades
The Repair Shop star talks to Nihal about growing up with dyslexia and how he found his passion for restoring furniture.
Jun 01, 2020•51 min
Tori Amos
A piano prodigy who won a scholarship to the Peabody Institute at the age of five, Tori Amos is one of the most remarkable musical talents of her generation. In this episode of Headliners, she talks to Nihal about the inspiration for her songwriting, addressing dark truths in her work and why she decided to record her thoughts in her new book; Resistance: A Songwriter’s Story of Hope, Change and Courage – which is part memoir, part personal manifesto. Photo credit: Des Willie....
May 26, 2020•38 min
The Last Dance
Nihal discusses the legacy, impact and reaction to NBA legend Michael Jordan in the wake of Netflix’s smash hit documentary series The Last Dance. He’s joined by journalist and former Olympic athlete Matthew Syed, DJ and presenter Reece Parkinson and John Amaechi, the first Briton to play in the NBA, who faced Jordan on court at the beginning – and the end – of this career. Photo credit: Andrew D Bernstein
May 21, 2020•48 min
KSI
The pioneering YouTuber on his new album, his next fight and why he won’t live in the USA.
May 20, 2020•41 min
Russell Tovey
The Years and Years actor on learning to dance, collecting art and “keeping real” in quarantine.
May 18, 2020•35 min
Gianluca Vialli (from 2020)
The former Sampdoria, Juventus and Chelsea striker tells Nihal about the people that have inspired him, his hopes for the future of football, and his recovery from pancreatic cancer.
May 14, 2020•44 min
Lionel Shriver
The award winning writer on the cult of exercise, the economic consequences of Covid-19 and her new book The Motion of the Body Through Space.
May 07, 2020•41 min
Freya Lewis
Nihal talks to Freya Lewis, who was just 14 when she was severely injured in the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017 - an attack that also claimed the life of her friend Nell. She tells Nihal about her recovery, how she raised tens of thousands of pounds for Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital – and why she can’t wait to get a tattoo on her eighteenth birthday! Freya tells her story in her new book, What Makes Us Stronger.
May 06, 2020•33 min
Shaggy
5 live’s Nihal Arthanayke talks to the reggae legend about the anniversary of his 10-million selling album, Hot Shot, and why he’s decided to update the tracks for a brand new release.
Apr 30, 2020•25 min
Jade Thirlwall
Jade from Little Mix tells Nihal she’s getting through lockdown with impersonations, cooking and Lego.
Apr 28, 2020•18 min
Ricky Gervais
Ricky joins Nihal to talk about series 2 of AfterLife. Warning: contains strong language.
Apr 23, 2020•35 min
David Haye
The former heavyweight champion on going from poker novice to playing in one of the world’s biggest tournaments.
Apr 22, 2020•24 min
Tom Kerridge
Multiple Michelin-starred chef and TV presenter Tom Kerridge joins Nihal Arthanayake to take questions from 5 Live listeners about what to cook (and what not to cook) in their kitchens during the Coronavirus lockdown.
Apr 09, 2020•33 min
MJ Cole
The classically trained musician turned garage DJ talks to Nihal Arthanayake about his new release, MJ Cole Presents Madrugada, a beautiful piano and strings-led instrumental album that takes its inspiration from the early hours of the morning.
Apr 09, 2020•36 min
Lynda La Plante
The best-selling author talks to Nihal about her new book, Buried.
Apr 01, 2020•36 min
Big Narstie
Nihal talks to the grime legend about his new book.
Mar 31, 2020•32 min
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