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Headliners with Nihal Arthanayake

BBC Radio 5 Livewww.bbc.co.uk

Nihal Arthanayake presents in-depth interviews with headline guests across entertainment, sport, culture and politics.

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Episodes

Corinne Bailey Rae

“Music doesn’t have to stay in genres or boxes.” The singer songwriter on why Chicago and grunge inspired her new album.

Sep 21, 202352 min

Clive Myrie

“I have been known to rant, but I don’t do it on the telly and that’s the point.” The BBC presenter chats to Nihal Arthanayake about his years as a foreign correspondent and news anchor.

Sep 14, 202350 min

Rory Stewart

“I realised that the person I ended up despising most, was myself”. Former Conservative MP, writer, and broadcaster Rory Stewart lifts the lid on what working in Westminster is really like. With Nihal Arthanayake.

Sep 07, 202351 min

Andy Taylor

"I'm still in this dreamy space of thinking - did I really get that lucky?" The Duran Duran guitarist on the ground-breaking treatment he is undergoing for prostate cancer.

Aug 31, 202342 min

Rose Matafeo

“I’m just enthusiastic about being free to do what I want.” The co-creator of Starstruck on the final series and why she’s enjoying doing stand-up comedy

Aug 22, 202332 min

Lucy Spraggan

“This album's about acceptance, accepting life". The singer-songwriter joins Nihal to talk about her new music.

Aug 09, 202352 min

Amol Rajan

The presenter on taking over University Challenge, family, fame and the source of his ambition.

Jul 17, 202348 min

Ashley Cain

"One day I just sang 'oobedoo' and she just instantly stopped crying." The former footballer on life after losing his daughter.

Jun 28, 202337 min

Elliot Page

“There’s a beautiful ripple effect that comes with self-love.” Elliot talks to Nihal about living an authentic life, queerness in Hollywood, and having the strength to fight a ‘crisis’ of hate in society.

Jun 21, 202344 min

Oleksandr Zinchenko

“Thanks to football for the opportunity to represent my country”, The Premier League player on Ukraine, football and staying focussed. Arsenal’s Oleksandr Zinchenko talks about his love for Ukraine and how football focussed his mind.

Jun 20, 202329 min

Tom Grennan

“I live and breathe this stuff… and I want to win.” Tom tells Nihal what drives his music.

Jun 19, 202343 min

Louise Redknapp

"I dance better in a club when I have a cheeky tequila.” Louise tells Nihal it’s time for her to get back on the dancefloor.

Jun 08, 202338 min

Judy Murray

“It made me look really stupid.” Judy talks to Nihal about the media, mentoring and being a “grammar geek.”

Jun 06, 202352 min

Mick Hucknall

: “I’m almost in tears now talking about it.” The Simply Red singer remembers Miles Davis, Tina Turner and George Harrison.

May 31, 202344 min

Eddie Izzard

“People say you shouldn’t exist, well I do exist” The gender fluid actor, also known as Suzy talks to Nihal being a ‘serious’ actor, getting into politics and dyslexia.

May 29, 202340 min

Kesha

"Seemingly I'm just a lot more emotional than other people." The US superstar talks to Nihal about her new album.

May 18, 202330 min

Ronnie O’Sullivan

“Snooker made me want to get myself sorted.” Ronnie talks to Nihal about the game, fame and family.

May 15, 20231 hr 1 min

Jack Whitehall

The comedian and TV star on sharing bathrooms, leaving home and Ray Mears.

May 03, 202346 min

Everything But The Girl

“Live is not something we intend to do.” Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt on the duo’s first album since 1999.

Apr 20, 202352 min

Richard Armitage

“We don’t just want the shirt, we want the trousers as well.” The Hobbit and Spooks actor on his new drama Obsession.

Apr 19, 202339 min

Harlan Coben

“I kicked the racoon in my sleep.....” The author on how he uses real life in his plots.

Mar 28, 202354 min

Mae Muller

“I want to look 10 out of 10.” The UK’s Eurovision entry tells Nihal how she’s preparing for the competition.

Mar 21, 202326 min

Penn Badgley

Nihal speaks to the star of Netflix’s smash hit series ‘You’.

Mar 09, 202332 min

Michael Rosen

The children's author Michael Rosen on how he's 'getting better' after nearly dying of coronavirus

Feb 28, 202353 min

Bernie Sanders

The Vermont senator and former Presidential candidate on inequality and “uber-capitalism.”

Feb 23, 202332 min

Hugh Jackman

“I could not have been worse.” The Hollywood star reveals his most embarrassing audition.

Feb 22, 202335 min

All Quiet on the Western Front

“I hope to inspire folks that they can do this” Two of the driving forces behind the BAFTA winning film, ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’, producer Malte Grunert and screenwriter Lesley Paterson share the challenges they faced in making the film, and why they felt the story should be told.

Feb 21, 202355 min

Macklemore

“I’m selling music but that’s not the spiritual core of my job”. The rapper and songwriter on fatherhood, art and addiction.

Feb 20, 202346 min

Tony King

“I’m in the studio, dressed as the Queen, doing a commercial for John Lennon.” The music industry insider on Elton John, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Roy Orbison.

Feb 09, 20231 hr 5 min

Adam Curtis

"This showed the extraordinary complexity of what millions of people went through." The multi-BAFTA winning filmmaker, Adam Curtis on how he pieced together the fall of the Soviet Union, using never-before-seen archive footage.

Feb 03, 202333 min
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