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Celebrating 40 years of the South Bank Book Market
Visitors looking at the collection of books on offer on large tables at the Book Market under Waterloo Bridge
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Celebrating 40 years of the South Bank Book Market

The South Bank Book Market turned 40 in 2023 Read a history of the market and an interview with one of its original stall holders, still going strong.

Ashish Ghadiali on lessons from Kenmure Street and Migrant Futurism
Ashish Ghadiali listens to another person speaking
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Ashish Ghadiali on lessons from Kenmure Street and Migrant Futurism

The founder/director of Radical Ecology, discusses the 2021 Kenmure Street protest and his Migrant Futurism talk series in this 2023 interview.

5 things to know about Dear Earth
A large, rectangular art installation made of hundreds of glowing LED lights displaying a pixelated image in bright green and purple, with foliage on the left side.
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5 things to know about Dear Earth

An introduction to Dear Earth, Hayward Gallery’s 2023 summer exhibition which explored themes of care, hope and connection with our environment.

Sarah Agha on the Arab Film Club and refugees on screen
Sarah Agha a young woman with long dark hair, wears a red outfit and reclines on a brown sofa
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Sarah Agha on the Arab Film Club and refugees on screen

The actress and presenter introduces the Arab Film Club and a selection of films she curated for the Southbank Centre for Refugee Week 2023.

Charles Hazlewood on SMOOSH! Paraorchestra’s Pied Piper-like performance piece
Wearing a white t-shirt, Charles Hazlewood a white man with grey hair and a moustache, holds a baton to conduct an orchestra in a public space, behind him two people wearing facemasks are passing by
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Charles Hazlewood on SMOOSH! Paraorchestra’s Pied Piper-like performance piece

Charles Hazlewood, Artistic Director of Paraorchestra, introduces SMOOSH!, the orchestra’s parade-like musical piece in this 2023 interview.

Momtaza Mehri and AWATE on compassion and compassionate society
A woman staring into the distance in a blue knitted jumper
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Momtaza Mehri and AWATE on compassion and compassionate society

Poet Momtaza Mehri and rapper AWATE answer questions on compassion, the theme of Refugee Week in its 25th year.

Dennis and Gnasher interview composer Gavin Higgins
Composer Gavin Higgins and his dog, flanked by illustrations of Dennis and Gnasher
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Dennis and Gnasher interview composer Gavin Higgins

Comic book mischiefs Dennis and Gnasher step out from the pages of Beano to interview the British composer Gavin Higgins.

‘Got your mind set on a dream’: celebrating the Windrush generation
Lively crowd at an event, featuring two children walking hand in hand and adults in colourful attire nearby.
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‘Got your mind set on a dream’: celebrating the Windrush generation

The Windrush generation began arriving in London in 1948, but what brought people from the Caribbean to the UK? And what was it like for them?

Def Leppard: 5 must watch performances
The 5 members of Def Leppard pose in a once grand but now dilapidated corridor, looking older but still 100% rock'n'roll
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Def Leppard: 5 must watch performances

Iconic Def Leppard performances from the 1980s and 1990s revisited ahead of the launch of the band’s new anthology.

Granta Best of Young British Novelists 2013: what happened next?
Zadie Smith, photographed by Dominique Nabokov
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Granta Best of Young British Novelists 2013: what happened next?

Ever wonder what happened to the 20 writers on Granta’s list of Best of Young British Novelists, 2013? Wonder no more.

Mike Nelson in conversation about Extinction Beckons
Mike Nelson seated behind a microphone; he has a grey beard and wears glasses and a dark denim shirt
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Mike Nelson in conversation about Extinction Beckons

In an extract from the Mike Nelson: Extinction Beckons catalogue the artist discusses his exhibition with Hayward Gallery’s Katie Guggenheim.

Conor Mitchell on Abomination: A DUP Opera
Conor Mitchell conducting the Belfast Ensemble
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Conor Mitchell on Abomination: A DUP Opera

The composer and theatre-maker, introduces his work Abomination: A DUP Opera in this 2023 interview.