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Ashish Ghadiali on lessons from Kenmure Street and Migrant Futurism
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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.

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.

Sarah Agha on the Arab Film Club and refugees on screen
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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.

Momtaza Mehri and AWATE on compassion and compassionate society
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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.

Bat for Lashes on motherhood, embodiment and creation
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Bat for Lashes on motherhood, embodiment and creation

Bat for Lashes talks about her upcoming sixth studio album The Dream of Delphi ahead of her appearance at Christine and the Queens Meltdown festival.

Django Django perform 'Come Down' (Acoustic)
Vincent Neff of Django Django plays guitar inside an empty Royal Festival Hall. He is standing at a microphone stand among the auditorium seats, the stage and organ and boxes can be seen behind hime
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Django Django perform 'Come Down' (Acoustic)

Watch an exclusive acoustic performance of ‘Come Down’ by Django Django’s Vincent Neff inside the Royal Festival Hall auditorium.

Nikki Giovanni at Poetry international
Nikki Giovanni on stage at Southbank Centre in discussion with Bridget Minamore
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Nikki Giovanni at Poetry international

Listen to the legendary poet and activist Nikki Giovanni live in conversation with Bridget Minamore, recorded at our 2019 Poetry International.

Dennis and Gnasher interview composer Gavin Higgins
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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
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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?

My Mixtape: Django Django's 10 tracks which inspired Off Planet
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My Mixtape: Django Django's 10 tracks which inspired Off Planet

Listen to a specially curated playlist by Django Django’s David Maclean of tracks which gave inspiration and influence for the band’s fifth album.

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.