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The Royal Festival Hall is closed to the public on Tuesday 16 June. It will reopen for Harry Styles & Jules Buckley Orchestra ticket holders only at 5pm.

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Teju Cole, on Blind Spot and human fragility
Teju Cole
Podcast

Teju Cole, on Blind Spot and human fragility

Author and photographer Teju Cole joins Ted Hodgkinson to discuss Blind Spot, which pairs his evocative prose with contemporary imagery.

Zadie Smith: Swing Time - in conversation
Zadie Smith, photographed by Dominique Nabokov
Podcast

Zadie Smith: Swing Time - in conversation

Author Zadie Smith discusses her fifth novel in this conversation with Ted Hodgkinson, recorded in 2017.

9 important London Black history landmarks
The Nelson Mandela Sculpture at the Southbank Centre
Article

9 important London Black history landmarks

Discover the overlooked landmarks of London’s Black History in this guide from historian Tony Warner, produced ahead of 2017’s Africa Utopia at the Southbank Centre

8 things you might not have known about Philip Pullman
An older man in a light tan jacket stands in a dark, ornate, arched stone doorway.
Article

8 things you might not have known about Philip Pullman

Discover more about Philip Pullman, best-selling author of His Dark Materials.

Angela Davis in conversation
Angela Davis sits, smiling, on the Royal Festival Hall stage against a red backdrop
Video

Angela Davis in conversation

Angela Davis – writer, activist and scholar – discusses issues of racism, feminism and class in the post-Trump era in this video recorded at WOW Women of the World festival.

Kele Okereke: Bloc Party and beyond
Portrait of Kele Okereke musician from Bloc Party
Podcast

Kele Okereke: Bloc Party and beyond

Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke talks about his life and work in this podcast recorded during our 2016 Being a Man festival.

Antony Gormley on Hayward Gallery
Artist, Antony Gormley
Article

Antony Gormley on Hayward Gallery

The pre-eminent British sculptor, Antony Gormley, shares his thoughts on the Hayward Gallery and its 2016-17 refurbishment.

A taste of Guy Garvey’s Meltdown
A man standing on a dimly lit stage under a spotlight, looking towards the audience with his hands clasped together.
Video

A taste of Guy Garvey’s Meltdown

Guy Garvey introduces his edition of Meltdown, which took place here in the summer of 2016, in this video featuring highlights from the festival.

A fly’s-eye-view of Among the Trees
Holly Corfield-Carr – writer and research fellow in contemporary poetry and sculpture – outside among the trees
Podcast

A fly’s-eye-view of Among the Trees

Join poet Holly Corfield Carr as she explores human and non-human ways of looking at and listening to trees.