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The Climate Conversation featuring Greta Thunberg, Tori Tsui and Dominique Palmer
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The Climate Conversation featuring Greta Thunberg, Tori Tsui and Dominique Palmer

Watch Greta Thunberg, Tori Tsui, Dominique Palmer, Daphne Frias, Mya-Rose Craig and Ati Viviam Villafaña in a discussion about our climate emergency

Caitlin Moran on Andrew Tate and modern male role models
Author Caitlin Moran on stage at the Southbank Centre in a blue armchair; a copy of her book What About Men? is on the table in front of her
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Caitlin Moran on Andrew Tate and modern male role models

Watch Caitlin Moran in this video from her 2023 appearance as she discusses her book What About Men? and in particular the rise of Andrew Tate.

Grass portraits: Ackroyd & Harvey on creating photographic photosynthesis
Artists Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey sit in the cafe at Hayward Gallery
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Grass portraits: Ackroyd & Harvey on creating photographic photosynthesis

Artists Ackroyd & Harvey explain the ‘photographic photosynthesis’ process behind their portraits for Hayward Gallery’s 2023 Dear Earth exhibition.

In the studio with Sigur Rós and London Contemporary Orchestra
Orchestra surrounding a conductor on a stage bathed in red lighting, creating a dramatic and intense atmosphere.
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In the studio with Sigur Rós and London Contemporary Orchestra

Georg Hólm takes us behind the scenes as Sigur Rós and the London Contemporary Orchestra rehearse for their appearance at 2023’s Meltdown festival.

Christine and the Queens on queerness and enlightened death
Male performer in a dimly lit space leans on stage with a mic in hand, holding a chair behind him.
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Christine and the Queens on queerness and enlightened death

Christine and the Queens discusses the experience of curating Meltdown and conversations around queerness in this exclusive video

Bat for Lashes on motherhood, embodiment and creation
Bat for Lashes Natasha Khan, a woman with short dark hair, being interviewed seated on a sofa in her recording studio
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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.

Mike Nelson on his exhibition, Extinction Beckons
The artist Mike Nelson, a white man with a grey beard, is interviewed whilst standing in the Hayward Gallery, behind him sculptural works from his exhibition Extinction Beckons are visible
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Mike Nelson on his exhibition, Extinction Beckons

Artist Mike Nelson introduces his 2023 Hayward Gallery exhibition Extinction Beckons and its themes in this exclusive video interview.

Jeremy Deller on the genius of artist Mike Nelson
The artist Jeremy Deller wearing an open blue shirt over a white t-shirt stands inside the Hayward Gallery in front of a work by Mike Nelson, part of the Mike Nelson: Extinction Beckons exhibition at Hayward Gallery
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Jeremy Deller on the genius of artist Mike Nelson

Jeremy Deller, conceptual, video and installation artist, introduces the 2023 Hayward Gallery exhibition, Mike Nelson: Extinction Beckons.

Strange Clay: Woody De Othello, 'ceramics feeds my soul'
Sculptor Woody De Othello, wearing trainers and a baseball cap, stands in front of his ceramic works which feature in Strange Clay at Hayward Gallery
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Strange Clay: Woody De Othello, 'ceramics feeds my soul'

Ceramicist Woody De Othello, whose work appeared in the 2023 Hayward Gallery exhibition Strange Clay, introduces his work and approach.

Strange Clay: Edmund de Waal on his installation, 'Atmosphere'
Edmund de Waal, a white man with grey hair, wearing glasses and a dark shirt sits in a chair in a corner of his studio, behind him on one wall are white porcelain objects on shelves in a vitrine, on the other wall are many books on shelves
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Strange Clay: Edmund de Waal on his installation, 'Atmosphere'

The artist and master potter, introduces his installation piece Atmosphere (2014) part of the 2022 Hayward Gallery exhibition Strange Clay.

Greta Thunberg: The Climate Event
Greta Thunberg by the sea, wearing mittens and puffer jacket
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Greta Thunberg: The Climate Event

Watch the climate activist’s full appearance at the Southbank Centre as she joins broadcaster Samira Ahmed for the global launch of The Climate Book.