Join us as we bring together some of the Guardian’s most beloved culture and lifestyle writers, hosted by the comedian and presenter Nish Kumar.
Join us for a special evening as we celebrate the 500th episode of the Film Stories with Simon Brew.
Gina Buenfeld-Murley, curator of the exhibition 'The Botanical Mind' at Camden Art Centre, joins Dr Christopher Harding, arts historian, to discuss the noh play 'Bashō' (Plantain Tree) by Konparu Zenchiku (1405–1470), ahead of its historic first-ever performance outside Japan.
Step into the world of the timeless masterpiece 'Matsukaze'. Uncover the hidden meanings layered poetic language and emotional depth. In this workshop, participants will gain a deeper appreciation of why 'Matsukaze' is one of noh’s most beloved works.
An opportunity to hear from Kathleen Jaimie (poet and former Scottish Makar) about her essay ‘On Rona’, and how this essay inspired the creation of the Scottish-Noh theatre production ‘Song of Rona Island’ from Kanji Shimizu (Noh shite actor), Aidan O’Rourke (fiddler) and Brighde Chaimbeul (Scottish smallpipes).
For the second installment in this series of Bach, the Universe and Everything, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment presents a cantata composed in late 1715 for the court in Weimar, while our guest speaker offers the inside track on how astrophotographers capture amazing images from our galaxy.
Three Bean Salad (Henry Paker, Benjamin Partridge and Mike Wozniak) is doing its first ever full-blown TOUR and you are cordially invited to soak up the lukewarm banter IRL-style.
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Bonjo throws open the doors of his house of pain and invites you to witness his devilish quizzing of poor Mike and Henry. Who will triumph? It doesn’t matter because the house (of pain) always wins.
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What’s that sound on the roof? The pitter patter of tiny feet in the winter snow? It’s Father Ratmas and his sleigh pulled by eight magical rats! Join Mike, Henry and Benjamin for a festive evening of rat-related stories as they tick off the twelve days of Ratmas.
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What’s that sound on the roof? The pitter patter of tiny feet in the winter snow? It’s Father Ratmas and his sleigh pulled by eight magical rats! Join Mike, Henry and Benjamin for a festive evening of rat-related stories as they tick off the twelve days of Ratmas.
Political commentator and broadcaster, Steve Richards, presents the latest behind-the-scenes guide to the epic dramas and the characters shaping seismic events. How have we got here? What’s going to happen next? Are there any answers to these questions? Come along and find out.
Political commentator and broadcaster, Steve Richards, presents the latest behind-the-scenes guide to the epic dramas and the characters shaping seismic events. How have we got here? What’s going to happen next? Are there any answers to these questions? Come along and find out.
This festive chapter of Bach, the Universe and Everything takes us back to Weimar in December 1715 where, praise be, music was allowed during advent unlike Leipzig. Alongside a performance of Cantata 132 by Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Dhara Patel shines an interrogative light on some recent curiosities captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.
The award-winning film podcast is back for another all-star anniversary show, with more film-related fun than you can shake a stick at.
Kings Place produces a bold night of unexpected encounters, celebrating memory, music and connection for the opening of Memory Unwrapped 2026. Join Festival Voices, Olivia Chaney, 2Fox, Ristband Studios and more for a night to remember.
Presenting the cantata ‘Was mein Gott will, das g’scheh allzeit’, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment begin the new year with vigorous resolve in this first Bach, the Universe and Everything of 2026. Meanwhile, Hannah Wakeford shows us what measuring the atmosphere of exoplanets in far away galaxies can can reveal about our own solar system.
The 8th season of Bach, the Universe and Everything continues with Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenments performance of ‘Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan’ – a remarkable cantata that appears to have been performed at an unspecified special occasion in Leipzig in 1734 (we’ll hear another such work at March’s event).
This season of Sunday morning celestial adventures with Bach, the Universe and Everything closes with very special finale featuring one of Bach’s most monumental cantatas, while a talk by Emily Akkermans marks the 250th anniversary of the death of one of Britain’s most phenomenal Enlightenment minds, John Harrison.