Always have a product that's not just 'you'

...you should always have a product that's not just 'you'. An actress should count up her plays and movies and a model should count up her photographs and a writer should count up his words and an artist should count up his pictures so you always know exactly what you're worth, and you don't get stuck thinking your product is you and your fame, and your aura.

Andy Warhol, Fame

Rocket FM Lewes: 'Talking Culture' 3rd November 2019

In this week's 'Talking Culture' show on Rocket FM Lewes my guests were:

business author Sam Knowles
glass artist Claudia Wiegand
Jonathan Brown, who's organised the Lewes Festival of Solo Theatre
and novelist Beth Miller.

The music I played was:

Taylor Swift: Our Song
Gilbert O'Sullivan: What's In A Kiss
Sarah McLachlan: Fallen
The Dead End Kids: Have I The Right
The Whitlams: Your Daddy's Car
James Taylor: Fire and Rain
Chris de Burgh: Lonely Sky
Imelda May: Tainted Love
Jill Sobule: Almost Great

Rocket FM Lewes: 'Talking Culture' 27th October 2019

I've been invited back to present another series of 'Talking Culture' shows on Rocket FM Lewes.

My guests on this week's programme were:

playwright Philip Ayckbourn

writer Michelle Porter

artist Keith Pettit

The music I played was:

Badly Drawn Boy: You Were Right

Delta Goodrem: Lost Without You

Simon and Garfunkel: A Hazy Shade Of Winter

Barbra Streisand / Josh Groban: All I Know Of Love

Bay City Rollers: Give A Little Love

Patsy Gallant: From New York to L.A.

Mary Chapin Carpenter: I Feel Lucky

Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes: Don't Leave Me This Way

Co-Co: Bad Old Days

The Wonder Stuff: The Size Of A Cow

The Reform Club: Endless Faithless

Linda Thompson: I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

Rocket FM Lewes: 'Talking Culture' 15th October 2018

I'm presenting 'Talking Culture' on Rocket FM Lewes for the next three weeks. My guests in this week's show were:
Simone Riley, the current chair of Chalk Gallery,
Lulah Ellender, who wrote Elizabeth's Lists,
Vivienne Lynn, whose art is currently on show at Martyrs Gallery.

Today's music included...
Simon and Garfunkel: Keep The Customer Satisfied
The Partridge Family: I Think I Love You
Nickel Creek: Ode to a Butterfly
Norrie Paramour and the BBC Midland Radio Orchestra: Copacabana
Eddi Reader: Patience of Angels
Marc Cohn: Walk Through The World
The Chefs: 24 Hours
Charlie Dore: Here Comes The Sun
Renaissance: Northern Lights
Bellowhead: Betsy Baker
Kathy Mattea: Where've You Been
Josh Groban: Granted

Rocket FM Lewes: Talking Culture

Here are a few edited highlights from my Rocket FM Lewes 'Talking Culture' radio show on Monday 17th October 2016, with artists Susie Monnington and Keith Pettit.

The reluctant interviewee

Artist Edward Burra is being interviewed by Carole Smith for an Arts Council film that was released in 1973:

"Do you think you're clever at fending questions off?"
"Hmm. Seem to be fairly, one way and another, don't you think? You do? Mmm."

"Would you say you were a difficult person to interview?"
"I should say so. I'm not very forthcoming, I don't think."

An audio clip can be found on BBC Radio 4's Great Lives programme from September 2014.