Afternoons The Arts Mix Episodes Episode guide
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Tina - The Tina Turner Musical, White Raven, The Pebbles We Keep.
We go behind the red curtain at Tina - The Tina Turner Musical.
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17/11/2025
Len Pennie on what's happening in the arts and culture scene across Scotland.
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Abir Mukherjee, Gaby Dellal and the 48 Hour Film Project in Aberdeen
Award-winning writer Abir Mukherjee tells Len about his new book The Burning Grounds.
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Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton on the Inside No. 9 stage show, author Sally Magnusson and singer Heidi Talbot
Inside No. 9's Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton on the stage version of the TV series.
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Rory Kinnear on narrating Peter and the Wolf, Dominic Waxes Lyrical, Gaelic trio Sian
Actor Rory Kinnear talks about narrating Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf with the 麻豆社 SSO.
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Jeanette Winterson in conversation, Isla Ratcliff on Vivaldi, and 麻豆社 Radio Scotland's Young Jazz Musician 2025 Roan Anderson
Len Pennie is in conversation with award winning writer Jeanette Winterson.
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Frankenstein at the National Library of Scotland, How to Live an Artful Life, and Young Jazz Musician 2025 finalists.
Len Pennie talks to Katy Hessel about her new book, How to Live an Artful Life.
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Stephen Mangan and Anita Mangan, author Francine Toon, Joni Mitchell's Hejira album
Actor and writer Stephen Mangan and illustrator Anita Mangan on their new children's book.
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Director Lynne Ramsay, artist Ken Currie and new play Death of an Influencer
Acclaimed Scottish director Lynne Ramsay discusses her latest film, Die My Love.
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America's Got Talent winner Paul Zerdin, Poet Laureate Simon Armitage and Scottish singer-songwriter Justine Beverley.
Len Pennie is in conversation with America's Got Talent winner, ventriloquist Paul Zerdin.
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Steve Nallon from Spitting Image on Ghost Stories, and the RSNO does Ghostbusters with Peter Bernstein.
Len Pennie talks to impressionist Steve Nallon about his new collection of ghost stories.
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Upload on the Arts Mix
Len Pennie and Anna Welander discover listener content from 麻豆社 Upload.
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Black Sabbath - The Ballet, artist Lachlan Goudie and Fife Youth Jazz Orchestra at 50
Black Sabbath - The Ballet comes to Edinburgh this week.
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27/10/2025
Len Pennie on what's happening in the arts and culture scene across Scotland.
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Musician, comedian, actor, writer and director Tim Minchin
Tim Minchin reflects on his career and chats about Matilda the Musical.
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A Piano Full of Feathers, and the Scottish International Storytelling Festival
New play A Piano Full of Feathers opens at Perth Theatre tomorrow night.
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Hollie McNish and To Kill a Mockingbird
Len Pennie speaks to Hollie McNish about her latest collection of poetry, Virgin.
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Joey Batey from The Witcher on his debut novel It's Not a Cult, and Sovirez with new single Holiday Blues.
Len Pennie is in conversation with Joey Batey, who plays Jaskier in The Witcher.
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Andrew O'Hagan's new book On Friendship, A Home for Hamish and the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival.
Len Pennie is in conversation with Andrew O'Hagan, discussing his new book On Friendship.
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The Terminator composer Brad Fiedel, and Arlington by Shotput dance theatre company
Brad Fiedel, composer of the distinctive score for the sci-fi action film The Terminator
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Len chats to Nicola Benedetti about her latest album and finds out about the Festival of Community Cinema
Len Pennie chats to Nicola Benedetti about her new album and tour.
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John McKie on Prince; The Sex Pistols Art Director Jamie Reid 'Eternal Ecstasy' exhibition in Aberdeen; Hen Hoose Collective.
Former Smash Hits editor John McKie talks about his new book, Prince: A Sign o' the Times.
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Bookshop Day, I Swear with Maxine Peake, Rob Aramayo and Kirk Jones, and A Play, a Pie and a Pint.
Maxine Peake, Kirk Jones and Rob Aramayo talk to Catrina Rose about new film I Swear.
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Ben Elton
Writer and comedian Ben Elton discusses his brand new autobiography, What Have I Done?
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The Seagull, The Royal National Mod
Len hears about the new production of The Seagull at the Royal Lyceum theatre in Edinburgh
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Jilly Cooper tribute with Jenny Colgan and Jenny Niven; singer-songwriter ili's new single, Step into the Dark.
Scottish singer-songwriter ili talks about her single for the revamped Winx Club series.
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Authors Graeme Macrae Burnet and Joseph Coelho, The List magazine at 40
Booker Prize-shortlisted author Graeme Macrae Burnet discusses his new novella, Benbecula.
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01/10/2025
The Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival, and musicians Emma Pollock and Warren McIntrye.
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The Glass Menagerie, Common Tongue and The Cumnock Tryst Festival
Dundee Rep's new production of the Tennessee Williams classic play The Glass Menagerie.
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Rory Bremner, Night Waking at An Tobar and Mull theatre, and The Pieces of Us with author Claire Alexander.
Len Pennie talks to Rory Bremner about his Making an Impression tour and much more.