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Latest Episodes
The Sessions at Midori House: Lewis OfMan
This week’s guest is French pop musician Lewis OfMan, who might only be in his early twenties but is fast on the rise. He has already soundtracked fashion shows for some of France’s top maisons, composed and produced for Vendredi Sur Mer and Rejjie Snow, and is in the process…
The RA’s Summer Exhibition
Robert Bound, Eddy Frankel and Ossian Ward discuss this year’s Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, Francis Bacon at the Gagosian and the responsibilities of an art critic.
The Sessions at Midori House: From the archives: Jordan Rakei
Ahead of the release of his third album, we listen back to a few tracks that New Zealand-born, Brisbane-raised musician Jordan Rakei played for us during performances in 2016 and 2017.
‘Diego Maradona’ and ‘Halston’
Robert Bound is joined by film critics Anna Smith and Jason Solomons to discuss two of this month’s documentary releases: ‘Halston’ and ‘Diego Maradona’.
The Sessions at Midori House: Andreya Triana
British singer Andreya Triana performs some tracks from her new album ‘Life In Colour’.
Thunder Road
Robert Bound meets Jim Cummings, director, writer and star of brand new film ‘Thunder Road’. It’s a tender comedy about a Texan police officer trying to forge a relationship with his young daughter, while also grieving for his recently deceased mother.
The Sessions at Midori House: Lola Kirke
You might recognise actress Lola Kirke from Gone Girl and Mistress America but she revealed her musical talents last year with debut album Heart Head West. She dropped into Midori House to play tracks new and old.
‘Wild and Crazy Guys’
We look back at the golden age of US small-screen comedy through the lens of the stars of Saturday Night Live in the 1980s: Chevy Chase, Dan Ackroyd, Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Steve Martin and John Belushi.
The Sessions at Midori House: From the archives: Anna Calvi
We revisit Anna Calvi’s 2018 performance at Midori House. Armed with just her electric guitar, she played from her album ‘Hunter’.
Faber and Faber: the untold story
We learn about 90 years of one of the most important independent publishers, which has printed works by everyone from Sylvia Plath to Sally Rooney. Robert Bound sits down with Toby Faber, grandson of the publishing house’s founder, and Faber author Alex Preston.
