April’s films, ‘S-Town’ and China’s music chart

Chapter 1

Southern Baptist Sissies

Ben Rylan is joined in the studio by Daniel Klemens, actor in the London production of Del Shores’ play ‘Southern Baptist Sissies’.

Chapter 2

S-Town

Alice Vincent, arts and entertainment writer for ‘The Telegraph’, chats to Holly Fisher about ‘S-Town’, the latest hit podcast to come from the people behind ‘Serial’ and ‘This American Life’.

Chapter 3

April film review

Ben Rylan and film critics Karen Krizanovich and Tim Robey discuss four of April’s cinema releases: ‘Lady Macbeth’, ‘The Handmaiden’, ‘Tommy’s Honour’ and ‘Their Finest’.

Chapter 4

Canada’s music scene

International stars such as Drake, The Weeknd and pop heartthrob Shawn Mendes have all become ambassadors of sorts for both Canada’s music and the country itself. Canada’s aural offering has long been one of its most potent soft-power assets – so what impact will the government’s vow to boost arts funding have? Tomos Lewis, Monocle’s bureau chief in Toronto, reports.

Chapter 5

The global countdown: China

Fernando Augusto Pacheco joins the team in the studio to run down this week’s top-five singles in China.