In the Studio Episodes Available now
RSC: The Bard, the theatre and a pandemic
The Royal Shakespeare Company – what happens when the show can’t go on ?
Arash – Making music in the sun
The singer/songwriter superstar Arash creates new music in his studio in Dubai.
Emily Young: Stone carver and environmental artist
On turning a 3.5 tonne block of stone into her latest work of art
Ben Okri
The Nigerian writer on how a poem forms in his mind and makes its way onto the page
Rex, King of Mardi Gras
New Orleans’s oldest parading organisation on keeping the spirit of carnival alive
YouTube’s Life In A Day: The making of a documentary
Director Kevin Macdonald and executive producer Ridley Scott on making Life In A Day 2020
Patrick Woodroffe: Lighting the stars
The acclaimed lighting designer rehearses the Last Domino? Tour with rock greats Genesis
Max Richter: Writing music based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The composer collaborates in lockdown with artist Yulia Mahr
Viet Thanh Nguyen: The art of memoir
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author takes on a new, deeply personal challenge
The Big Fix Up: A new, digital venture for Wallace and Gromit
The plasticine heroes leave stop motion animation for an interactive phone app
