

Headliners with Nihal Arthanayake
BBC Radio 5 Live
Nihal Arthanayake presents in-depth interviews with headline guests across entertainment, sport, culture and politics.
Episodes
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Mar 9, 2023 • 32min
Penn Badgley
Nihal speaks to the star of Netflix’s smash hit series ‘You’.

Feb 28, 2023 • 53min
Michael Rosen
The children's author Michael Rosen on how he's 'getting better' after nearly dying of coronavirus

Feb 23, 2023 • 32min
Bernie Sanders
The Vermont senator and former Presidential candidate on inequality and “uber-capitalism.”

Feb 22, 2023 • 35min
Hugh Jackman
“I could not have been worse.” The Hollywood star reveals his most embarrassing audition.

Feb 21, 2023 • 55min
All Quiet on the Western Front
“I hope to inspire folks that they can do this”Two of the driving forces behind the BAFTA winning film, ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’, producer Malte Grunert and screenwriter Lesley Paterson share the challenges they faced in making the film, and why they felt the story should be told.

Feb 20, 2023 • 46min
Macklemore
“I’m selling music but that’s not the spiritual core of my job”. The rapper and songwriter on fatherhood, art and addiction.

Feb 9, 2023 • 1h 5min
Tony King
“I’m in the studio, dressed as the Queen, doing a commercial for John Lennon.” The music industry insider on Elton John, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Roy Orbison.

Feb 3, 2023 • 33min
Adam Curtis
"This showed the extraordinary complexity of what millions of people went through." The multi-BAFTA winning filmmaker, Adam Curtis on how he pieced together the fall of the Soviet Union, using never-before-seen archive footage.

Feb 2, 2023 • 51min
Jay Shetty
“If I want a compliment from someone else to feel good, I’m actually going to find that good in myself first”. The bestselling author, former monk and social media star on why he wants us all to write a love letter to our younger selves.

Jan 30, 2023 • 38min
KSI
"I was terrified. For me to come to them and say I'd failed, it was traumatic." YouTuber, rapper and boxer tells Nihal how a past failure drives his thirst for success.