Headliners with Nihal Arthanayake
Nihal Arthanayake presents in-depth interviews with headline guests across entertainment, sport, culture and politics.
Latest episodes
Oct 15, 2019 • 33min
Guy Garvey
Nihal talks to Elbow lead singer Guy Garvey
Oct 10, 2019 • 28min
Aisling Bea
The This Way Up star on hip hop, accents and her new Netflix series Living with Yourself.
Oct 8, 2019 • 35min
Sir Lenny Henry
The actor and comedian on his family, rise to fame and the Tiswas budget.
Oct 3, 2019 • 28min
Jonny Greenwood
“The possibilities dwarf what you can do on computers”, Radiohead’s guitarist Jonny Greenwood on making classical music
Sep 25, 2019 • 34min
Louis Theroux
The documentary maker talks to Nihal about his frank autobiography, relationships, parenting and his (lack of) seduction skills
Sep 23, 2019 • 16min
Richard Hawley
“My guitar has been a shovel with 6 strings attached”. The singer-songwriter on his career and new album, Further.
Sep 19, 2019 • 32min
Gary Lineker
The Match of the Day presenter and former England footballer talks about his new book – Behind Closed Doors, as well as BBC pay, Brexit, social media trolls and how he ended up trying to secure an interview with Diego Maradonna during a game of golf with the Argentinian president.
Sep 18, 2019 • 41min
Emile Heskey
The former England, Liverpool and Leicester forward speaks to Nihal.
Sep 18, 2019 • 38min
Matthew Syed
The former Commonwealth gold medallist talks to Nihal Arthanayake about the power of ‘cognitive diversity’.
Sep 17, 2019 • 24min
Liam Gallagher
The Oasis singer on where he keeps his Parka collection and why his new album is an “olive branch” to Noel.
