

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 22, 2018 • 43min
Gary Numan
Gary tells Nihal and Angellica Bell about how an unfinished novel inspired his latest album, how a song saved his marriage, and how he manages his Asperger Syndrome.

Mar 15, 2018 • 36min
Stacey Dooley
"I never thought I’d take myself to Iraq.” Documentary maker Stacey Dooley on telling some of the world’s most harrowing stories.

Mar 8, 2018 • 35min
Rudimental
Piers Agget and DJ Locksmith join Nihal and guest presenter Kimberly Wyatt to talk about their latest single, headlining festivals and why more men should dance.

Mar 6, 2018 • 27min
Chris Ramsey
Comedian Chris Ramsey talks about cutting his stand-up teeth in Newcastle, his new TV series and what’s in the new tour show.

Mar 1, 2018 • 40min
Example
Singer, songwriter and producer Example, aka Elliot Gleave, talks to Nihal and Sarah about his latest release “The Answer”.

Feb 21, 2018 • 42min
Kieron Dyer
The former England and Newcastle footballer talks frankly about his life on and off the pitch, and explains why he stayed silent for twenty years about being subjected to sexual abuse as a child. If you have been affected by sexual abuse you can find the details of organisations offering support via bbc.co.uk/actionline.

Feb 15, 2018 • 35min
will.i.am
will.i.am and renowned futurist Brian David Johnson talk about technology, data driven society and their novel WaR: Wizards and Robots.

Feb 8, 2018 • 37min
Joel Dommett
The ‘I’m A Celebrity…’ winner talks to Sarah and Nihal about sex, dating and embarrassing on-screen love scenes with Sienna Miller, plus how he got an entire comedy gig crowd to troll his childhood bully.

Feb 5, 2018 • 43min
Jojo Moyes
‘Me Before You’ author Jojo Moyes on why her books aren’t ‘Chick Lit’, learning braille and her latest novel. Plus the unusual jobs she did before achieving literary success.

Feb 1, 2018 • 40min
Craig David
Craig talks to Sarah and Nihal about his new album The Time Is Now, and explains how a broken down Ferrari changed his life.


