Celebrated British playwright Alan Bennett recently published the third edition of his set of memoirs. It’s called “Keeping On, Keeping On”, and it focuses on the work he produced between 2005 to 2014. In those nine years he wrote "The…
In this show - Ann Bateson's interview with multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Leo Sidran who performed with his "Groovy French Band" at the Café Central in Madrid. Leo wrote hit songs for rock musician Steve Miller when he was in…
This show features Ann Bateson's interview with British new wave icon Nick Lowe who performed in Madrid a few years ago. Lowe is probably best known for his songs “Cruel to be Kind” and “I Love the Sound of Breaking…
In this edition of Madrid Live, Ann Bateson interviews directors Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin about their award-winning film "What We Did On Our Holiday", starring Billy Connolly, David Tennant and Rosamund Pike. Andy Hamilton is of course a comedian…
In this edition of Madrid Live, we feature Ann Bateson's interview with one of the world's greatest war photographers, Sir Don McCullin, who was recently knighted for his services to photography. McCullin has also published a set of books entitled…
In this edition of Madrid Live, we wish to raise awareness about Female Genital Mutilation by focusing on the true story of Somali nomad Waris Dirie who walked hundreds of miles across the desert when she was 13 to escape…
In this edition of Madrid Live, we pay tribute to visionary artist and musician Daniel Johnston who died a few months ago. We talk to Jeff Feuerzeig who made a documentary about Johnston’s life called "The Devil and Daniel Johnston".…
In this edition of Madrid Live, Ann Bateson interviews author Chris Stewart about his best-selling book “Driving Over Lemons”. Chris tells us how he fell in love with the Alpujarra mountains in the south of Spain and decided to settle there. We find out how…