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Artists at Work

Harriett Gilbert, Nikki Bedi

Booking Overview

This is a BBC arts-and-culture interview feed featuring established authors and other leading creative figures discussing their work, creative process, and cultural subjects. Credible pitches would include published novelists, award-winning writers, artists, musicians, designers, and other notable cultural figures with substantial work or public recognition; booking is likely high difficulty.

Metrics

Episodes: 299

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

Harriett Gilbert - British writer, broadcaster, and literary presenter known for hosting literary and arts programming.

Nikki Bedi - British broadcaster and journalist who presents arts and culture programming for international audiences.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Published authors and other established creative professionals with a significant body of work, notable releases, awards, or strong public recognition.
Required Achievements:  
Published books with major recognition, Award-winning or bestselling creative work, Substantial public profile in literature or the arts

Recent Guest Discussions

Daniyal Mueenuddin - Creating An Epic Portrait Of Pakistan, Writing Across Decades, Class And Power, And Social Roles.

Kaarina Parker - Women In Ancient Rome, Historical Research, And Combining Historical Fact With Original Storytelling.

Rachel Kushner - Researching Prison Life, Developing A Protagonist, The American Penal System, And Social Structures Surrounding Incarceration.

Karin Slaughter - Violence In Fiction, Sisterhood, Public Libraries, And The Themes Behind Her Novels.

Recent Topics

Literature, Writing, Music, Design, Art

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Artists at Work
:

In The Studio: poet Leonie Charlton on wildfires

September 22, 2026

An edition of In The Studio on the subject that became the dominant story across the world in the summer of 2026. In December 2024, the Scottish poet Leonie Charlton’s house burned to the ground. From that moment, Leonie was obsessed with fire. She saw it everywhere, writing about and mulling over the acute experience of watching everything she and her family had ever owned go up in flames. In early summer this year, Leonie set off through the ruggedly wild and beautiful landscape of the West...

In the Studio: Jack in the Green

September 15, 2026

In the south of England, Hastings' traditional Jack in the Green takes place every early May Day weekend and sees a seven foot-tall conical tower of leaves - the Jack - being processed through the old fishing quarters of the town before being led up to a steep hill overlooking the sea where it is 'slain' to release the spirit of summer as the gathered, fervent, crowds take home leaves from him as symbols of luck and fertility. Neil McCarthy goes behind the scenes of one of the biggest celebra...

In the Studio: The Bayeux Tapestry

September 08, 2026

The Bayeux Tapestry has English history stitched into its fabric, depicting the last time the country was invaded, by William the Conqueror in 1066. France has been its home since then. But now thanks to high-level negotiations involving President Emmanuel Macron and King Charles III, it will be on display at the British Museum until next summer. Ten colours of woollen thread were used create battlefields and sea voyages on the artwork, as well as scenes of everyday life in the 11th century. ...

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