The South Bank Show

Melvyn Bragg meets English actor, theatre director and playwright Mark Rylance for a candid conversation about his glittering career on stage and screen

An interview with American author George RR Martin, whose epic fantasy novels have been brought to life in Sky Atlantic's Emmy Award-winning series Game of Thrones.

Melvyn Bragg talks to award-winning director Paul Greengrass, whose films include the politically charged Bloody Sunday, The Bourne Supremacy, United 93 and Captain Phillips.

Melvyn Bragg meets English novelist, biographer and critic Margaret Drabble, whose celebrated works include Jerusalem the Golden and The Pure Gold Baby.

The Birmingham singer tells Melvyn Bragg on the South Bank Show about her battle with her body image. Melvyn calls her “one of the most promising and original young singer songwriters in Britain today”. He talks to her about her hit debut album Sing to the Moon and the gospel, soul and classical influences that formed her childhood in Kings Heath. Laura also talks about her devastation at her parents’ divorce, which she expresses through her songs Father Father and Is There Anybody Out There?

In a candid discussion with Melvyn Bragg, Joseph Calleja reflects on how he has risen to become one of the most acclaimed and sought-after tenors in the world.