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Kwame Kwei-Armah

Young Vic Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah joins Kate and Jason to talk about his career, black representation in the arts and his concerns for the future of theatre.

Reverend Kate Bottley and Jason Mohammad present uplifting stories about life, love and modern spirituality, alongside a great soundtrack for your Sunday morning.

Their guest is one of the UK's most exciting creative leaders, actor, writer and Artistic Director of the Young Vic, Kwame Kwei-Armah. Ahead of the broadcast of a 麻豆约拍 One 'imagine...' programme about Kwame and his work, he joins Kate and Jason to talk about his career, how a boy called Ian Roberts from Southall became the respected artist he is now. Kwame has been vocal about the existential challenge that Covid-19 is posing to the arts and our theatres, he talks about the huge contribution they make to British culture and what we can do to help protect them.

Plus our Charity Champion is the 鈥楽kipping Sikh鈥� who has raised over 拢13,000 for NHS Charities. Rajinder Singh, 73, became a bit of a social media sensation after recording exercise videos in his allotment to stay active. The retired bus driver has now received a Points of Light Award from the Prime Minister for his efforts and tells Kate and Jason about his surprise at the attention and why he is passionate about staying fit and healthy and encouraging others to do the same.

Producer: Rebecca Maxted

2 hours, 55 minutes

Last on

Sun 26 Jul 2020 06:00
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Billy Ocean

    When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going

    • Billy Ocean - Love Is For Ever (L.I.F.
    • Jive.

  • Anne-Marie

    To Be Young (feat. Doja Cat)

    • (CD Single).
    • Major Toms.

  • Richard Ashcroft

    A Song For The Lovers

    • (CD Single).
    • Hut Music.

  • McAlmont & Butler

    Yes

    • Bridget Jones's Diary 2 (Various).
    • Mercury.

  • The Avett Brothers

    Victory

  • Buffalo Springfield

    For What It's Worth

    • Buffalo Springfield.
    • Atlantic.

  • Kygo & OneRepublic

    Lose Somebody

    • Golden Hour.
    • Columbia.

  • Justin Bieber

    Purpose

  • Richard Marx

    Let Go

    • Limitless.
    • BMG Rights Management (US).

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    Let's Groove

    • 15th Anniversary Music Celebration (Various Artists).
    • Rhino.

  • 叠别测辞苍肠茅

    Love On Top

    • 4.
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • Blur

    Country House

    • The Best Album In The World Ever!(Va).
    • Virgin.

  • Katy Perry

    Smile

  • Adele

    Rolling In The Deep

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.
    • 1.

  • Andreas Johnson

    Glorious

    • Glorious (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Aloe Blacc

    My Way

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG Rights Management GmbH.

  • John Legend & Jhen茅 Aiko

    U Move, I Move

  • Carly Simon

    Why

    • The Very Best Of Carly Simon.
    • Global Television.

  • Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble

    This Is Me

    • The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • Atlantic.
    • 7.

  • Kylie Minogue

    On A Night Like This

    • Light Years.
    • Parlophone.

  • The Human League

    Don't You Want Me

    • Dare!.
    • Virgin.

  • Tom Walker

    Wait For You

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless Records.

  • The Kingdom Choir

    Real Love

    • (CD Single).
    • InterTalent Recordings.

  • Whitney Houston

    Step By Step

    • The Preacher's Wife O.S.T. - Various.
    • Arista.

  • Da冒i Freyr

    Think About Things

    • Eurovision Song Contest 2020.
    • Klapp.

  • All Saints

    Pure Shores

    • (CD Single).
    • London.
    • 8.

  • Dua Lipa

    Hallucinate

    • Future Nostalgia.
    • Warner Records.

  • Taylor Swift

    Shake It Off

    • (CD Single).
    • Big Machine.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sun 26 Jul 2020 06:00
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2