Platform

 Peter Beck presents:

Tony Cleary reports on The Benjamin Britten centenary at Norwich Theatre Royal, David Eastaugh talks to John Angus McKay about his Recommended Reads, Kate Roma interviews Sharon Choa from Chamber Orchestra Anglia, Nathan Willcock reports on the Norwich comedy scene, and David Lindsay talks about Perfume by Patrick Susskind.

 Kate Roma presents a two hour special looking back at 2011:

Platform's Usual Blend of music, local events, art and culture

Russell Turner presents:

Rachel Miller visits Thalia Theatre Company, Helen Ivory live in the Poetry Cupboard, David Mills visits Culture Works East, David Eastaugh talks to Tom Harper about his Recommended Reads, and Lauren Farley with What's On.

Kate Roma presents:

Nathan Willcock reports on the Norwich comedy scene, David Mills with a Norwich youth feature, David Eastaugh talks to Professor John Street, and David Lindsay gets inside the creative mind of Peter Offord.

Peter Beck presents:

David Eastaugh visits Cromer Pavillion Theatre and Great Yarmouth Hippodrome, Mark Bond-Webster talks to Ellie Griffiths, David Lindsay gets inside the creative mind of Jane Mackintosh (part 2), and Laren Farley with What's On.

Kate Roma presents:

Tony Cleary talks to Arthur Lucas of Wymondham Arts Centre, David Lindsay get inside the creative mind of artist Jane Mackintosh (part 1), Alan Smalls reports on the Great Hall Players, and Will Wilson  goes beind the scenes, bell-ringing at St Peter Mancroft.

David Eastaugh presents:

Suffolk author Katie Ward, Peter Hood in the studio, Drew Webster's Recommended Reads, Richard English in the studio, and Scroobius Pip interview.

Peter Beck presents:

Kate Roma interviews Keith Roberts of the Norfolk Contemporary Arts Society, David Eastaugh discusses the Rambert Dance Company, David Lindsay gets inside the creative mind of artist Martin Laurance, Kate Roma visits Norwich Castle Museum, and David Eastaugh talks to Drew of the Gas Hill Mob.

Russell Turner presents:

David Lindsay gets inside the creative mind of artist Diana Lamb, premiere of Peter Holdroyd's play 'Supermarket Blues', David Eastaugh talks to artist Joni Smith, and Lauren Farley in the studio with What's On.

David Eastaugh presents:

Featuring Greg MacDonald, Jon Angus McKay Recommended Reads, Martin Pond in the studio, Maria Crutchley, Ian Gibson Recommended Reads and Lauren Farley with What's On.

Russell Turner presents:

David Lindsay gets inside the creative mind of artist Juliet Wimhurst, poets Trudy Howson & Vince Laws are in the studio discussing the COAST festival, David Eastaugh talks to writer Barry Miles, and Lauren Farley with What's On.

Peter Beck presents:

Mike Hutchinson talks to Toni Bentley from the Garage Theatre, Lauren Farley with What's On, David Eastaugh interviews David Nixon, artistic director of the Northern Ballet, and Stash Kirkbride and Ian McClay of the Hostry Festival are in the studio.

Kate Roma presents:

Tony Cleary feports on an architecture exhibition at The Forum, James Hassall visits the Mary Webb exhibition at SCVA, David Eastaugh reports on the Miller Dance Centre and Tony Cleary visits Diss Corn Hall.

Peter Beck presents:

Joseph Ballard from Anteros Arts, James Hassall reporting on Evocations Exhibition in Wymondham, Dave Rowntree and friends from the Magdalen Street Celebration and Laren Farley with What's On.

Kate Roma presents:

Sound & Vision director Adrian Cooke, Stewart Harrington from Soapbox, local author Andrew Hooke and Lauren Farley with What's On.

Platform, Your weekly arts and culture programme on Futrue Radio

 Presented By:

Russell Turner

On todays show an exclusive interview with Adam Ant plus loads more

 Presented by Kate Roma

 Kate Roma interview Beth Orton on Future Radio August 2011.

Kate Roma interivews Cleveland Watkiss who performed at the recent Voewood Festival.

On the last day of the Voewood Festival, Future Radio's Mark Bond-Webster talks to Simon Finch, festival organiser and owner of Voewood.

Future Radio's visual arts correspondent James Hassell talks to  visual artists Colin Self, Gavin Turk & Deborah Curits who were taking part at the Voewood Literary Festival over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

 Presented By Peter Beck

 Presented by Russell Turn

 Presentered by Kate Roma

An Interview with Monty Python member Terry Jones, and we have an interview from the Norfolk New Writing Forum 

Russell Turner hosts this weeks Platform

Tony Cleary talking to Tony Britton

Russell will be talking to John Osborune

David Eastaugh will be talking to Richard Barnes

And Will Willson will be talking to Andrew Taylor

Presented by Peter Beck with:

Davit Lindsey talks to Martin Laurence .

James Hassel goes to the Sainbury centre to speak to Emma Hazel about an portraits by John Hedgecoe entitled 'Face of the Artist'

Kate Roma interviews author of the 'Mango Orchard' a novel by Robin Bailey as part of the Norwich writing centre suymmer reads programme.

Da vid Eastaugh talks to George Mckaye author of the book 'Radical Gardening'

Live music from the Bird cage

Platform reporter James Hassell interviews some of the 13 acts who took part in Platform LIVE at the Puppet Theatre on July 2nd. Thank you to all those that supported this Future Radio fundraising event. All proceeds from the evening go towards developing the arts on Future Radio.

 Russell J Turner interviews alternative comedian Mark Thomas about his 2011 Tour - Extreme Rambling - Walking the Wall ahead of his appearance in Norwich. 

Kate Roma presenting :

Kate pops down to Gildengate House studios in Norwich to interview artists Katy Armes and Carly Smith Huggins about life after Art School.

Music correspondent Tony Cleary interviews Jayne May-Sysum.

Mark Bond Webster hosts this months Norfolk New Writing Forum profiling author Henry Sutton.

Ashley Stokes and Helen Ivory are in the studio talking about new creative writing courses at the Unthank School of Writing.

Russell J Turner presents his first Platform, with reports on Fiddler on the Roof, volunteering at the NNF (Kate Roma reporting), local poet Hannah Jane Walker (in the studio) and Olympians (Mark Chamberlin reporting, another debut)

Crude Apache presents their Christmas offering, a tangled web of murder, tinsel and mince pies

Platform 9th Jan - weekly arts and culture show today presented by Peter Beck.

News from Spooky Kid Productions, Fringe director Amy Wragg, Platform correspondent Russell J  Turner and more.

A  round up of some of the 260 features the Platform team have produced over 2010

Kate Roma presents

Leila Lafha interviewed poet Tim Clare about his attempt to write and perform 101 poems in a day.

Russell J Turner brings us an audio diary of the Black Ram Theatre Co tour to Bolton.

Kate Roma reports from the SCVA Surreal Friends exhibition

Tom Buckham interviews Plaid at NAC

Tony Cleary interviews Florence Lippett.

Platform Dec 5th 

Peter Beck presenting

Spooky Kid Productions front man Jim Blyth talk to Peter Beck about the latest venture

Russell Turner report about  Aisle 16

Tony Cleary talks to John Baker of the Voice Project

Kate Roma presenting.

On todays show the latest news from NNF 2011 - Matt Burman and Dasiy Turnville Petre.

Leila Lahfa interviews Tim Clare about his attempt to write and perform 101 Poems in a Day.

Norfolk New Writing Forum hosted by Mark Bond Webster - this month the author Elspeth Barker is interviewed about her most recent work.

Russell J Turner comes into the studio to review Josie Long at the Playhouse and to highlight some forthcoming shows.

Peter Beck presents;

Mary Gauthier interviewed by Kate Roma at Norwich Arts Centre; Alan Smalls reviews the latest play from the Sewell Barn Theatre and Peter talks to Bob Percy (the purveyor of wonders) and David from the Bicycle Shop about forthcoming events there.

Peter Beck presents this weeks platform bringing you all the  news from Norwich's cultural scene. This week Layla Lahta interviews the cast of 'How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse' at Norwich Arts Centre, Spooky Kid Productions talk about their work and forthcoming gig at the Norwich Puppet Theatre, and local Brazilian band Rabo De Foguete come in to talk about their music and forthcoming gig at the Norwich Art Centre. With music by the Next Big Thing finallists Girl in a Thunderbolt, Lady Panther and Strawberry Forks.

 Russell J Turner on location report from Head Crash at the Birdcage

Mark Bond Webster profiles author Rachel Hore on this months New Writing Forum.

Rod Kerr brings us an original spooky Halloween tale

Eamonn Burgess reviews David Byrne's  Bicycle Diaries in his own unique way..

Music from ..Of Diamonds. 

Peter Beck presents:

Music from Next Big Thing Semi Final 1 bands.

Kate Roma talks to Peter about the semi finals of the NBT 2010

Russell J Turner reviews the Pillowman recently on at Norwich Playhouse

Bev Bishop from Creative Arts East talks to Peter about forthcoming projects.

Tony Cleary talks to singer Florence Lippett
Russel J Turner reports from the tour of 'Crucible' performed by Black Ram Theatre Company
Leila Lahfa talks to band Genticorum at Norwich Arts Centre
Will Wilson talks to Congolese Gospel Choir Opendu
Richard Penguin reports from the Magdalen Street Festival
 

On todays show 

Jan and Mike report from the launch of   Black History Month 

Kate reports from a new exhibition at the SCVA - Surreal Friends 

Jezz Wright tells us about a new animation - Jack and Holly.

Martin Figura and Helen Ivory - The Poetry Lab news and poems on revenge ! 

Leila interviews post rock American Band This Will Destroy You 

Peter Beck presents this week's edition of Platform

On today's show:

Norfolk New Writing Forum - Mark Bond- Webster talks to author Paul Willetts about his recent book on the life of Paul Raymond .

Robin Forrester and Peter talk about a new production of 'The Night of The Iguana' by Tennessee Williams

Music from Alloy Ark and Ed Sheeran.