Culture

André Aciman is an author and academic, renowned for his novel ‘Call Me by Your Name’, which was turned into a hugely successful film in 2017 and has been hailed as a modern gay classic. 

They are perhaps the protest movement of the year, grabbing headlines, causing disruption and getting their warnings about climate change into the news.

Joining me now is Salma Shah, a special adviser to Saajid Javid when he was Home Secretary; award-winning R&B singer Jamelia; Tom Hamilton, who was a former senior labour policy adviser and speechwriter at the Labour Party; and Matt Eades, from the grassroots think tank for young Conservatives, Blue Beyond.

Rana Foroohar is a business columnist for FT analyst for CNN and author.

Biographer of Prince Charles and co-founder of the Women’s Equality Party, the writer and campaigner Catherine Mayer, joins Cathy in the studio. 

No apologies, no regrets: the Duke of York’s decision to talk about his links with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been widely criticised – ‘a complete public relations disaster’ was among one of the kinder reactions to the BBC interview. Prince Andrew denied having sex with a teenager at the home of socialite…

The American artist Nan Goldin has staged an activist protest outside London’s Victoria and Albert Museum – urging them to abandon their links to the billionaire Sackler family.

Samantha Power talks to Krishnan about disagreeing with the former President, her reflections on the conflict in Syria and why she is an idealist in an ever-changing world. 

Ben Stewart and Oliver Knowles are two of the four men behind Led By Donkeys – an anti-Brexit campaign group that has made its name by pasting politicians’ quotes on billboards to highlight their hypocrisy.

Naomi Klein is a Canadian author, social activist and filmmaker. She has recently released her latest book ‘On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal’, which explores how bold climate action she says can be a blueprint for a just and thriving society.

Cherie Blair is a leading international human rights lawyer, founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women and wife of former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair.

Zack plays Zac, a man in his early 20s who has Down’s syndrome and runs away from a state-run care home. In a case of art mirroring life, the two strike up an unlikely friendship on screen – and off.

The former Conservative MP Harvey Proctor is one of those unjustly accused in Operation Midland.

“We are deeply, deeply sorry,” said the Metropolitan Police today in response to a former judge’s highly critical review of how it investigated an alleged VIP paedophile ring.

Police are investigating the death of a baby who was born at Britain’s largest women’s prison after an inmate reportedly gave birth alone at night.