These Three

John Wilson

These Three is a series in which John Wilson talks to leading artistic figures about their creative lives, key influences and what continues to inspire them. Each guest focuses on three works: one they made, one they wish they’d made, one that they’re making.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  1. Sir Antony Gormley

    05/10/2019

    Sir Antony Gormley

    Sir Antony Gormley, creator of some of Britain’s best loved artworks, including Angel Of The North in Gateshead, talks to John Wilson about his four decades of sculpture-making. Using casts of his own body, and creating monumental metal formations to describe the human form, Gormley has repeatedly asked questions about place and space.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    38 min
  2. Guy Garvey

    18/09/2019

    Guy Garvey

    Elbow frontman and lyricist Guy Garvey reveals the inspiration behind one of his band’s best loved songs Lippy Kids. He talks candidly about how personal grief and a feeling of frustration at British politics have led to a darker, more introspective elbow album, the forthcoming Giants Of All Sizes. Guy can’t decide which song he wishes he’d written and so John grants him both wishes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    38 min
  3. Richard Curtis

    23/08/2019

    Richard Curtis

    With credits including Four Weddings And A Funeral, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones and Blackadder, Richard Curtis has written, directed and produced some of the best-loved British screen comedies. Richard discusses the struggle to make Love Actually, his 2004 film featuring an all-star ensemble cast and ten love stories in one movie. He explains why music, not cinema, is his great passion and reveals that Yesterday will be his last ever film, though he admits he’s probably lying. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min
  4. Lucy Prebble

    07/08/2019

    Lucy Prebble

    Lucy Prebble discusses her acclaimed play Enron, which dramatised the spectacular rise and criminal fall of a huge American corporation built on bad debt and dodgy hedge funds. She explains how seeing The Last Days Of Judas Iscariot, a 2008 play by Stephen Adly Guigis, helped fire her theatrical imagination, and offers an exclusive preview her next play A Very Expensive Poison, about the assassination of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006, which will premiere at the Old Vic in August. Lucy also discusses her work as a writer and producer on the brilliant HBO drama series Succession, starring Brian Cox as Logan Roy, an ageing media baron who struggling to decide which of his hand over children should inherit his empire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    48 min
  5. Paul Weller

    19/06/2019

    Paul Weller

    Paul invites John to his studio, Black Barn, to discuss why – after more than four decades as one of Britain’s greatest singer songwriters - he’s still as excited to be making new music today as when he first started writing songs as Beatles-obsessed teenager. He discusses how his latest album, the acclaimed True Meanings, reflects on age and mortality, and reveals how a battered acoustic guitar provided the totemic inspiration behind some of his best loved songs, from That’s Entertainment to Wild Wood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    26 min
  6. Hayley Atwell

    18/06/2019

    Hayley Atwell

    John meets Hayley in her theatre dressing room shortly before curtain-up to discuss her love of literature, how playing Agent Peggy Carter in the Captain America and Avengers films has helped introduce young Marvel fans to Ibsen, and why – despite claiming to have no pre-stage rituals and superstitions – she won’t say the word MacBeth in a theatre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    31 min
  7. Jonathan Yeo

    18/06/2019

    Jonathan Yeo

    World renowned portrait artist Jonathan Yeo welcomes John to his studio to discuss how he gets beneath the skin of subjects. His diverse array of sitters have included Tony Blair, Malala Yousafzai, Dennis Hopper, Cara Delavigne and Prince Philip, and his paintings are in national museums and private collections. Jonny talks about his artistic influences, the genius of Pablo Picasso, how attention deficit disorder helped focus his artistic skills at school, and why new digital technology is offering new opportunities for portraiture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min
  8. Kwame Kwei-Armah

    18/06/2019

    Kwame Kwei-Armah

    John meets Kwame in a rehearsal room of London’s Young Vic Theatre, where he is artistic director. Although he’s worked as an actor, musician, television presenter and theatre director, Kwame regards himself as a playwright first and foremost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min
  9. Natalie Merchant

    18/06/2019

    Natalie Merchant

    Natalie Merchant made her name fronting American college rock favourites 10,000 Maniacs, launched her solo career in 1993 with Tigerlily and - after seven studio albums - remains one of the most revered singer songwriters of her generation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    26 min
  10. Tom Odell

    18/06/2019

    Tom Odell

    In a wonderfully candid conversation Ivor Novello Award winning singer songwriter Tom Odell remembers – and sings – the first song he ever wrote as a child and reveals his latest musical ideas, all recorded on his phone’s Voice Memo. He discusses the influence of his song-writing heroes, Fleet Foxes, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello and Leonard Cohen, and why staring out of windows is the key to lyrical inspiration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    27 min
  11. Introducing These Three

    13/06/2019

    Introducing These Three

    These Three is a new podcast series in which John Wilson talks to leading artistic figures about their creative lives, their key influences and what continues to inspire them. Each guest focuses on three works: one they made, one they wish they’d made, one that they’re making right now. Guests include music legend Paul Weller, Avenger's actress Hayley Atwell, songwriter Natalie Merchant, painter Jonathan Yeo, songwriter Tom Odell, playwright Lucy Prebble, songwriter Guy Garvey and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    4 min

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These Three is a series in which John Wilson talks to leading artistic figures about their creative lives, key influences and what continues to inspire them. Each guest focuses on three works: one they made, one they wish they’d made, one that they’re making.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    John Wilson
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    These Three