Headliners with Nihal Arthanayake

BBC Radio 5 Live
  • 4.1 (34)
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Nihal Arthanayake presents in-depth interviews with headline guests across entertainment, sport, culture and politics.

  1. Tim Minchin

    08/03/2025

    Tim Minchin

    Nihal Arthanayake speaks to comedian, actor, musician and writer Tim Minchin in the final podcast in the Headliners series. Listen back to more exclusive in-depth interviews with headline guests across entertainment, sport, culture and politics on the Headliners feed on BBC Sounds.

    1h 10m
  2. Calum Scott

    08/03/2025

    Calum Scott

    Nihal Arthanayake speaks to singer and songwriter Calum Scott about his rise to fame via Britain's Got Talent, and how he has since navigated his personal life and career over the past 10 years. Listen back to more exclusive in-depth interviews with headline guests across entertainment, sport, culture and politics on the Headliners feed on BBC Sounds.

    54 min
  3. Noémi Orvos-Tóth

    07/30/2025

    Noémi Orvos-Tóth

    Nihal Arthanayake speaks to author and psychologist Noémi Orvos-Tóth about transgenerational trauma, or how our parents shaped our own behaviours. Listen back to more exclusive in-depth interviews with headline guests across entertainment, sport, culture and politics on the Headliners feed on BBC Sounds.

    56 min
  4. Dan Reed

    07/26/2025

    Dan Reed

    Documentary Filmmaker, Dan Reed, joins Nihal for an in-depth conversation. They discuss his new film that examines the events that followed the Southport attacks of summer 2024. Nihal Arthanayake presents his Sunday evening show and podcast, featuring exclusive in-depth interviews with headline guests across entertainment, sport, culture and politics.

    56 min
  5. Kasim Ali

    07/23/2025

    Kasim Ali

    The author, Kasim Ali, joins Nihal for an in-depth conversation. Nihal Arthanayake presents his Sunday evening show and podcast, featuring exclusive in-depth interviews with headline guests across entertainment, sport, culture and politics.

    53 min
  6. Will Kennard

    07/20/2025

    Will Kennard

    Status of Chase and Status, Will Kennard, joins Nihal for an in-depth conversation. They discuss his incredible career in music, and the work Will does with young people. Nihal Arthanayake presents his Sunday evening show and podcast, featuring exclusive in-depth interviews with headline guests across entertainment, sport, culture and politics.

    1h 6m
  7. Johann Hari

    07/13/2025

    Johann Hari

    Author Johann Hari joins Nihal for an in-depth conversation. They discuss his book, Magic Pill, which examines the explosion of hunger-supressing drugs, like Ozempic. Nihal Arthanayake presents his Sunday evening show and podcast, featuring exclusive in-depth interviews with headline guests across entertainment, sport, culture and politics.

    1h 1m
  8. Dan Hicks

    07/06/2025

    Dan Hicks

    Archaeologist and anthropologist, Dan Hicks, joins Nihal for an in-depth conversation. Nihal Arthanayake presents his Sunday evening show and podcast, featuring exclusive in-depth interviews with headline guests across entertainment, sport, culture and politics.

    1h 4m
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