SATURDAY 08 MAY 2021

SAT 00:00 Midnight News (m000vrkd)
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.


SAT 00:30 The King's Painter: The Life and Times of Hans Holbein by Franny Moyle (m000vrhw)
Episode 5

Hans Holbein the Younger became court painter to Henry VIII and was regarded as a phenomenon in his day for his ability to bring the characters he painted to life.

His famous portrait of the Tudor King was so life like spectators fully expected arms and legs to move. One of his paintings of the dead Christ was so alarming that, when the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky saw it in 1867, he was so troubled by it that his wife had to drag him away fearing he might have an epileptic fit.

Holbein observed the extraordinary events of his century up close and painted the movers and shakers of the age including Desiderius Erasmus, Thomas More, Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII, as well as the various women lined up to become the wives of the king, such as Anne of Cleves.

He was a contributor to the history of book design as well as designing jewellery, and elaborate weaponry. With a family in Basel and another in London, his life was as colourful as the times he lived through.

Author: Franny Moyle
Abridger: Libby Spurrier
Reader: Sir Simon Russell Beale
Producer: Celia de Wolff

A Pier production for BBC Radio 4


SAT 00:48 Shipping Forecast (m000vrkg)
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.


SAT 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (m000vrkj)
BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.


SAT 05:20 Shipping Forecast (m000vrkl)
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.


SAT 05:30 News Briefing (m000vrkn)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4


SAT 05:43 Prayer for the Day (m000vrkq)
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sarah Joseph.

Good morning.

Tonight, millions of Muslims the world over will be foregoing sleep to search for Laylat-al Qadr, the Night of Power, the Night of Destiny.

By “search” – I don’t mean going out with torches looking for it. Rather I mean that we don’t know when the Night of Power actually is, but it is said to be in the last ten days of the month of Ramadan, most probably an odd night, and the 27th night being the most likely. So millions of Muslims stay up in these last ten nights “searching” - in the hope that they will be found praying on the most sacred of nights, where it is believed all sins will be forgiven.

In the modern world such devotion and worship can seem out of place. Giving up the comfort of your bed to stand and bow and prostrate oneself for the entire night seems strange. Yet I find the pull of worship is profound.

In Arabic the word for worship is ibadah – and comes from the root word Abd – servant. Its etymological links denote the concept of surrender, and Muslims believe that worship – done freely - is the very purpose of human beings. Islam considers that awareness of the need to worship, and our willingness to worship is what gives us meaning. The Creator does not "need" our worship, as God is self-sufficient and infinite in Power, but the practice of worship is a means for the inner development of us – as worshippers, who, by consciously, and freely, self-surrendering to God hope to draw closer to God’s will, and the Creator Itself.

Our Merciful Lord – the Qur’an recalls: “Only You do we worship, and only You do we ask for help”. Strengthen our hearts and help us to be reliant only on You.

Ameen.


SAT 05:45 Bodies (m000rmj6)
Episode 6: Irreconcilable Opposites - The Medieval Body

The human body is the battleground where our most fundamental ideas about the way the world is come into sharp focus.

When we think and talk about the body, we are suddenly very aware of that pattern of thinking which frames concepts in opposition, divides the world up between dark and light, material and immaterial, technology and humanity, invisible and visible, mind and body, body and soul.

In this ten part series, academic and broadcaster Professor Alice Roberts traces how human knowledge of anatomy has grown and changed over time, and how this changing understanding has in turn affected our understanding of who we are.

Episode 6: Irreconcilable Opposites - The Medieval Body

The Medieval era stands out for its obsession with the body and proliferation of theories, often far-fetched, surrounding it. Professor Alice Roberts takes us from the transformation of Thomas Becket's body from a corpse into a relic, to arguments around resurrection, sex and the mirroring between the human body and the elements that make up the universe.

Presenter: Professor Alice Roberts
Actor: Jonathan Kydd

A Made in Manchester production for BBC Radio 4


SAT 06:00 News and Papers (m000vwqv)
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.


SAT 06:07 Ramblings (m000vqqt)
Cressida Cowell in West Sussex

The best-selling author Cressida Cowell takes Clare for a nostalgic walk near Chichester in West Sussex. As well as writing the whoppingly successful ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ series, Cressida created ‘The Wizards of Once’ books which draw upon her childhood memories of roaming across the South Downs. She grew up in London but during school holidays would visit her grandparents where she found the freedom of the Sussex countryside intoxicating. Clare and Cressida walk for roughly six miles on a route known as The Trundle Loop, which begins and ends in the village of Charlton.

Grid Ref for start of walk: SU 888 130

Producer: Karen Gregor


SAT 06:30 Farming Today (m000vwqz)
08/05/21 Farming Today This Week

We hear about the UK’s potato mountain: more than 20% of last year’s crop is still in storage on farms, as the pandemic and Brexit continue to affect sales.
The Department of Work and Pensions is working with the National Farmers Union to match up unemployed people with jobs on farms. We speak to Employment Minister, Mims Davies, about how it will work.
We discuss the EU's latest move on gene editing, and take at look at farm machinery, from robotic weeders to home made kit.
And how a Belgian farmer accidentally redrew his country’s border with France.

Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Beatrice Fenton.


SAT 06:57 Weather (m000vwr3)
The latest weather reports and forecast


SAT 07:00 Today (m000vwr6)
Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.


SAT 09:00 Saturday Live (m000vwrb)
Raymond Blanc

Chef Raymond Blanc began to write a recipe book at the beginning of 2020 inspired by the fast and simple cooking of French scientist Edouard de Pomaine and by his mother. He had no idea the world was about to change. A few months later, Raymond was self-isolating when he found that his mother had died in France and then he was hospitalised with Covid for a month over Christmas and into January. He joins Nikki Bedi and Richard Coles to explain how Simply Raymond: Recipes from Home reflects how the past year has changed his approach to food and life.

Kathryn Heyman experienced a horrific assault in her early 20s on her way home from a party. In a bid to escape the trauma, Kathryn joined four trawlermen on the Timor Sea where she was unexpectedly able to heal from the wounds of the past. She joins us to talk about her new memoir Fury. 

Actor Joseph Marcell has been well-known to British theatre audiences for 50 years, beginning his stint at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1972 and now sitting on the board of The Globe Theatre. He is globally famous for a different reason, having played the role of British butler Geoffrey in hit 90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, which launched the career of Will Smith and is still in syndication on television networks around the world.

Asian Network presenter Yasser got his first break in TV when he was 12. He talks about discovering a different side to Pakistan when he went there as a DJ, being a 2012 Olympic Torch Bearer and shares stories from his Ramadan tracker, which is discovering out how Muslims are celebrating Ramadan around the world.

And we have the Inheritance Tracks of designer Anya Hindmarch.

Producer: Laura Northedge
Editor: Eleanor Garland


SAT 10:30 The Kitchen Cabinet (m000vwrg)
Series 32

Home Economics: Episode 32

Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. Anna Jones, Jordan Bourke, Shelina Permaloo and Dr Zoe Laughlin are on hand to answer questions sent in by hungry listeners.

In the final episode of this series, the panel answers your questions about dried vs. fresh yeast, the divisive topic of trifle, and the trickiest culinary skills to perfect.

Head Chef of Cinnamon Kitchen and Masterchef runner-up Santosh Shah gives a crash course in Nepalese cuisine.

Producer - Hannah Newton
Assistant Producer - Millie Chu

A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4


SAT 11:00 The Week in Westminster (m000vwrl)
Steve Richards presents a live election programme, with Paul Waugh of HuffPost UK, Rachel Sylvester of The Times, and Fraser Nelson of The Spectator


SAT 11:30 From Our Own Correspondent (m000vwrq)
Insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers from around the world


SAT 12:00 News Summary (m000vxw4)
National and international news from BBC Radio 4


SAT 12:04 Money Box (m000vwry)
The latest news from the world of personal finance


SAT 12:30 The News Quiz (m000vrk0)
Series 105

Episode 4

Andy Zaltzman presents a look back at the week's headlines with Paul Sinha, Angela Barnes, Ayesha Hazarika and Ian Smith.

This week, local elections, fishing quarrels and how snooker and raves made it into the same headline.

Written by Andy Zaltzman with additional material from Alice Fraser, Mike Shephard, Tasha Dhanraj and Ray Badran.

Producer: Gwyn Rhys Davies
Production Coordinator: Cherlynn Andrew-Wilfred
Sound Editor: Marc Willcox

A BBC Studios Production


SAT 12:57 Weather (m000vws2)
The latest weather forecast


SAT 13:00 News and Weather (m000vws6)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4


SAT 13:10 Any Questions? (m000vrk4)
Dame Margaret Beckett MP, Sir Bernard Jenkin MP, Bronwen Maddox, Sebastian Payne

Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion with the Labour grandee and chair of the party's NEC Dame Margaret Beckett MP, the Conservative MP and chair of the Commons Liaison Committee Sir Bernard Jenkin MP, the director of the Institute for Government Bronwen Maddox and the Whitehall Editor at the Financial Times Sebastian Payne.
Producer: Camellia Sinclair
Studio direction: Kirsty Starkey


SAT 14:00 Any Answers? (m000vwsb)
Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?


SAT 14:45 Drama (m000vwsg)
Politics, Philosophy and Economics

February 2020 a new sales drive is being planned at Union Jax, a “an ironic-patriotic novelty souvenir and confectionery” company run by young entrepreneurs Stuart and Jacqueline. Orders and profits are soaring, but they are concerned about the impact of the likely closure in lockdown of shops they supply.
In March, their fears are confirmed, with the high streets around the world closed. They are trying to mitigate losses by increasing their digital footprint, when they receive a phone call from Eugene, who identifies himself as a special adviser to the government. What does he specially advise them on? “Procurement.” Are they familiar with the term “PPE”? The government needs billions of items, and the suitably patriotically named “Union Jax” feels just like the sort of dynamic start-up that should be providing some of it. Would they like to tender?

The amazed young executives point out that their expertise is more in the line of cakes and biscuits in the shape of London landmarks or marzipan models of the Royal Family. Shouldn’t they be using people who know about this stuff? But Eugene assures them that this government doesn’t do things the way they’ve always been done. They think outside the box.

But as deadlines draw near and Union Jax discovers itself way out of its depth when it comes to PPE, the Good Law Project comes calling. Exactly why have millions been spaffed on these neophyte incompetents? And, awkwardly, neither Stuart nor Jacqueline can provide a credible answer.

Politics, Philosophy, and Economics by Mark Lawson

EUGENE ..... Alex Jennings
JACQUELINE ..... Macy Nyman
STUART ..... Tom Glenister
HANNAH ..... Jane Slavin

Producer/Director, Eoin O’Callaghan
A Big Fish Radio production for BBC Radio 4


SAT 15:30 Life On Hold (m000tl99)
The number of people accessing mental health services in the UK has reached record levels since the start of the pandemic. Many are seeking help for the first time, for others delays in treatment have made life in lockdown much harder.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists claims the number of adults experiencing some form of depression has doubled since March 2020. They say NHS services are struggling to cope with demand, meaning some people are having to wait weeks for referrals.

Life on hold follows five people as they navigate their way through mental health services. They tell us how they have coped, offer their experiences of support and set out their hopes for life post-lockdown.

Among them is Matt who’s ongoing battle with depression became worse after losing his job at the start of the pandemic, while Anjani, a student at Nottingham University struggled being thousands of miles away from her family in India. These are intimate stories of the widespread, but less publicised battle being played out as the world fought Covid 19.

Produced and Presented by Anna Hodges
Technical Production by Mike Smith


SAT 16:00 Woman's Hour (m000vwsl)
Weekend Woman's Hour: Tracey Emin; Susan Rogers, Prince's sound engineer; Panic attacks

Tracey Emin was one of the leading figures of the Young British Artists movement of the 1990s. She has recently undergone radical surgery to treat bladder cancer. For her latest exhibition - The Loneliness of the Soul – she has selected masterpieces by Edvard Munch to show alongside her most recent paintings.

Mental health blogger and author of ‘F**K I Think I'm Dying: How I learned to live with panic’, Claire Eastham explains how she manages her panic attacks. She is joined by psychotherapist Dawn Estefan to discuss why we have panic attacks, how they feel and how best to cope with them.

Whether you’re an experienced cyclist or if you're completely new to cycling, there's no doubt it's intimidating on the roads. Cycling expert, Aneela McKenna shares tips for how women can feel more confident while riding their bikes on the road.

Rosie Ayliffe’s daughter, Mia Ayliffe Chung was killed in 2016 at a remote farmworkers’ hostel while backpacking in Australia. Since Mia's death Rosie has been campaigning to improve conditions for young casual workers, helping to change the law in three of the six states of Australia.

What's behind the decline in male fertility? The global population currently stands at 7.9 billion, and is projected to peak at 9.7 billion in just over 40 years' time. Those huge numbers are often blamed on women having too many children. In reality, fertility has been in long-term decline for decades. Dr Shanna Swan, Professor of Environmental Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York thinks we should be paying much more attention to the chemicals in our environment that come from everyday products as her research is showing consistent effects on sperm counts, sperm quality and overall male fertility.

Susan Rogers talks about what it was like working with Prince as his sound engineer on albums including ‘Purple Rain, ‘Around the World in a Day and ‘Sign o’ the Times’. After two decades in the music industry she left and went on to earn a doctorate in psychology. She’s now a professor of music at Berkeley College in Boston, and is being awarded the Music Producers Guild’s ‘Outstanding Contribution to Music’– the first woman to ever win the award.

Whether you’re an experienced cyclist or if you're completely new to cycling, there's no doubt it's intimidating on the roads. Cycling expert Aneela McKenna shares tips for how women can feel more confident when riding their bikes.

Presenter: Anita Rani
Producer: Paula McFarlane
Editor: Sarah Crawley


SAT 17:00 PM (m000vwsq)
Full coverage of the day's news


SAT 17:30 Political Thinking with Nick Robinson (m000vwsv)
Nick Robinson talks about what's really going on in British politics.


SAT 17:54 Shipping Forecast (m000vwsz)
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.


SAT 17:57 Weather (m000vwt3)
The latest weather reports and forecast


SAT 18:00 Six O'Clock News (m000vwt6)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4


SAT 18:15 Loose Ends (m000vwtb)
Graham Norton, Susannah Fielding, Kathryn Williams, Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim, Madness, Clive Anderson

Clive Anderson is joined by Graham Norton, Susannah Fielding, Kathryn Williams and Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Madness and Kathryn Williams.


SAT 19:00 Profile (m000vwtg)
Narendra Modi

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is hugely popular, credited with bringing stability and modernisation to his country in his 8 years of leadership. But his critics say lately he has been too absorbed with his political ambitions and not focused enough on protecting the country from the pandemic. Could the disastrous second wave of coronavirus that has engulfed India dent the unassailable rise of Narendra Modi?

Presenter: Mark Coles
Researcher: Stefania Okereke
Studio manager: Rod Farquhar
Programme co-ordinator: Janet Staples
Producer: Chloe Hadjimatheou
Editor: Richard Vadon and Alex Lewis


SAT 19:15 My Teenage Diary (m000j812)
Series 9

Olly Mann

Rufus Hound talks to the podcaster Olly Mann about his teenage diaries, and finds out about boarding school life, Olly's Bar Mitzvah, and his love of the Australian soap Neighbours.

Producer: Harriet Jaine
A Talkback production for BBC Radio 4


SAT 19:45 Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley (m000vp09)
Intelligent Exercises

In this episode, Michael reveals the best exercises you can do – to help your heart and your brain. He now does press ups every morning – having discovered research that shows being able to do 10 could help you live longer, and doing 40 nearly doubles your protection against heart disease. But strength exercises can do more than just improve your muscle tone and heart. Michael speaks to Professor Damian Bailey at University of South Wales who’s been researching the effects of exercise on your brain. He’s discovered that one of the best exercises you can do to boost your brain power is the simple squat. Michael discovers how many and how long you need to do them for to get the best benefit – and it’s surprisingly little!


SAT 20:00 Archive on 4 (m000vwtl)
What’s Going On Now?

Fifty years ago, Motown legend Marvin Gaye released What's Going On - a landmark album that forever changed the sound and subject matter of popular music.

Emeli Sande explains why the album still has relevance and resonance in the 21st century, both musically and politically - an enduring art form that continues to make a statement on behalf of a disenfranchised generation.

The programme combines archive interviews with Motown legends who worked with Marvin Gaye, including Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Lamont Dozier and Mary Wilson, with contributions from artists inspired by his masterpiece, such as Bruce Springsteen, John Legend, Lionel Richie, Nitin Sawhney, Seal and Corinne Bailey Rae,

There's no contemporary piece of music or art which does more to reflect the emotions and situation of a generation with as much clarity and power as What's Going On and, five decades after its release, Marvin Gaye's opus remains one of the most acclaimed and influential albums recorded.

A Zinc Media production for BBC Radio 4


SAT 21:00 Tumanbay (b06vkj20)
Series 1

A Tale of Two Cities

In the seventh episode of this epic saga inspired by the Mamluk slave-dynasty, the Sultan Al-Ghuri (Raad Rawi) dreams of victory against rebellious provincial leader Maya. Meanwhile Gregor (Rufus Wright) is in pursuit of missing slave-girl Sarah (Nina Yndis) and must venture into the catacombs beneath the city, haven to those who wish to escape the brutality of the City above.

Tumanbay, the beating heart of a vast empire, is threatened by a rebellion in a far-off province and a mysterious force devouring the city from within. Gregor, Master of the Palace Guard, is charged by Sultan Al-Ghuri with the task of rooting out this insurgence and crushing it.

Cast:
Gregor.........................Rufus Wright
Heaven........................Olivia Popica
Wolf.............................Alexander Siddig
Cadali..........................Matthew Marsh
Frog.............................Deeivya Meir
Frog's Mother...............Sirine Saba
Sarah...........................Nina Yndis
Ibn...............................Nabil Elouahabi
Maya's Envoy...............Nadir Khan
Madu............................Danny Ashok
Daniel...........................Gareth Kennerley
Slave............................Akin Gazi
Al-Ghuri........................Raad Rawi
General Qulan..............Christopher Fulford
Manel...........................Aiysha Hart
Grassic.........................John Sessions
Physician......................Vivek Madan
Boy...............................Darwin Brokenbro

All other parts played by:
Laure Stockley
Nadir Khan
Vivek Madan
Stefano Braschi

Music - Sacha Puttnam
Sound Design - Steve Bond, Jon Ouin
Editors - Ania Przygoda, James Morgan
Producers - Emma Hearn, Nadir Khan, John Dryden

Written by Mike Walker
Directed by John Dryden

A Goldhawk production for BBC Radio 4


SAT 21:45 Death and Taxis (b07cx3r9)
Episode 4

Adapted by Sean Grundy and starring Scott Capurro as Andy Warhol. Also starring Ronni Ancona, Jon Culshaw and Kerry Shale.

Everyone who is anyone in New York from 1976 to 1987 is in Warhol's diary - from Mick Jagger to Donald Trump.

"Friday, August 30, 1978: The doorbell rang and it was Liza. She said, 'give me every drug you've got.' I gave them some coke, Valium and four Quaaludes. A little figure in a white hat came up, and it was Marty Scorsese, hiding around the corner. He and Liza went off to have their affair on all the drugs. (Valium $1)"

Beginning in the fall of 1976, America’s most famous artist Andy Warhol talked to his secretary by phone at 9:00 AM, every Monday to Friday morning, for ten years. He would talk about the events of the previous day, and his office would transcribe his monologues into diary pages.

The diary began as a careful recording of his use of money, from phone calls to nickels for bag-ladies to cab rides (lots of cab rides), but quickly evolved into Warhol’s personal observations. It was posthumously published in 1989 - a condensed version of Andy’s more-than-20,000 page, phoned-in audit/diary.

The core themes to the dramas are Warhol’s loves (art, men, fame, money, mainly money) and his fears (failure, embarrassment, death, mainly death).

The episodes follow four key themes, using four people in Andy’s life from 76-87 - homeless Crazy Matty, Warhol’s boyfriend Jon Gould, writer Truman Capote and artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Woven into this world are buddies Mick and Bianca Jagger, Jerry Hall, Liza Minnelli and Donald Trump.

Nobody escapes his sharp tongue.

Cast:
JERRY HALL..................................................................RONNI ANCONA
ANDY WARHOL.............................................................SCOTT CAPURRO
MICK JAGGER / DR BERNSOHN/ DONALD TRUMP...........JON CULSHAW
JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT...............................................ABDUL SALIS
BRUNO BISCHOFBERGER / CRAZY MATTY......................KERRY SHALE
BOUNCER.....................................................................MARTIN T SHERMAN

Based on The Andy Warhol Diaries, edited by Pat Hackett
Writer: Sean Grundy
Producer: David Morley
Director: Dirk Maggs

A Perfectly Normal production for BBC Radio 4


SAT 22:00 News (m000vwtq)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4


SAT 22:15 The Reunion (m000vp07)
Madness

Kirsty Wark brings together members of the band Madness to explore a musical journey of more than 40 years. From their earliest days in the backstreets of North London to performing on the roof of Buckingham Palace, the band combined ska, zany videos and on-stage antics to produce a string of hits.

Kirsty takes them back to their childhoods to remember the experiences which formed them and inspired one of their most popular songs, Baggy Trousers. We hear stories of the early days - rehearsing below a Dentist's surgery, pub gigs and the moment when Suggs was nearly replaced as vocalist.

We find out about the band’s musical influences – from ska supremo Prince Buster to Ian Dury - and discuss how the political landscape of the 1980s started to influence their song writing. An early headline of a review of one of their gigs read, "Great band, shame about the fans", and they discuss in some detail how they dealt with racism at their gigs from National Front supporters.

After a period of departures and solo projects, the band remember their emotional and ear-splitting return with Madstock in 1992 – so loud that some people thought there’d been an earthquake in North London. They also talk about performing on the roof of Buckingham Palace for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee concert in 2012, and their latest live streaming concert from the London Palladium.

Taking part in the programme are Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Chris Foreman, producer Clive Langer and lead singer Suggs.

Presenter: Kirsty Wark
Producer: Louise Adamson
Series Producer: David Prest
A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4


SAT 23:00 Round Britain Quiz (m000vq7r)
Programme 9, 2021

(9/12)
Why might Henry VIII's sister, Cameron's best picture and the Roman province of Portugal all find themselves in a play by Terence Rattigan?

This and other cryptic puzzles are faced by the teams in the latest match of the series, with Tom Sutcliffe in the questionmaster's chair. Val McDermid and Alan McCredie play for Scotland, against Elizabeth-Jane Burnett and Stephen Maddock for the Midlands. Last time these pairs met, it resulted in a victory for the Midlands: can Scotland overturn that result today?

As usual, there are also musical clues with a fiendish connection which the teams will have to identify. Several of the questions have been suggested by RBQ listeners, and there'll also be a teaser puzzle for you to think about between now and next week's edition.

Producer: Paul Bajoria


SAT 23:30 Behind the Scenes (m000jxv1)
Max Richter

Max Richter , the popular, sell out composer is currently under lockdown in Oxfordshire. Matthew Sweet talks to him and to his artist wife Yulia Mahr in their home studio, finding out about their lives and the projects that have thrilled audiences worldwide.

At the end of last year Richter passed one billion streams and one million album sales. Sleep, the eight and a half hour 'lullaby' performed for sleeping audiences, is a mesmeric piece intended to provide a place to slow down, rest and escape from our frenetic lives. It was broadcast on the BBC at Easter this year , in the teeth of the pandemic.

Max's music , decribed as post minimalist, combines classical and electronic elements . He's well known for collaborations, for example with choreographer Wayne McGregor in performances and music such as Woolf Works, inspired by the novels of Virginia Woolf.

Matthew talks to Max and Yulia about the films they have made that illustrate the compostions and the feature film and television soundtracks that have made Max a favourite at home and in Hollywood, with scores for movies such as Ad Astra and Mary Queen of Scots.

Presented by Matthew Sweet
Produced by Michael Umney
A Just Radio production for BBC Radio 4