S3 Ep39: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Chilly Gonzales
Musical chameleon Chilly Gonzales talks to Melita about his Brighton Dome show.
10m May 14, 2019
10m
S3 Ep40: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Flight
Flight's Artistic Director Jamie Harrison discusses his groundbreaking show about two refugee children, and the difficulties of working with 11mm diorama models.
4m May 14, 2019
4m
S3 Ep41: Brighton Festival Bitesize - My Left / Right Foot
Melita meets Mairi Taylor, producer of the sold-out Edinburgh show My Left / Right Foot, a "riotously funny take -down of actorly pretensions and daft assumptions that able-bodied folk make about those with disabilities."
2m May 14, 2019
2m
S3 Ep42: Brighton Festival 2019 - Episode 7
Melita & Rebecca keep you up to date with the Brighton Festival. Today, interviews with writer, director and cast of My Left Right Foot, the musical comedy in partnership with the National Theatre of Scotland; the director of Fabrica Gallery on Ghanaian artist Serge Attukwei Clottey's installation Current Affairs; Nwando Ebizie, the artist behind Distorted Constellations; Jaamil Kosoko on his s...
52m May 15, 2019
52m
S3 Ep43: Brighton Festival Bitesize - My Left / Right Foot writer, director and cast
Melita hears from the writer and director of the Edinburgh sell-out show, Robert Softley Gale, alongside actors Richard Conlon and Gale Watson. The musical comedy deals with some of the issues with able bodied actors playing disabled roles, and is guaranteed to make some viewers squirm in their seats. It is a collaboration between Birds of Paradise, the UK's only disabled-led theatre group, and...
9m May 15, 2019
9m
S3 Ep44: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Gonzales Review
We hear Melita's thoughts on Gonzales' performance at the Brighton Dome. image © Mark Allan
3m May 15, 2019
3m
S3 Ep45: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Distorted Constellations
Nwando Ebizie discusses her installation Distorted Constellations, which simulates 'Snow Vision', a rare neurological disorder. 
6m May 15, 2019
6m
S3 Ep46: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Serge Attukwei Clottey
Director of Fabrica Gallery Liz Whitehead explains the art of Serge Attukwei Clottey and his Current Affairs, a project which repurposes petrol cans and funds the Ghanaian community. 
8m May 15, 2019
8m
S3 Ep48: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Amplified, Little Green Pig
Described by its organisers as “part TED Talk, part YouTube confessional, but ultimately a celebration of the human story”, Amplified is a performance by participants in local young people's writing charity Little Green Pig. It sees eight young people taking the stage to tell their stories following a six-week writing and mentoring project.
7m May 16, 2019
7m
S3 Ep49: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Festival Director Andrew Comben
Joining us halfway through the Festival, director Andrew Comben shares his thoughts about the Festival so far, and what's still to come.
11m May 16, 2019
11m
S3 Ep50: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Another Star to Steer By
Specially created for children age 6+, Another Star to Steer By tells the story of Maya, who leaves home and sets sail in a paper boat. Her adventures take her around the world in storytelling and folk tales. The show's Director David Gilbert tells us more.
4m May 16, 2019
4m
S3 Ep51: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Iron Men Review
Rebecca shares her thoughts on the photography exhibition documenting the lives of iron workers in Mali's capital city Bamako by Fototala King Massassy.
4m May 16, 2019
4m
S3 Ep52: Brighton Festival Bitesize - The New Dystopians
In a world of fake news and an uncertain future, what can writers teach us? The New Dystopians is a literature event which poses a question of what a new dystopia looks like. Author Season Butler joins us to tell us more.
9m May 16, 2019
9m
S3 Ep53: Brighton Festival 2019 - Episode 8
Melita & Rebecca bring you the latest news on the Festival. At the halfway point, they're joined by Festival Director Andrew Comben; author Season Butler discusses literary event The New Dystopians; writing charity Little Green Pig Director Ella Burns explains the mentoring and performance program Amplified; Rebecca shares her thoughts on Iron Men, the photography exhibition on Bamako's iron wo...
50m May 16, 2019
50m
S3 Ep54: Brighton Festival 2019 - Episode 9
Your daily rundown of the Brighton Festival with Melita & Rebecca. Interviews with 2012 Masterchef winner Shelina Permaloo on Flavour Migrations; classical music programmer Gill Kay on Chineke, the BAME orchestra; Gravity & Other Myths' BackBone; Cinecity and Duke of York's Tim Brown on the End of Fear; music engagement co-ordinator Jon Morray-Jones on Our Place, and a live session with Laura G...
44m May 17, 2019
44m
S3 Ep55: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Backbone
Jasha Boyce from internationally renowned circus company Gravity and Other Myths joins Melita to discuss their show Backbone.
7m May 17, 2019
7m
S3 Ep56: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Shelina Permaloo, Flavour Migrations
Winner of 2012's Masterchef explains her event examining heritage and cooking, Flavour Migrations.
4m May 17, 2019
4m
S3 Ep57: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Chineke!
Classical music programmer Gill Kay talks the Chineke Foundation's flagship BAME ensemble, the Chineke Orchestra.
2m May 17, 2019
2m
S3 Ep58: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Our Place
Our Place's Music Engagement Co-ordinator Jon Morray-Jones explains the music events this year, and Sound City member Laura Grunwald plays live music in the studio.
12m May 17, 2019
12m
S3 Ep59: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Songs of Longing and Exile
A work inspired by 16th century English composer John Dowland, Songs of Longing and Exile sees his music set to texts of testimonies from refugees and migrants, drawing a thread between the past and the present. Vocal ensemble Stile Antico sing the texts, as group member Kate Ashby explains.
6m May 17, 2019
6m
S3 Ep60: Brighton Festival Bitesize - the End of Fear
Cinecity and Duke of York's Tim Brown on the true story of art vandalism, coming to Brighton in the documentary The End of Fear.
3m May 17, 2019
3m
S3 Ep61: Brighton Festival 2019 - Episode 10
Melita and Rebecca share their recommendations for the Festival. Interviews with Guest Director Rokia Traore; Our Place's Banyan Tree Theatre Group and Ricky Perrin from East Brighton's Our Place; Rebecca speaks to revelers at the Museum of the Moon; and Mark Johnson catches up with Ariwo's Iranian electronic composer Poya Esay.
47m May 20, 2019
47m
S3 Ep62: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Ariwo
Mark Johnson catches up with Ariwo's Iranian electronic composer Poya Esay.
7m May 20, 2019
7m
S3 Ep63: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Museum of the Moon
Rebecca meets the public at the Museum of the Moon in Queens Park.
10m May 20, 2019
10m
S3 Ep64: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Banyan Tree Theatre Group
An interview with all female BAME singing group Banyan Tree, part of Our Place.
9m May 20, 2019
9m
S3 Ep65: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Our Place
Ricky Perrin from East Brighton's Our Place is in the studio.
9m May 20, 2019
9m
S3 Ep66: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Rokia Traoré
Guest Director Rokia Traoré explains her choices for this year's Brighton Festival.
4m May 20, 2019
4m
S3 Ep67: Brighton Festival 2019 - Episode 11
Melita and Rebecca bring you the inside track of the Brighton Festival. Interviews with Children's Events Programmer Pippa Smith; Spymonkey's Petra Massey on Cooped; the creator of Superhoe, Nicole Lecky; Kyla from The Other Screen discusses My Left Right Foot; and Mark Johnson reviews Rokia Traoré's Dream Mandé.
48m May 21, 2019
48m
S3 Ep68: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Dream Mandé
Mark Johnson reviews Rokia Traoré's fundraiser featuring traditional Malian songs and re-imagined popular music, performed by members of the Passerelle Foundation. Photo: Maurizio Guidice
5m May 21, 2019
5m
S3 Ep69: Brighton Festival Bitesize - My Left Right Foot
Kyla from the Other Screen, a group that examines representations of disabled people and the Deaf community, discusses musical comedy My Left Right Foot.
13m May 21, 2019
13m
S3 Ep70: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Children's Event Highlights
Children's Events Programmer Pippa Smith shares her highlights for the final week of the festival.
2m May 21, 2019
2m
S3 Ep71: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Spymonkey
Spymonkey's Petra Massey talks her twenty years of Spymonkey and their show Cooped.
7m May 21, 2019
7m
S3 Ep72: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Superhoe
Creator of the one woman show Superhoe Nicole Lecky discusses the story of a young woman who falls into the world of online sex work.
9m May 21, 2019
9m
S3 Ep75: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Not Today's Yesterday
Seeta Patel, the dancer behind the one-woman-show Not Today's Yesterday discusses her performance.
6m May 22, 2019
6m
S3 Ep76: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Sally Scott, Our Place
Our Place Producer Sally Scott looks back on the weekend's performances, and ahead to the final events bringing the Festival out into local communities.
6m May 22, 2019
6m
S3 Ep77: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Philippa Barr, Performance Producer
Head of the Festival's performance strand Philippa Barr discusses her highlights.
7m May 22, 2019
7m
S3 Ep74: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Literature Programmer Nii Aykwei
The man in charge of the festival's Literature Programme, Nii Aykwei, joins Melita and Rebecca in the studio.
9m May 22, 2019
9m
S3 Ep78: Brighton Festival Bitesize - TrapTown
Choreographer German Jauregui explains his unique performance.
6m May 22, 2019
6m
S3 Ep79: Brighton Festival Podcast - Episode 13
Melita and Rebecca do all the hard work so you don't have to. In conversation today: Literature Producer Nii Aykwei; Traptown Choreographer Khermann Khaurighei; Tim Brown on the Film Programme; Seeta Patel on Not Today's Yesterday; Performance Producer Philippa Barr; and Our Place producer Sally Scott.
49m May 22, 2019
49m
S3 Ep80: Brighton Festival 2019 - Episode 14
Melita and Rebecca take you behind the scenes of the Brighton Festival. Interviews with Marta Strzalko of Polish theatre company Teatr Buro Podrozy on their piece Silence; Storyteller Jon Mason from Our Place on his interactive history tour telling the story of the inventor Magnus Volk; Mark Johnson talks to Ariwo; and Circuit des Yeux on her original soundtrack to the1923 silent film Salome.
47m May 23, 2019
47m
S3 Ep81: Brighton Fesitval Bitesize - Storyteller Jon Mason
Our Place's Jon Mason joins Melita & Rebecca to explain his Time Travel Treasure Hunt, the interactive tour telling the story of Brighton-based inventor Magnus Volk.
11m May 23, 2019
11m
S3 Ep82: Brighton Fesitval Bitesize - Circuit Des Yeux
Electronic artist Circuit Des Yeux discusses her original soundtrack to the 1923 silent film Salomé.
6m May 23, 2019
6m
S3 Ep83: Brighton Fesitval Bitesize - Silence
Marta Strzalko from Polish theatre company Teatr Buro Podrozy is in the studio to talk their show Silence.
8m May 23, 2019
8m
S3 Ep84: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Nadine Kaadan
Nadine is a Syrian writer and illustrator. Her show Tomorrow tells the story of a brave young boy called Yazan from her book Tomorrow.
8m May 24, 2019
8m
S3 Ep85: Brighton Festival 2019 - Episode 15
Melita and Rebecca take you behind the scenes. Interviews with author Gautam Malkani; Bart Baele of Berlin's True Copy; David Gilbert, director of Another Star To Steer By; and Peter Stickney from theatre company The Lord Chamberlain's Men on A Midsummer Night's Dream.
54m May 28, 2019
54m
S3 Ep86: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Distortion
Gautam Malkani, author of Distortion, explains his work on the unreported carers in the UK. 
6m May 28, 2019
6m
S3 Ep87: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Another Star to Steer By
Director David Gilbert discusses his storytelling project Another Star to Steer By.
6m May 28, 2019
6m
S3 Ep88: Brighton Festival Bitesize - True Copy
Bart Baele discusses the performance piece True Copy, the story of art forgery by Belgian company Berlin.
5m May 28, 2019
5m
S3 Ep89: Brighton Festival Bitesize - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Peter Stickney from theatre company The Lord Chamberlain's Men joins Melita and Rebecca to talk about this year's performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
8m May 28, 2019
8m
S3 Ep90: Brighton Festival 2019 - Episode 16
In the final episode of the Brighton Festival Podcast, Melita and Rebecca are joined by: members of Vietnam's Tijmur Dance Theatre on Varhung; Kwame and Komron from the Pappy Show on their performance Boys; Dan Canham from free outdoor dance piece Session; and our hosts present their highlights from the festival.
47m May 28, 2019
47m