Brighton Festival 2017 Podcast

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.

Spymonkey's Petra Massey talks her twenty years of Spymonkey and their show Cooped.

Children's Events Programmer Pippa Smith shares her highlights for the final week of the festival.

Kyla from the Other Screen, a group that examines representations of disabled people and the Deaf community, discusses musical comedy My Left Right Foot.

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

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.

Guest Director Rokia Traoré explains her choices for this year's Brighton Festival.

Ricky Perrin from East Brighton's Our Place is in the studio.

An interview with all female BAME singing group Banyan Tree, part of Our Place.

Rebecca meets the public at the Museum of the Moon in Queens Park.

Mark Johnson catches up with Ariwo's Iranian electronic composer Poya Esay.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Classical music programmer Gill Kay talks the Chineke Foundation's flagship BAME ensemble, the Chineke Orchestra.

Winner of 2012's Masterchef explains her event examining heritage and cooking, Flavour Migrations.

Jasha Boyce from internationally renowned circus company Gravity and Other Myths joins Melita to discuss their show Backbone.

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 Grunwald; and Songs of Longing and Exile, the work inspired by 16th-century English composer John Dowland.

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 workers; the Director of Another Star to Steer By tells us about this children's show.