We speak with Bobby Gillespie, front man of Primal Scream who has released a new album, Utopian Ashes, comprised of duets with French singer Jehnny Beth from Savages. Themed around a disintegrating marriage, it\u2019s a richly orchestrated album that doesn\u2019t necessarily fit into fans\u2019 expectations for either singer.
After Public Health Scotland revealed yesterday that over 1,000 people who attended Euro 2020 matches went on to contract COVID 19, throwing the success of the Government\u2019s Events Research Programme (of which the matches were a part) into doubt, Anne Torreggiani, CEO of The Audience Agency, joins us to explore just how confident the public are about returning to mass entertainment events, if government plans to remove all restrictions go ahead on July 19th. A recent survey conducted by The Audience Agency found that only a third of theatre audiences would be \u201chappy to attend\u201d. More concerningly, this was only a 2% increase on the response to an equivalent question asked in late February.
Karla Black, the Glasgow-based, Turner Prize-nominated artist, discusses her new exhibition in Edinburgh, which reopens the city\u2019s Fruitmarket Gallery after a two-year, \xa34.3m expansion and refurbishment.
Presenter: John Wilson\nProducer: Simon Richardson