Our second episode of 4s at 4pm, where a gaggle of four year olds come into the studio at 4pm to talk about BIG questions like, “Is money important”, “What are you talented at”, “How can we think bigger”, “Are buildings important?” “Who do you think is an idiot”, “What’s the best art” and more.

4s at 4pm - Episode 2

Episode 3 of 4s at 4pm, where a gaggle of four year olds come into the studio at 4pm to talk about BIG questions like, “Is money important”, “What are you talented at”, “How can we think bigger”, “Are buildings important?” “Who do you think is an idiot”, “What’s the best art” and more.

4s at 4pm - Episode 3

Ailsa Fineron, Kate Yedigaroff, Matthew Austin & Nikesh Shukla give their responses to conversations on diversity at Mayfest 2016 that sprung out of breakfast talks and wider discussion at the festival about diversity in the arts and the fact that the word diversity itself is problematic.

Responses to Conversations about Diversity

In another Mayfest Radio exclusive, Matt Burman (Yorkshire Festival Artistic Director) and Alan Lane (Slunglow Artistic Director) sit down at Slunglow’s Hub to talk about Leeds, Holbeck, Bristol, fireworks and setting fire to stages, all over a nice cup of tea and some excellent vegan brownies. 

Matt Burman in conversation with Alan Lane

Emma and Selina talk about making autobiographical performance and not being consumed by an audience. About self care being about prevention rather than cure. and about the intersections of trans issues and race issues and the places where they don't intersect.

You can find an extended version of the podcast and some more information about Emma Frankland and None of Us is Yet a Robot here http://notyetarobot.podbean.com 

None Of Us Is Yet A Robot - Mayfest Special with Selina Thompson

Our first episode of 4s at 4pm, where a gaggle of four year olds come into the studio at 4pm to talk about BIG questions like, “Is money important”, “What are you talented at”, “How can we think bigger”, “Are buildings important?” “Who do you think is an idiot”, “What’s the best art” and more.

4s at 4pm - Episode 4


**Please note, if you've come here looking for Music is My Radar, The World is Listening, Arias for an Apocalypse or Field Notes then please head to the Mixcloud link on the links below

Mayfest is Bristol’s unique annual festival of contemporary theatre. Here you can catch up on Mayfest Radio, the sound of Mayfest.* Featuring interviews, conversations, podcasts and much more.

Mayfest Radio’s aim is to make make a meeting point for arts, theatre, performance, music and discussion, in the form of our temporary internet radio station during the festival and then in our archives, hosted on Mixcloud and Soundcloud.

We aim to allow audiences and artists the chance to have a deeper engagement with the festival through conversation and debate, specially commissioned audio work, interviews and features.

Mayfest Radio helps the festival reach national and international audiences and allows people not at the festival the opportunity to tune into Mayfest, wherever they are in the world.

Watch this space for new uploads during Mayfest 2016!

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