Southbank Centre

Zadie Smith: one of the most influential authors of the 21st century came to Southbank Centre to talk about her new novel 'Swing Time', the inspiration behind her characters and reflected on the thought process of being a writer. "I think a certain amount of humiliation is a good thing: to accept that you can never be in this role of righteousness." ZADIE SMITH Zadie Smith is in conversation with Ted Hodgkinson, Southbank Centre's Senior Programmer of Literature and Spoken Word.

This is an interview from WOW - Women Of The World Festival, 2017, at London's Southbank Centre. Angela Davis is known internationally for her ongoing work to combat all forms of oppression in the USA and beyond. A writer, scholar, teacher and activist/organiser, Davis is a living witness to the historical struggles of the contemporary era. She is the author of many books, including Angela Davis: An Autobiography; Women, Race, and Class; and Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday. In this podcast, Angela talks to Southbank Centre’s Artistic Director, an founder of the WOW Festival, Jude Kelly about women, race and class in the post-Trump era.

Two world-renowned authors: Nobel prize winning Kazuo Ishiguro and novelist, David Mitchell appear together for the first time in an intimate exploration of the writing process.