The Blend Sessions

The Blend # 7: Derek Ridgers and Nina Manandhar on skinheads, style and street fashion

Host Teo Van Den Broeke is joined by two of Britain’s most acclaimed photographers. Derek Ridgers documented a series of British subcultures from the skinheads onwards, while Manandhar is an artist whose What We Wore project has archived generations of British street style. They talk about how this country’s different scenes and styles constantly combined, evolved and turned into something new, what they learned from each other’s work, and why fashion and music still matter. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Blend # 6: David Nicholls and Camilla Way on books, bestsellers and screenplays

Host Teo Van Den Broeke is joined by one of Britain’s most successful writers to talk about how his breakthrough Starter For Ten led to a life in novels, screenwriting, TV adaptations and film. Also joining Teo is Camilla Way, who has turned a career in magazines into a series of critically-acclaimed thrillers, including this year’s hit, Watching Edie. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Blend # 5: Jonathan Yeo and Bafic on art, celebrities and virtual reality

Host Teo Van Den Broeke is joined by two of the most fascinating figures in contemporary art. Jonathan Yeo has reinvented portraiture, capturing everyone from Kevin Spacey to Prince Philip, while Bafic has documented his world by disrupting and experiment with technology. They came together to talk about what they could learn from each other’s techniques, why they make the art they do and how technology is changing it. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Blend # 4: Ewen Spencer and Paul Hallam on photography, clothes and clubbing

Host Teo Van Den Broeke is joined by the two photographers who documented London subcultures from mod to grime. The two talk about life as photographers, collaborating as publishers, how they inspired each other, and the secret to the perfect club night. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Blend # 3: Reggie Yates and Dan Davies on TV, crime and documentaries

Host Paul Croughton is joined by the two journalists who transformed themselves from a TV host and editor respectively to documentary storytellers investigating some of the world’s most troubling people. They reveal what they’ve learned from the industry, from each other and from collaborating with people who need to tell their stories, whatever the cost. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.