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Only Artists Podcast

Only Artists

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Only Artists brings two artists together to talk about their creative work.

Only Artists from BBC Radio 4 brings two artists together to talk about their creative work. The agenda is theirs, the conversation is free-flowing, and there is no presenter.

Only Artists from BBC Radio 4 brings two artists together to talk about their creative work. The agenda is theirs, the conversation is free-flowing, and there is no presenter.   The title derives from the art historian EH Gombrich, who began his highly influential book The Story of Art with the famous line “There really is no such thing as art. There are only artists”. Here are some of them…

Only Artists: Series 3

Only Artists: Series 3: Jonathan Yeo and William Orbit

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13/12/2017

Jonathan Yeo and William Orbit

Series 3

BBC Radio 4 - Only Artists, Series 3, Jonathan Yeo and William Orbit

Painter Jonathan Yeo meets music producer William Orbit.

Portrait painter Jonathan Yeo meets music producer William Orbit. Both have worked with very high profile subjects, and both embrace modern technology in their work.

The portrait painter Jonathan Yeo meets the music producer William Orbit.

Jonathan Yeo's subjects include David Attenborough, Malala Yousafzai, Grayson Perry and numerous Hollywood stars. He has also been an official General Election artist, and has painted Tony Blair, David Cameron and Charles Kennedy. 

Musician and composer William Orbit has won worldwide renown for his work as a music producer, most notably for his recordings with Madonna. Other high-profile collaborations include work with Blur, U2 and Britney Spears, along with albums he has released under his own name. He began by setting up his own studio, with equipment bought from a nearby junk shop. 

Series producers Alex Mansfield and Clare Walker.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Series in which two artists discuss creative questions.

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