Somerset House Podcast podcast

Somerset House Podcast

The Somerset House Podcast, shaped and sculpted by artists, explores original cultural ideas which connect listeners to the creative process. Each series goes behind the scenes at Somerset House to uncover the stories explored through our programme and creative community.  As the home of cultural innovators, Somerset House connects creativity and the artist with wider society to produce unexpected outcomes and unexplored futures, intensifying creativity and multiplying opportunity to drive artistic and social innovation. 

The Somerset House Podcast, shaped and sculpted by artists, explores original cultural ideas which connect listeners to the creative process. Each series goes behind the scenes at Somerset House to uncover the stories explored through our programme and creative community.  As the home of cultural innovators, Somerset House connects creativity and the artist with wider society to produce unexpected outcomes and unexplored futures, intensifying creativity and multiplying opportunity to drive artistic and social innovation. 

 

#83

The Process: How to authentically document your creative community?

DJ and producer, Tayo Papoola, explores how the ground-breaking photography of Jennie Bapt... more

04 Dec 2025

33 MINS

33:51

04 Dec 2025


#82

The Process: How does an object become erotic?

In this special interview edition of the Process, artist Sidsel Meineche Hansen unpacks th... more

06 Nov 2025

20 MINS

20:29

06 Nov 2025


#81

The Process: Why did the British build a hedge across India?

And how did it manage to disappear with barely a trace?  Artists Himali Singh Soin and Dav... more

07 Mar 2025

29 MINS

29:55

07 Mar 2025


#80

Our Future | Soil: Common Ground Podcast

Our Future is tied to the future of our soil. Our decisions as to how we care for and use ... more

05 Feb 2025

36 MINS

36:25

05 Feb 2025


#79

Our History | SOIL: COMMON GROUND

Much of the history of human making springs from the soil. Cuneiform, the earliest form of... more

29 Jan 2025

35 MINS

35:05

29 Jan 2025


#78

Our Beginning | SOIL: COMMON GROUND

Our entire existence is dependent on our relationship with soil. As awareness builds of th... more

22 Jan 2025

30 MINS

30:36

22 Jan 2025


#77

SOIL: Common Ground

Soil is unsung, and largely hidden from view. What if we were to put it in the foreground?... more

21 Jan 2025

01 MINS

01:20

21 Jan 2025


#76

The Process: More Than a Space - The Club in Black Queer History

Why has the club been so pivotal to the history of black queer placemaking?  For artist an... more

05 Dec 2024

29 MINS

29:25

05 Dec 2024


#75

The Process: Episode 16 Trailer - What is the legacy of the 2011 riots?

What one site in Croydon can tell us about the biggest moment of civil unrest in Britain i... more

25 Sep 2024

00 MINS

00:45

25 Sep 2024


#74

The Process: What is the legacy of the 2011 riots?

What one site in Croydon can tell us about the biggest moment of civil unrest in Britain i... more

25 Sep 2024

34 MINS

34:10

25 Sep 2024


#73

The Process: The Darker Side of Cute with Sean-Kierre Lyons

How can cuteness be used to sugar coat difficult messages?  In this episode we join anothe... more

12 Apr 2024

27 MINS

27:00

12 Apr 2024


#72

The Process: FELT CUTE, MIGHT SHAPESHIFT LATER with Hannah Diamond

Hannah Diamond reflects on the transformative powers of cute Cute aesthetics have exploded... more

28 Mar 2024

28 MINS

28:48

28 Mar 2024


#71

Not Strictly Speaking: The Disembodied Voice with Prem Sahib and Felicia Atkinson

What does it mean to use the voice of others within a performance, text or recording? In t... more

22 Mar 2024

26 MINS

26:55

22 Mar 2024


#70

Not Strictly Speaking: The Voice as Resistance with Vivienne Griffin and Helen Cammock

The communal voice has a long history within the resistance movement, from African America... more

21 Mar 2024

27 MINS

27:45

21 Mar 2024


#69

Not Strictly Speaking: The Voice is the Instrument with Elaine Mitchener & Joan La Barbara

The voice is something we all share and yet rarely do we explore the full range of our ins... more

20 Mar 2024

31 MINS

31:50

20 Mar 2024


#68

Not Strictly Speaking: Series Trailer

A three-part podcast series, released 20-22 March 2024, exploring different manifestations... more

20 Mar 2024

01 MINS

01:26

20 Mar 2024


#67

The Process: Is animal breeding a form of sculpture? | Revital Cohen & Tuur Van Balen

Artists Revival Cohen & Tuur Van Balen explore how humans have transformed the animals tha... more

19 Feb 2024

27 MINS

27:52

19 Feb 2024


#66

The Process: Is Failure More Productive Than Success? | Tom Staples, Makerversity

The road to success is paved with inspirational quotes about failure.  But could failure b... more

31 Jan 2024

32 MINS

32:56

31 Jan 2024


#65

The Process: The Black British Renaissance with Andrew Ibi, Jazzie B & Martine Rose

Tracing the legacy of Black British fashion with Andrew Ibi, Jazzie B & Martine Rose. The ... more

02 Dec 2023

33 MINS

33:01

02 Dec 2023


#64

Soft Life: The Earth

What if the way we're approaching the crisis is part of the crisis? We look at the effect ... more

25 Jul 2023

29 MINS

29:15

25 Jul 2023


#63

Soft Life: The Body

How can the soft body challenge social hierarchies? We turn our gaze towards the soft life... more

25 Jul 2023

30 MINS

30:15

25 Jul 2023


#62

Soft Life: Time

How can we make time free? We contemplate different ways of experiencing time beyond the l... more

25 Jul 2023

32 MINS

32:11

25 Jul 2023


#61

Soft Life: Work

Our ways of working aren’t working. How can art offer new ways of being outside of the val... more

25 Jul 2023

29 MINS

29:30

25 Jul 2023