Homing

Rose Wylie: Nonconformity, Ageing & the Beauty of an Unruly Home

At 91, Rose Wylie has one of the most remarkable stories in contemporary British art. She stopped painting in order to raise her three children and returned to it in midd

Is Your Home Keeping You Awake? Professor Russell Foster Rethinks the Rules of Sleep

We spend around a third of our lives asleep, yet for so many of us, getting a good night’s sleep can feel like a real struggle. Could our homes hold some of the answers t

Charlene Prempeh: Why More Space Isn’t the Key to a Happier Home

Matt Gibberd visits writer and creative consultant Charlene Prempeh at her home in North London.  Charlene is the founder of A Vibe Called Tech, a creative studio that c

Lemn Sissay: What Happens When Home Rejects You?

Lemn Sissay is a poet, playwright and broadcaster. Few people have thought more deeply about the meaning of home than Lemn.  As a baby, Lemn was separated from his Ethio

Anna Jones: Why Home Is an Act of Care

Anna Jones is a cook, food writer, and one of the leading voices in modern vegetarian cooking. For Anna, making food for someone is the ultimate act of care. She began h

Martha Beck: What Happens When Home Isn’t Safe?

Martha Beck is a sociologist, bestselling author and one of the world’s leading life coaches. She grew up in the Mormon community in Utah, in a home that was a source of

Jinny Blom: Why We All Need Somewhere to Hide

Jinny Blom is one of Britain's leading landscape designers. She has created over 700 gardens – and each one begins, in some way, with a search for security. Jinny traine

Poet Jackie Kay on Adoption, Identity and the Long Search for Belonging

Jackie Kay is an acclaimed poet and novelist, who was previously the national poet of Scotland – a role known as the Makar. She’s the author of Red Dust Road, a memoir th

Why Comfort Isn't Always Good for Us | With Architect Stefan Behling

Does modern design shelter us, or is it cutting us off from the world? Architect Stefan Behling believes that many of today's buildings have turned us into what he calls

Architect Sophie Hicks on being an 80s cover girl, and why every object should have a purpose

Sophie Hicks has helped fashion brands like Paul Smith, Yohji Yamamoto and Acne Studios translate their vision into built form.   But before becoming one of Britain's mo

Johann Hari: How to Find Connection in a Lonely World

Loneliness, anxiety and a loss of belonging are among the defining crises of our time. Johann Hari believes they share a common cause. Johann is the author of Lost Conne

Chef Margot Henderson on Home, Food & Caring for Fergus

Margot Henderson is one of Britain's most influential chefs, and a pioneer of “nose-to-tail” cooking. She's spent her career finding value in what others might disregard

Can a Home Help You Heal? – With Psychotherapist Julia Samuel MBE

Today's guest is psychotherapist Julia Samuel MBE, one of Britain's leading experts on grief and trauma. Julia has worked with hundreds of families navigating bereavemen

Patrick Williams on Grief, Restoration and the House That Shaped His Life

Patrick Williams is an interior decorator who specialises in period buildings and restoration projects. He views design not just as decoration, but as a form of storytell

Can Your Home Make You Healthier? – With Dr. Esther Sternberg

Should the home be considered one of the pillars of health? Dr. Esther Sternberg believes good design can heal us — and that architects should think of themselves not j

David Shrigley on Anxiety, Absurdity & Ageing Disgracefully

David Shrigley has spent his life creating art that makes people laugh. He is one of Britain’s most recognisable contemporary artists, celebrated for his deadpan drawings

Can a Prison Ever Feel Like Home? – with Professor Yvonne Jewkes

The spaces we inhabit shape who we become. But what does that mean for the people who have no choice where they live? Yvonne Jewkes is a professor of criminology, autho

Sue Stuart-Smith on Nature, Childhood & The Garden as Medicine

Sue Stuart-Smith is a psychiatrist, gardener and the author of The Well-Gardened Mind. She has spent her career making the case that going outside and getting your hands

Why Doesn’t Where You Live Feel Like Home? — with Urban Designer David Engwicht

We tend to think of home as the space inside our four walls. But for David Engwicht, home doesn't stop at the front door – it extends out into the neighbourhood beyond.

Sue Webster on Punk, The Mole House & The Art of Non-Conformity

Artist Sue Webster built a career and a home by refusing to fit in — it’s why she identifies with the Mole Man so much.  She found fame alongside her husband Tim Noble,