The Lonely Arts Club
The Lonely Arts Club is a podcast series by the Institute for Creative Enterprise of Edge Hill University. During each episode, Martin McQuillan is joined by an arts professional who talks about their journey through the cultural or creative sector. The Lonely Arts Club hosts a variety of exciting guests, from film directors and musicians to arts consultants and exhibition curators. This podcast is brought to you by the Institute for Creative Enterprise of Edge Hill University. The podcast is produced and edited by Roz Power, with audio production by Sam Auguste of Onomatopoeia Studios in Liverpool. For more information about the university and its courses, please visit www.edgehill.ac.uk. Music for this podcast is by Joseph McDade, https://josephmcdade.com/music.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 56 minutes
- Episodes
- 65
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Series 3, Episode 2: Ngunan Adamu
This week on The Lonely Arts Club podcast, we’re delighted to be joined by Ngunan Adamu.
Nigerian scouser, Ngunan, shares memories of coming to the UK as a child and adapting to life in a brand new c…
Series 3, Episode 1: Colin McKeown
We're delighted to be back for series three of The Lonely Arts Club.
To kick off this season, Martin McQuillan is joined by TV producer and founder of LA Productions, Colin McKeown.
Proud scouser and…
The Lonely Arts Club: Best of Series Two
As we prepare to launch series three, we look back on the second series of The Lonely Arts Club.
Series two was mostly recorded whilst the UK was under lockdown restrictions, meaning a lot of guests j…
Series 2, Episode 11: Willy Russell
On our final episode of this series, Martin McQuillan is joined by legendary playwright, Willy Russell.
Taking a trip down memory lane, Willy recalls the horrors of school as a youngster in compariso…
Series 2, Episode 10: Dawn Airey
In the penultimate episode of series two, we're joined by Dawn Airey.
After graduating from Cambridge University, Dawn set out on what was to be a very colourful and successful career in media and te…
Series 2, Episode 9: Janice Long
Joining us on this week’s episode of The Lonely Arts Club is radio and TV broadcaster, Janice Long.
Janice takes a trip down memory lane as she reflects on growing up in Liverpool.
Starting off her med…
Series 2, Episode 8: Beadie Finzi
This week on The Lonely Arts Club, Martin McQuillan is joined by Beadie Finzi.
Beadie is a filmmaker and one of the founders of The Doc Society (previously known as BRITDOC). Having worked in document…
Series 2, Episode 7: Brian Reade
Award-winning journalist for the Daily Mirror and author of An Epic Swindle, Brian Reade, joins us on this week’s episode of The Lonely Arts Club.
Series 2, Episode 6: Will Sergeant
This week on The Lonely Arts Club, we're joined by musician and guitarist of Echo & The Bunnymen, Will Sergeant.
Our journey with Will begins in a small village on the outskirts of Liverpool and even…
Series 2, Episode 5: Paula Vaccaro
Paula Vaccaro, an award-winning producer and screenwriter, takes us on her journey from growing up in Argentina to establishing her own production company in the UK (Pinball London).
Although an Ital…
Series 2, Episode 4: Fatos Üstek
This week on The Lonely Arts Club, we're joined by Fatos Üstek.
Fatos is the Director of the Liverpool Biennial, a curator and an art writer.
We're taken on a journey that begins in Turkey in the 198…
Series 2, Episode 3: Neil Atkinson
It's week three of series two, and the future of the Covid-19 pandemic is still uncertain. A question on the minds of many at the moment is, what's going to happen to football? Can this season be fin…
Series 2, Episode 2: Joe Ainsworth
During this episode, Martin McQuillan is joined by BAFTA winning screenwriter, Joe Ainsworth.
We hear how Joe's writing career began from winning a competition (under a fake name!) and the different …
Series 2, Episode 1: Nisha Katona
Kicking off series two with inspirational guest, Nisha Katona MBE. Nisha is a curry evangelist, author, TV presenter and founder of Indian street food restaurant, Mowgli.
In this episode, Nisha takes…
The Lonely Arts Club: Best of Series One
In this bonus episode, we share a compilation of the highlights of The Lonely Arts Club, series one.
As we listen to tales from the Director of Flash Gordon, Mike Hodges, hear fond memories from star…
Series 1, Episode 10: Mike Hodges
As we wrap up series one of The Lonely Arts Club, it only felt right to end on a high.
This week, we're delighted to be joined by legendary film director, Mike Hodges, who tells us fascinating storie…
Series 1, Episode 9: Jo Wright
In the penultimate episode of series one of The Lonely Arts Club, Martin McQuillan is joined by Jo Wright, who is a Creative, Cultural & Digital Economy Strategist.
During this episode, we hear what …
Series 1, Episode 8: Angela Samata
This week on The Lonely Arts Club, we're joined by Angela Samata who is an arts professional and an award winning documentary maker. Angela presented the BBC1 BAFTA nominated and winner of the Mind M…
Series 1, Episode 7: Nicola Triscott
This week on The Lonely Arts Club, Martin McQuillan is joined by Nicola Triscott, who is the CEO of FACT in Liverpool.
FACT (Foundation for Art & Creative Technology) opened in 2003 and has been one …
Series 1, Episode 6: Rita Tushingham
This week on The Lonely Arts Club, we're joined by iconic actress, Rita Tushingham.
Born and raised in Liverpool, Rita became the first significant female face of the British New Wave in cinema. Star…