Trk 12 - 1889 Arles – Self Portrait With Bandaged Ear by Birmingham HippodromeBy Birmingham Hippodrome

Trk 01 - Welcome by Birmingham HippodromeBy Birmingham Hippodrome

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Trk 03 - Staying COVID Safe by Birmingham HippodromeBy Birmingham Hippodrome

Trk 04 - Background On The Life Of Vincent Van Gogh by Birmingham HippodromeBy Birmingham Hippodrome

Trk 05 - How The Audio Described Tour And Gallery Layout Works by Birmingham HippodromeBy Birmingham Hippodrome

Trk 06 - Dates And Times Of The Live Audio Described Tours by Birmingham HippodromeBy Birmingham Hippodrome

Trk 07 - Production Credits by Birmingham HippodromeBy Birmingham Hippodrome

Trk 08 - Frequently Asked Questions by Birmingham HippodromeBy Birmingham Hippodrome

Trk 09 - 1888 Arles – The Red Vineyard by Birmingham HippodromeBy Birmingham Hippodrome

Trk 10 - 1889 Arles – Sunflowers by Birmingham HippodromeBy Birmingham Hippodrome

Trk 11 - 1889 Saint Remy – Vincent’s Bedroom In Arles by Birmingham HippodromeBy Birmingham Hippodrome

Trk 13 - 1888 Arles – Café Terrace At Night by Birmingham HippodromeBy Birmingham Hippodrome

Trk 14 - 1888 Arles – Van Gogh’s Chair by Birmingham HippodromeBy Birmingham Hippodrome

Trk 15 - 1888 Arles – Starry Night Over The Rhone by Birmingham HippodromeBy Birmingham Hippodrome

Trk 16 - 1889 Saint Remy – Irises by Birmingham HippodromeBy Birmingham Hippodrome

Trk 17 - 1889 Saint Remy – The Starry Night by Birmingham HippodromeBy Birmingham Hippodrome

Trk 18 - 1889 Saint Remy – Self Portrait by Birmingham HippodromeBy Birmingham Hippodrome

Trk 19 - 1890 Saint Remy – Almond Blossom by Birmingham HippodromeBy Birmingham Hippodrome

Trk 20 - 1890 Auvers - Sur - Oise – The Church In Auvers - Sur - Oise by Birmingham HippodromeBy Birmingham Hippodrome

Trk 21 - 1890 Auvers - Sur - Oise – Portrait Of Dr Gachet by Birmingham HippodromeBy Birmingham Hippodrome

Trk 22 - 1890 Auvers - Sur - Oise – Wheat Field With Crows by Birmingham HippodromeBy Birmingham Hippodrome

FINDING VAN GOGH “In general when people don’t know where a painting is, they say it’s in a private collection in Switzerland. That’s the standard response.” Where is the Portrait of Dr Gachet now? Since the historical auction in 1990, the artwork has never been on view to the public again. Its last three decades begin in Japan and lead to an Austr…

FINDING VAN GOGH “I absolutely hated taking auctions. I was incredibly nervous. I was paralyzed with fear is really the answer.” The Portrait of Dr Gachet has meanwhile changed owners thirteen times – and now it’s writing art market history. How did it come about: the historical auction where the painting broke all the price records? Johannes trave…

FINDING VAN GOGH “Essentially, it’s like this: You need life for art to be created!” The Portrait of Dr Gachet is in storage in a granary in Berlin along with thousands of other confiscated artworks. Here it comes to the attention of one of the leading National Socialists: Hermann Göring wants to turn it into cash abroad. By a circuitous route, the…

FINDING VAN GOGH “His face displays the pain-filled expression of our time.” Frankfurt, Germany, 1905. Georg Swarzenski is appointed director of the Städel at the age of 30. He wants to open the richly traditional museum for exciting new art. In 1911, he purchases the Portrait of Dr Gachet in Paris – an act that makes a strong statement in the unyi…

FINDING VAN GOGH “He painted it really not just as a portrait of Dr Gachet but as a self-portrait and as a portrait of the modern artist. And also the state of mind of the modern world.” Johannes and the curator Alexander Eiling are standing in the Städel Museum’ storage room – in front of an empty picture frame. It is the frame that once held the …

FINDING VAN GOGH In search of the legendary Portrait of Dr Gachet The last great portrait by Vincent van Gogh disappeared from the public eye three decades ago. It was sold at auction in New York in 1990 – at what was then the highest price ever paid for a painting. The podcast series FINDING VAN GOGH sets out in search of the legendary masterwork,…

A British film about six out of work Sheffield steelworkers with nothing to lose, took the world by storm!Based on his smash-hit film and adapted for the stage by Oscar-winning writer Simon Beaufoy, The Full Monty is a hilarious and heartfelt production starring Gary Lucy, Anthony Lewis, Andrew Dunn, Louis Emerick, Chris Fountain, Kai Owen and a ca…

Ed James Shares The Inside Scoop on Birmingham's Biggest Panto - Dick Whittington by Birmingham HippodromeBy Birmingham Hippodrome

Our first Stagecast of 2016 is live now! Heart FM and Stagecast presenter Ed James chats to Lee Mead about stepping into Dick Van Dyke’s shoes as Caratacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Plus an amazingly impromptu Super Trooper harmony from the Mamma Mia girls, and our Artistic Director and Chief Executive Fiona Allan gives you her top picks at…

Director Sam Brown explains why Welsh National Opera's hilarious production of The Barber of Seville is the perfect choice if you are new to opera.By Birmingham Hippodrome

Hear Director Sam Brown, summarise The Barber of Seville in under 30 seconds!By Birmingham Hippodrome

Our Hippodrome Heritage team are currently researching into our rich heritage collating archive material that will be available on digital touch tables in our foyer for you to use later this year.Heart FM's Ed James talks to Hippodrome Heritage volunteer Ivan Heard. Ivan has had the big task of listing every show that has been performed on our stag…

Heart FM's Ed James interviews the lead cast of Aladdin, the UK's best pantomime, backstage at Birmingham Hippodrome. Find out what cinema Lee Mead has visited, what train station Julian Clary likes, and where Matt Slack would like to go and eat. Plus a little bit of panto gossip! #BHpantoBy Birmingham Hippodrome

Listen to our Winter 2015 Stagecast now! Hear Heart FM’s Ed James talk our future with new CEO Fiona Allan, ugly shoes with panto star Julian Clary, and amazing Abba songs with Mamma Mia Associate Tour Director Steven Paling. PLUS the usual dose of backstage gossip and details on new shows that have just been announced for 2016!…

Our new Chief Executive Fiona Allan sits down with Heart Fm's Ed James to chat about her first few months at the head of Birmingham Hippodrome, and her vision for our theatre's future.By Birmingham Hippodrome

Birmingham Hippodrome is the UK's pantomime home and has been presenting this much loved art form for over 50 years. Ahead of the opening of our pantomime Aladdin produced by Qdos and starring Marti Pellow, Julian Clary, Lee Mead and Matt Slack, Heart FM's Ed James chats to one of our favourite pantomime Dames Nigel Ellacot. Nigel who has starred i…

Birmingham Hippodrome is currently producing 2,241 Reasons to Remember - a major art installation by award-winning arts organisation Metro-Boulot-Dodo to commemorate those that lost their lives in the Birmingham Blitz in WW2. Surrounding the installation will be a number of listening booths where members of the public can hear first hand accounts o…

Birmingham Hippodrome is currently producing 2,241 Reasons to Remember - a major art installation by award-winning arts organisation Metro-Boulot-Dodo to commemorate those that lost their lives in the Birmingham Blitz in WW2. Surrounding the installation will be a number of listening booths where members of the public can hear first hand accounts o…

In September we flung open our doors and welcomed over 500 people to the theatre. Heritage tours, family activities, memory wall, and memories all made the day really special. Tune into Heart FM's Ed James who joined us for the day.If you have any memorabilia you wish to donate email archive@birminghamhippodrome.com - we'd love to hear from you.…

I puritani has been receiving outstanding 5* reviews ahead of its performance here on 17 November. Hear Rosa Feola sing one of the arias from the production.I puritani | Bellini - Act II: Vien diletto, è in ciel la lunaBy Birmingham Hippodrome

“The most spectacular and lavish panto in all of the country!”, panto favorite Julian Clary is just one of the big stars chatting to Heart FM’s Ed James in our latest Stagecast. Ed also catches up with Annie’s Craig Revel Horwood who is currently spending his days hating children and lusting after men (when he’s in character as Miss Hannigan of cou…

Heart FM's Ed James heads to Southside to find out all about FREE family festival Summer in Southside 2015, taking place on 29 & 30 August 2015 #BHoutdoorsBy Birmingham Hippodrome

We welcome Jane McDonald to the theatre for the very first time ahead of her Panto debut here at Birmingham Hippodrome this Christmas! #brumpantoBy Birmingham Hippodrome

We chat with Birmingham Royal Ballet Principal dancer Iain Mackay about his upcoming role as the Beast in David Bintley's Beauty and the Beast. #BHbrbBy Birmingham Hippodrome

Icon of stage and screen, Stephanie Beacham talks to director and producer Michael Harrison about her role as The Wicked Queen in this year's spectacular pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs #brumpantoBy Birmingham Hippodrome

TV's fashionista favourite, Gok Wan talks to director and producer Michael Harrison about his role as The Man in the Mirror in this year's spectacular pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. #brumpantoBy Birmingham Hippodrome

Star of stage and screen, John Partridge talks to director and producer Michael Harrison about his role as the handsome Prince in this year's star-studded pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. #BrumpantoBy Birmingham Hippodrome

Executive Producer (UK & Ireland) of hit West End and Broadway musical Wicked, Michael McCabe, tells us about the story behind the show and what audiences can expect from the first ever UK tour.By Birmingham Hippodrome