For their fourth podcast, Charlotte and Gemma are joined by the creative duo Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard. Forsyth and Pollard suggested to theme the show around the idea of belief, and they have invited Father Brian Ralph, of St. Barnabas Parish Church in Bethnal Green, to join them. Forsyth and Pollard, known for staging cultural and art historical re-enactments have explored the idea of ‘belief’ in previous works such as ‘Silent Sound’ a restaging of a performance by Victorian entertainers which Forsyth and Pollard made for the Liverpool Biennial in 2006. Their interest in inviting Father Brian Ralph stems, in part, from the fact that Forsyth and Pollard will be exploring deeper into the notion of belief in future projects, including a feature length film.

As well as being a Vicor, Father Brian Ralph moonlights as a DJ. Music is a longstanding interest for Forsyth and Pollard, and the conversation revolves as much around music as it does about belief.

This month the artist Arnaud Desjardin is in the cafe to talk to Gemma Tortella and Charlotte Bonham-Carter about book publishing and his show at the Bloomberg Space ‘The Book on Books on Artists’ Books’. He brings in some of his most excellent vinyl to play and they discuss small scaleartists’ publishing. Why do it? Who reads this stuff? And where can I get my hands on some?

This month for their second podcast they are joined by the artist Doug Fishbone to talk about his film Elmina. This is a feature length Ghanaian film, made by and with an all Ghanaian cast and production team – the only difference is that Doug is the protagonist, playing the role of a local farmer. No-one in the film refers to the fact that he is a white man with an American accent, he is just another character like any other.

Joining Doug in the cafe is John Apea, the writer and producer of the film (as well as playing the main supporting role) giving his perspective on making a film that will be released conventionally in Ghana and the UK but has also spent time in the Tate Modern and will be shown in galleries in the future.

Hosts Charlotte Bonham-Carter and Gemma Tortella invite a different artist into the café each month to talk about their work, with an expert’s perspective too. Conversation pauses now and then for a quality tune.

For this first show, artist Anna Barham, whose work has used the Leptis Magna garden folly at Virginia Water as a touchstone for much of her practice, came in to talk to Charlotte and Gemma, read them some of her concrete poetry and sip on delicious coffee. Joining her is the Libyan historian Hafed Walda, expert in the original site of Leptis Magna in Libya, as well as the transportation and story of the ruins at Virginia Water.

All very highbrow, we think you’ll agree!