The Modern House Podcast
1) Skye McAlpine on Hosting, Christmas & the Myth of Perfection at Home
For a special Christmas episode of Homing, I was invited into the home of cookery writer and ultimate host, Skye McAlpine.Skye is like a modern-day “Mother Christmas”. She was raised between London an...Show More
2) Max Rollitt on Interior Decorating, Sentimentality & the Home as Autobiography
Max Rollitt is a highly respected interior decorator and antiques dealer. Extraordinary pieces pass through his hands every day, yet most of the objects he chooses to live with at home have little mon...Show More
Max Rollitt on Interior Decorating, Sentimentality & the Home as Autobiography
1:13:41 | Nov 27th, 2025
3) Polly Morgan on Taxidermy, Family & Letting Things Go
Much like her taxidermy-based sculptures, Polly Morgan is an artist who delights in looking beneath the surface. Her home in Camberwell is deliberately minimalist - a space viewers may recognise from ...Show More
4) Chris Packham on Neurodiversity, Safe Spaces & Finding Solace in Nature
Chris Packham has always fascinated me. As a broadcaster, naturalist, and conservationist, he’s helped millions connect with wildlife and the natural world through shows like BBC’s Springwatch – but s...Show More
5) Homing With Matt Gibberd
The Homing podcast explores the importance of home in shaping who we are. Join Matt Gibberd, author and co-founder of The Modern House, as he takes listeners inside the homes of inspiring guests to ex...Show More
6) Bethan Laura Wood: the need to make and create
Bethan designs everything from furniture to lighting and textiles, and some of her work is currently on display at the Design Museum in London. She presents herself to the world ...Show More
7) Lakwena Maciver: the renowned artist on colour, creativity, criticism and connection
Today's guest is the wonderful Lakwena Maciver.Lakwena is an artist whose work has exploded out of the Instagram generation. She uses bright colours and patterns inspired by her African heritage and b...Show More
Lakwena Maciver: the renowned artist on colour, creativity, criticism and connection
54:49 | Sep 18th, 2025
8) How My Garden Grows: A pint-sized coastal plot thickly cloaked in climbers
Welcome to the first instalment of our new gardening series, How My Garden Grows, hosted by lifelong gardener and journalist Francine Raymond. "I have visited hundreds of gardens, some for work and ot...Show More
9) Sir Christopher Le Brun: The leading painter on the homes that have shaped him
Christopher was President of the Royal Academy for eight years and given a knighthood in 2021. I first met him a few years ago, when The Modern House was selling his beautiful hom...Show More
Sir Christopher Le Brun: The leading painter on the homes that have shaped him
1:19:51 | Apr 3rd, 2025
10) Dame Zandra Rhodes: the fashion legend on living a life in Technicolor
Zandra's home is one of the most colourful, cluttered and downright bonkers living spaces I've ever been in. We recorded this podcast just before Christmas, so there was an extra ...Show More