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The Culture Show

2010/2011

Episode 5

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

An episode dedicated to the relationship between science and art.

Andrew Graham-Dixon investigates the science behind fakes, misattributed art and previously lost masterpieces. Michael Smith visits the Wellcome Collection's bizarre new show Skin.

Mark Kermode talks to mathematician and movie buff Marcus Du Sautoy about the portrayal of science in film. Will Self walks the East Riding coast riffing on its erosion, and Tom Dyckhoff visits the world's first materials library that will inspire the buildings of the future.

Clemency Burton-Hill talks to artist Conrad Shawcross, and Ben Lewis conducts a poll to measure attitudes on the future of art. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Ben Lewis
Presenter:
Will Self
Presenter:
Tom Dyckhoff
Presenter:
Michael Smith
Presenter:
Mark Kermode
Interviewed Guest:
Marcus du Sautoy
Interviewed Guest:
Conrad Shawcross
Producer:
Emily Kennedy
Executive Producer:
Janet Lee

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