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The Culture Show

2011/2012

Episode 25: London

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Andrew Graham-Dixon goes on a date with Florence Welch to discuss the influence of Renaissance art on her music.

Alastair Sooke meets art duo Gilbert and George, while Mark Kermode talks to Italian director Paolo Sorrentino about his new film starring Sean Penn.

Tim Samuels hears from Jonathan Safran Foer about his new treatment of an ancient Jewish text, and Sarfraz Manzoor takes his mum to the Hajj exhibition at the British Museum.

Clemency Burton-Hill flies to Germany to meet talented young conductor Alexander Shelley, and Hadley Freeman looks at the life of street style guru Bill Cunningham in a touching new documentary. Show less

Contributors

Participant:
Alastair Sooke
Participant:
Mark Kermode
Participant:
Tim Samuels
Participant:
Sarfraz Manzoor
Participant:
Hadley Freeman
Interviewed Guest:
Florence Welch
Interviewed Guest:
Gilbert Proesch
Interviewed Guest:
George Passmore
Interviewed Guest:
Paolo Sorrentino
Interviewed Guest:
Jonathan Safran Foer
Interviewed Guest:
Alexander Shelley
Interviewed Guest:
Bill Cunningham
Series Editor:
Janet Lee
Series Producer:
Emma Cahusac

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