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Artsnight

Series 1

Episode 1: Maxine Peake

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Acclaimed actor Maxine Peake (Silk, The Village, The Theory of Everything) takes over editorial control, 'curating' the opening episode of this exciting new arts series.

Celebrating voices marginalised by mainstream culture, Maxine talks to the most controversial band in Britain, Sleaford Mods. She discusses the role of women and television with an all-female panel, including W1A's Jessica Hynes, and she explores the life and legacy of Salford's Shelagh Delaney, the writer who helped inspire Coronation Street and the Smiths. Show less

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