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The Culture Show: 2010/2011: Episode 19

Episode 19

2010/2011

BBC Two - The Culture Show, 2010/2011, Episode 19

Andrew Graham-Dixon rediscovers the watercolour and Michael Smith explores the East End.

Andrew Graham-Dixon rediscovers the watercolour, Michael Smith explores the East End, and Nancy Durrant chats to artist Mary Kelly about her much hailed feminist work.

The Culture Show visits Tate Britain, where Andrew Graham-Dixon rediscovers the watercolour.

Michael Smith boards the new East London Line to investigate the rapidly changing badlands of the East End, and Alain de Botton travels back in time and discovers some philosophical gems from the BBC archive.

Clemency Burton Hill drops in at The Royal Opera House's production about the tragic life of Anna Nicole Smith, while Nancy Durrant chats to artist Mary Kelly about her much hailed feminist work.

Tom Dyckhoff travels to Miami to talk to architect Frank Gehry about his next project for the New World Symphony. 

As New York Fashion week draws to a close Hadley Freeman looks into the new darling of the fashion world - 14 year old blogger and fashionista -  Tavi, whilst Mark Kermode looks at the essential elements of sci-fi spoofs and talks to Simon Pegg and Nick Frost about their latest addition to the genre, “Paul”.

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