Hard rock giants Metallica grant Verity Sharp intimate behind the scenes access and revealing interviews in Norway during their summer tour of Europe. Show more
A Culture Show special marking the 50th anniversary of Motown Records. Actor and fan Martin Freeman meets the men and women who played a part in Motown's success. Show more
Miranda Sawyer and Tom Dyckhoff visit Shanghai and Beijing to meet the artists, musicians, photographers and architects who are shaping the fastest changing culture in the world. Show more
Lauren Laverne presents highlights from the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe. Miranda Sawyer meets Tracey Emin, while Tim Samuels tours the city's venues. Show more
Special edition on the life and work of Pablo Picasso. Andrew Graham-Dixon is in Paris, where Picasso spent much of his life. Show more
As the Oscars approach, the Culture Show brings an alternative: the Kermode Awards. With no tearful winners or embarrassing speeches, the Kermodes are the antidote to the Oscars. Show more
Lauren Laverne presents from the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts in Gateshead. Alastair Sooke meets Yoko Ono and Roberto Saviano examines media portrayals of the mafia. Show more
The show comes from the Whitechapel Art Gallery in east London, which is due to re-open after a 13-million-pound restoration. Plus, an interview with singer-songwriter Will Oldham. Show more
New series of the arts and culture programme, presented by Lauren Laverne. We follow Ricky Gervais in America as he directs his first ever feature film - This Side of the Truth. Show more
Arts magazine. Young Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel, the Scottish landscape as art, Ricky Gervais's directorial debut, music from Elbow with Richard Hawley, plus film news. Show more
The Folkestone Triennial launches, previewing new works by artists like Tracy Emin. Tom Dyckhoff visits Morecambe's re-opened Midland Hotel. With Lauren Laverne and Mark Kermode. Show more
Celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of George Orwell's 1984 with ex Big Brother contestants, with discussion of new documentary Man on Wire and music from The Raconteurs. Show more
Lauren Laverne and Mark Kermode present a mix of classical music, contemporary art and show the first iconic buildings of the 21st century. Features artist Steve McQueen. Show more
Lauren Laverne gets an exclusive TV interview with David Simon creator, executive producer and lead writer of HBO's cult TV series The Wire. Show more
Arts show. Mark Kermode takes Terence Davies, director of Of Time and the City, back to his native Liverpool, while Lauren Laverne meets legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen. Show more
Arts programme. Andrew Graham-Dixon visits the Cy Twombly exhibition, while Mark Kermode talks to controversial theatre director Katie Mitchell and reviews the week's films. Show more
Verity Sharp on rock behemoths Metallica as she joins the band in Norway. Andrew Graham-Dixon is in Florence to visit the Vasari Corridor collection of self-portraits. Show more
Film director Nic Roeg gives a rare inteview. The writers behind Peep Show Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong tell us about their influences. Music is from Brazilian band CSS. Show more
Lauren Laverne presents highlights from the festival. A profile of 365, the new work by The National Theatre of Scotland. Lauren is also joined by novelist Chuck Palahniuk. Show more
Lauren Laverne presents the last in the series of shows covering the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe with guests comedian Joan Rivers and choreographer Matthew Bourne. Show more