Programme Index

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 16^th Dec 2017, 02:30 on BBC WORLD NEWS EuropeLatest broadcast: Wed 27^th Dec 2017, 23:30 on BBC WORLD NEWS North America

Giles Coren and guests are in the studio for an Agatha Christie special. Kenneth Branagh talks about directing and starring in the blockbuster remake of Murder on the Orient Expres Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Nikki Bedi
Presenter:: Giles Coren
Participant:: Sarah Phelps
Interviewed Guest:: Kenneth Branagh
Performer:: Father John Misty
Series Producer:: Martina Hall
Executive Producer:: Tanya Hudson

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09/05/2020 GMT

Duration: 23 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 9^th May 2020, 18:30 on BBC News EuropeLatest broadcast: Fri 15^th May 2020, 14:30 on BBC News Europe

Mary Beard hosts cultural debates from her study. Featuring an exclusive puppet production based on a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, created in confinement by author Margaret Atwood and her sister. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Mary Beard
Executive Producer:: Tanya Hudson
Series Producer:: Mark Crossan

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the MediaArts

Series

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The Future of Culture

Duration: 26 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 13^th Jun 2020, 18:30 on BBC News North AmericaLatest broadcast: Sun 19^th Jul 2020, 11:30 on BBC News Latin America

Mary Beard and her guests discuss the long-term effects of Covid-19 on the future of performance, and ask what culture might mean to us all as the world eases out of lockdown. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Mary Beard
Interviewed Guest:: Kwame Kwei-Armah
Participant:: Emma Thompson
Participant:: Greg Wise
Executive Producer:: Tanya Hudson
Series Producer:: Mark Crossan

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the MediaArts

Series

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Mary Beard, Nathan Coley and David Gilmour

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 3^rd Feb 2018, 17:30 on BBC News EuropeLatest broadcast: Fri 16^th Feb 2018, 09:00 on BBC News North America

Mary Beard visits The Roman Singularity exhibition to explore the work of Adam Nathaniel Furman. David Gilmour talks about his recent film and performs live. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Mary Beard
Participant:: Nathan Coley
Interviewed Guest:: Kengo Kuma
Performer:: David Gilmour
Series Producer:: Martina Hall
Executive Producer:: Tanya Hudson

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

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Cultural Censorship

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 6^th Apr 2019, 18:30 on BBC News EuropeLatest broadcast: Thu 11^th Apr 2019, 10:30 on BBC News North America

Mary Beard and her panel of guests - Peter Hitchens, Shappi Khorsandi and Giles Fraser - discuss censorship in culture. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Mary Beard
Series Producer:: Mark Crossan
Executive Producer:: Tanya Hudson

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

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Culture and Risk

Duration: 23 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 20^th Jun 2020, 18:30 on BBC News EuropeLatest broadcast: Wed 24^th Jun 2020, 14:30 on BBC News Africa

Mary Beard presents Lockdown Culture from her study at home. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Mary Beard
Executive Producer:: Tanya Hudson
Series Producer:: Mark Crossan

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the MediaArts

Series

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Darcey Bussell, Philip Pullman, Armando Iannucci and Ghostpoet

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 6^th Jan 2018, 17:30 on BBC WORLD NEWS EuropeLatest broadcast: Fri 12^th Jan 2018, 09:00 on BBC WORLD NEWS North America

Darcey Bussell celebrates her mentor choreographer Kenneth MacMillan, Stig Abell talks to author Philip Pullman, Armando Iannucci is on the sofa and Ghostpoet performs live. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Nikki Bedi
Presenter:: Stig Abell
Interviewed Guest:: Darcey Bussell
Interviewed Guest:: Philip Pullman
Interviewed Guest:: Armando Iannucci
Performer:: undefined Ghostpoet
Series Producer:: Martina Hall
Executive Producer:: Tanya Hudson

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

Series

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21/03/2020

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 21^st Mar 2020, 17:30 on BBC WORLD NEWS North AmericaLatest broadcast: Sun 22^nd Mar 2020, 10:30 on BBC WORLD NEWS Latin America

As London Fashion Week opens, Mary Beard and her panel of guests discuss the art and ethics of the clothing industry. Show more

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the MediaArts

Series

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Satire

Duration: 24 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 14^th Dec 2019, 12:30 on BBC WORLD NEWS South AsiaLatest broadcast: Sun 2^nd Feb 2020, 07:30 on BBC WORLD NEWS Asia Pacific

Mary Beard and her panel discuss whether today's satirists are up to the job of lampooning contemporary politics and society. Are politicians fair game for satirists? Show more

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

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When Mary Beard Met Armando Iannucci

Duration: 23 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 22^nd Feb 2020, 17:30 on BBC News AfricaLatest broadcast: Fri 28^th Feb 2020, 09:05 on BBC WORLD NEWS Latin America

Mary Beard and Armando Iannucci discuss taking liberties with a literary classic, whether it is possible to satirise the current political situation, and the impact of swearing. Show more

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Michael Fassbender

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 9^th Dec 2017, 01:30 on BBC WORLD NEWS EuropeLatest broadcast: Thu 14^th Dec 2017, 10:30 on BBC WORLD NEWS North America

Giles Coren is joined by Rachel Johnson and John O'Farrell to discuss political drama. Kirsty Lang interviews Michael Fassbender about his film The Snowman. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Giles Coren
Presenter:: Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:: Kate Winslet
Series Producer:: Martina Hall
Executive Producer:: Tanya Hudson

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

Series

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Episode Two: Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling and Tim Minchin