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Duration: 23 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS North America

Art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon finds out that although Queen Victoria is often depicted as the uptight opposite of her louche uncle, for her, art was just as important.
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Contributors

Expert:
Rufus Bird
Expert:
Jo Horton
Executive Producer:
Judith Winnan
Series Producer:
Sebastian Barfield
Production Manager:
Kate Horvath
Production Manager:
J Ruth Stevens
Production Coordinator:
Sam Haines
Production Coordinator:
Sophie Taylor
Production Coordinator:
Anna Kington

The Book Quiz

Series 3

Episode 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Kirsty Wark presents a literary panel game, as writers Will Self and Germaine Greer battle against novelist and biographer Victoria Glendinning and art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon.

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Wark
Producer:
Irene Daniels
Participant:
Will Self
Participant:
Germaine Greer

The Culture Show

2007/2008

12/05/2007

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)

Another packed to the rafters edition, presented by Lauren Laverne. Andrew Graham Dixon commandeers a helicopter to go on a whistlestop tour of land art around Britain. Show more

The Culture Show

2007/2008

26/05/2007

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

The best arts and culture stories of the week, including the Coen brothers at Cannes, land art reviewed from the air, and the changing role of pubs in British culture. Show more

Front Row

Julian Lloyd Webber; Andrew Graham-Dixon; The Galapagos Affair

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Kirsty Lang talks to Julian Lloyd Webber about competitions and retiring from performing; Andrew Graham-Dixon on his new series about the Art of China; The Galapagos Affair review. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Julian Lloyd Webber
Interviewed Guest:
Andrew Graham-Dixon
Interviewed Guest:
Jennifer Haley
Interviewed Guest:
Dreda Say Mitchell

Duration: 26 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Africa

In the final programme of the series, art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon finds out how The Royal Collection reveals fresh insights into HM the Queen Mother's love of art.
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Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Jonathan Marsden
Executive Producer:
Judith Winnan
Series Producer:
Sebastian Barfield
Production Manager:
Kate Horvath
Production Manager:
J Ruth Stevens
Production Coordinator:
Sam Haines
Colourist:
Blair Wallace
On-line editing:
Jon Ramsey

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Andrew Graham-Dixon and Giorgio Locatelli explore Sicily, looking at the legacy of the Spanish occupation as well as two of the island's most spectacular Easter celebrations. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Karen McGann
Series Producer:
Silvia Sacco

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Andrew Graham-Dixon and Giorgio Locatelli take the pulse of Sicily, visiting Mount Etna and meeting generous fisherman, to find out how its future is linked to its ancient past. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Karen McGann
Series Producer:
Silvia Sacco

The High Art of the Low Countries

Episode 3: Daydreams and Nightmares

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Andrew Graham-Dixon shows how the Low Countries rose again to become a cultural leader in the modern age, with artists like van Gogh, Mondrian and Magritte. Show more

The High Art of the Low Countries

Episode 1: Dream of Plenty

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Andrew Graham-Dixon shows how the art of Renaissance Flanders evolved from the craft of precious tapestries within the Duchy of Burgundy into a painting school. Show more

Duration: 23 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Asia PacificLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Asia Pacific

Art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon finds out how royal collecting has changed since the days of Queen Victoria.
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Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Jonathan Marsden
Executive Producer:
Judith Winnan
Series Producer:
Sebastian Barfield
Production Manager:
Kate Horvath
Production Manager:
J Ruth Stevens
Production Coordinator:
Sam Haines
Colourist:
Blair Wallace
On-line editing:
Jon Ramsey

The Culture Show

2012/2013

Episode 19

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Andrew Graham-Dixon meets Tom Wolfe in the US to discuss the release of his first book in eight years, Back to Blood. Also including features on John Bellany and Rambo. Show more

The Culture Show

2010/2011

Episode 19

Duration: 1 hour

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

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. Show more

Contributors

Reporter:
Michael Smith
Reporter:
Tom Dyckhoff
Reporter:
Mark Kermode
Interviewed Guest:
Mary Kelly
Interviewed Guest:
Frank Gehry
Interviewed Guest:
Simon Pegg
Interviewed Guest:
Nick Frost
Series Producer:
Emily Kennedy
Series Producer:
Emma Cahusac
Series Editor:
Janet Lee

The Culture Show

2010/2011

Episode 14

Duration: 1 hour

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

Andrew Graham Dixon looks at the work of German artist Caspar David Friedrich and Clemency Burton Hill meets with choreographer Wayne McGregor. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mat Fraser
Participant:
Miranda Hart
Series Producer:
Emily Kennedy
Series Producer:
Pauline Law
Series Editor:
Janet Lee

Art of America

Episode 3: What Lies Beneath

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Andrew Graham-Dixon examines Andy Warhol's soup can paintings, interviews pop artist James Rosenquist, looks at Ed Ruscha's work and visits Jeff Koons's studio. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Ian Leese
Producer:
Ian Leese
Producer:
Ian Leese
Director:
Ian Leese
Director:
Ian Leese
Director:
Ian Leese
Series Producer:
Silvia Sacco
Series Producer:
Silvia Sacco
Series Producer:
Silvia Sacco
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely

Pointless Celebrities

Series 8

Episode 6: History

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Celebrity version of the quiz, with Kate Williams, Adam Hart-Davis, Janina Ramirez, Andrew Graham-Dixon, Ben Willbond, Laurence Rickard, Lars Tharp and Tim Wonnacott. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Osman
Participant:
Kate Williams
Participant:
Adam Hart-Davis
Participant:
Janina Ramirez
Participant:
Ben Willbond
Participant:
Laurence Rickard
Participant:
Lars Tharp
Participant:
Tim Wonnacott
Executive Producer:
Michelle Woods
Executive Producer:
James Fox
Executive Producer:
Richard Hague
Series Producer:
John Ryan
Production Company:
Endemol Shine UK

The Quizeum

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Griff Rhys Jones tests two teams of experts at the Great Gallery of Hertford House, home to the Wallace Collection, a major collection of European fine and decorative arts. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Andrew Graham-Dixon examines the life of the outrageous Grande Dame of Deco. Her work now sells for millions to Hollywood stars, despite being spurned by the art world for decades. Show more

The Culture Show

2011/2012

Episode 25: London

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Arts magazine. Andrew Graham-Dixon goes on a date with Florence Welch to discuss the influence of Renaissance art on her music. Alastair Sooke meets Gilbert and George. Show more

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

The Culture Show

2009/2010

Episode 27

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Andrew Graham Dixon meets director Martin Scorsese to discuss his latest film Shutter Island and talks to artist Jenny Holzer as a major exhibition of her work opens. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Martin Scorsese
Interviewed Guest:
Jenny Holzer
Interviewed Guest:
Elmore Leonard
Participant:
Sarfraz Manzoor
Participant:
Jacques Peretti
Producer:
Pauline Law
Producer:
Emily Kennedy
Executive Producer:
Janet Lee