Sue Perkins celebrates the best shows at the 2015 Edinburgh Festival. Featuring guests Adam Hills, Katherine Ryan and Phill Jupitus, and music from FFS. Show more
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Sue Perkins presents the first of three Culture Show specials from the Edinburgh Festival, featuring a major retrospective of Turner Prize-winning artist Martin Creed. Show more
Alan Cumming visits the locations of some classic Scottish movies and meets Gregory's Girl director Bill Forsyth in Cumbernauld, while film experts compare Braveheart and Rob Roy. Show more
Music Moguls: Masters of Pop
Episode 1: Money Makers
59 minutes
The secret history of pop and rock from the men and women who pull the strings. This part looks at the maverick managers who controlled the careers of megastar artists. Show more
Music Moguls: Masters of Pop
Episode 3: Myth Makers
59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
The secret history of pop and rock from the men and women who pull the strings. Part three looks at PR, the unseen force behind the biggest musical acts in the world. Show more
Arts magazine show. Andrew Graham-Dixon looks at the extraordinary art of Edward Burra. Plus an interview with Sofie Grabol, star of Danish detective series The Killing. Show more
Tom Dyckhoff presents an architecture-themed show and looks at the six buildings shortlisted for 2012's Stirling Prize. Charlie Luxton explores the trend for self-build homes. Show more
Danny Baker Rocks... A Bit
Episode 2: The Eighties
30 minutes
British rock performances from the 80s by the likes of The Clash, The Pretenders, Ivor Cutler and Prefab Sprout are saluted by arch-enthusiast Danny Baker. Show more
Danny Baker Rocks... A Bit
Episode 3: The Nineties
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
With the help of a couple of morris dancers, Danny Baker showcases performances by rockin' Brits such as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, Radiohead, Happy Mondays and Portishead.
Documentary following artists Louise Chappell and Becky Bolton as they create a special mural in the city's East end, to commemorate the Commonweath Games. Show more
Alastair Sooke looks at the depiction of Britain's female rulers and discovers how queenly portraits reveal Britain's changing ideas about women and power. Show more
Sue Perkins hosts highlights of the Edinburgh festival, including an exhibition of portraits of the Queen, featuring artists such as Lucian Freud, Andy Warhol and Annie Leibovitz. Show more
Music Moguls: Masters of Pop
Episode 2: Melody Makers
60 minutes
The secret history of pop and rock from the men and women who pull the strings. Part two looks at the producers, from Trevor Horn and Lamont Dozier to Tony Visconti. Show more
Documentary celebrating the 70th anniversary of Glasgow's innovative Citizens Theatre and looking back at seven decades of pioneering productions. Show more
Damian Barr talks to Two Doors Down star Alex Norton about the films, books and music he loves. Show more
Damian Barr speaks to Armistead Maupin, Josie Long and Andrew Cotter, and the Edinburgh Gay Men’s Book Group rate Scottish classic Trainspotting. Show more
Danny Baker's Rockin' Decades
Episode 3: The Nineties
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Danny Baker celebrates British rock as it enters the dance decade of the 90s with author and musician Louise Wener, comedian Josie Long and journalist Alexis Petridis. Show more
59 minutes
Documentary in which David Hayman goes in search of Alexander 'Greek' Thomson, the visionary architect who transformed industrial Glasgow. Show more
1 hour
Actors, directors, writers and audience members look back on the first ten years of the National Theatre of Scotland. Show more
The story of Roald Dahl's greatest adventures, and how his real-life escapades find expression in his most famous books. Show more