Antonia Quirke, Ellen E Jones and Chris Hewitt review You Were Never Really Here, and Susan Sarandon talks about her new documentary on 1940s actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr. Show more
Lemn Sissay takes us on a cultural tour as Manchester prepares for the festival with unique access to rehearsals by New Order, Shunt Collective and Susan Hefuna. Show more
The Culture Show
A Contemporary Art Special
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC HD
Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry explores London's Frieze Art Fair, now one of the most influential contemporary art fairs, presenting the highlights and special artworks. Show more
Historian and broadcaster David Reynolds talks to dramatist Stephen Poliakoff about the inspiration behind his latest work - Close to the Enemy. Show more
1 hour
Art critic Matthew Collings celebrates the birthday of one of the most successful modern art museums in the world. With contributions from artists Tracey Emin and Grayson Perry. Show more
Kevin McCloud presents a live special for the biggest event in the architectural calendar - the announcement of the Royal Institute of British Architects' Stirling Prize. Show more
A tribute to John Howard Davies, producer of some of the BBC's most popular comedy programmes including Monty Python, The Good Life and Fawlty Towers. Show more
This intimate film reveals the other side of Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis - his life as a working dairy farmer. 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
The Culture Show
2013/2014
Episode 5: The Culture Show at Edinburgh: Leonardo da Vinci - The Anatomist
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
Art critic Alastair Sooke heads to the new Leonardo da Vinci exhibition in Edinburgh, where he takes a look at a collection of some of da Vinci's anatomical drawings. Show more
Documentary about Madison Avenue, home of the American advertising business, a semi-mythical place where the dreams of a new, affluent society were spun in the early 1960s. 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
Morgan Quaintance examines the careers and personal stories of two artists, visionary modernist Ibrahim El-Salahi and contemporary free-thinker Meschac Gaba. Show more
The Culture Show
ARTiculation - For the Love of Art
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland
Alastair Sooke follows the journeys of nine competitors in the ARTiculation, a speaking competition in which teenagers compete to talk eloquently and passionately about art. Show more
Tom Dyckhoff explores the contribution of Lego to architecture, and its continuing influence, arguing that it's changed the way we think about buildings. Show more
At a time of economic and environmental decline, Tom Dyckhoff looks at architectural solutions to affordable housing, featuring a community in the Netherlands built on water. Show more
Kirsty Wark, Alastair Sooke and Morgan Quaintance present from the private view of the Summer Exhibition, and go behind the scenes of the Academy in the run-up to the opening. Show more
Alastair Sooke meets Elena Palumbo, muse and model for Yves Klein. Plus features on A Bigger Splash, the architecture of the City of London and film director Thomas Vinterberg. Show more
Artists Jeremy Deller and Alan Kane preview Tate Britain's exhibition looking back at the tradition of folk art, and reveal that folk art is all around us. Show more
The Culture Show
Swinging into the Blitz: A Culture Show Special
59 minutes
Clemency Burton-Hill reveals the untold story of the black British swing musicians of the 1930s, whose meteoric rise to fame was cut short at the height of the Blitz. Show more