Historian and broadcaster David Reynolds talks to dramatist Stephen Poliakoff about the inspiration behind his latest work - Close to the Enemy. Show more

Simon Schama explores The Story of the Jews; can anyone explain the plot of new film Upstream Colour?; new book Maddaddam by Margaret Atwood; reviewers' choices at Tate Britain. Show more

Morgan Quaintance and Kirsty Wark access all areas at the Royal Academy as the institution prepares for its artistic extravaganza. The show is curated by sculptor Richard Wilson. Show more

Journalist Lynn Barber meets sculpture artist Phyllida Barlow. This year, Phyllida will represent Britain at the 57th Venice International Art Biennale in 2017. Show more

Captured live in conversation at London's British Film Institute, film critic Nick James quizzes Martin Scorsese on his obsessions with masculinity, religion, crime and New York. Show more

Alastair Sooke celebrates the American artist Robert Rauschenberg, who created a crucial bridge between the abstract expressionists of the 50s and the pop artists of the 60s. Show more

How Thomas Chippendale worked his way up from humble roots and was ruined by the very aristocrats he created such wonderful furniture for. Show more

A look at how carvers and carpenters of the Middle Ages created wonders that still astound, from the roof of Westminster Hall to the Coronation Chair. Show more

Documentary exploring the life and work of Grinling Gibbons, who carved masterpieces from wood for the likes of Charles II and William of Orange. Show more

Kirsty Wark and Morgan Quaintance visit the Royal Academy as it prepares for its annual artistic extravaganza, meeting people who have come together to make the show unique. Show more

Lynn Barber meets two American comedians who have both found success in the UK - Rob Delaney and Ruby Wax. They both discuss being open about the demons in their personal lives. Show more

Richard Wilson travels to Enniskillen for the International Beckett Festival, and hears from fellow British stars Sir Ian McKellen, Juliet Stevenson and Australian actor Hugo Weavi Show more

The final episode of the series examines how the British Empire was celebrated in the novels of some writers and taken apart and upended by others. Show more

Historian and writer Dan Cruickshank explores how humanity has created beauty through architecture, beginning in Greenland where he attempts to build an igloo. Show more

Dan Cruickshank travels the globe to explore how different cultures have created architecture inspired by our mortality. He visits a Hindu town where people go to die. Show more

Hull-born comedian Lucy Beaumont looks at the cultural treats that will be taking place in her home town - and whether being City of Culture will transform Hull forever. Show more

Magazine arts show. Clara Amfo, one of BBC Radio 1's rising stars, looks at how the fame industry works. She speaks to rapper 50 Cent and author John Niven. Show more

Documentary about the Imperial War Museum in the centenary year of its establishment. Celebrity advocates explore ten key objects from the IWM's collection. Show more

Model Abbey Clancy takes you into the glamorous world of high-end fashion. Show more