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8 Episodes 2017 - 2017
Episode 1
29 mins
Writer, broadcaster and restaurant critic Giles Coren hosts the first edition of the TV version of the BBC Radio 4 arts and culture show. Giles is joined in the studio by BBC Radio DJ Nihal Arthanayake and writer and comedian Viv Groskop to discuss their cultural highlights ranging from books they have read to art installations that have captured their imagination. Interviewer John Wilson talks to British film director Michael Winterbottom about his new film 'On the Road (2016/II)' - a fictional love story filmed on tour with the band Wolf Alice - and the range of films and television programmes he has directed. Nihal and Viv engage in fierce debate over the literary merits of the Harry Potter books and review Channel 4's '"Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams' (2017)'. Welsh actor, rising Hollywood star and avid art collector Luke Evans acts as a guest interviewer as he visits one of the most creative and challenging artistic double-acts in Britain - Gilbert and George, to discuss free artworks, beards, living sculpture and how the pair first met. Back in the studio Wolf Alice are the show's first musical guests as they perform the first single from their new album.
Episode 2
29 mins
Nikki Bedi is joined in the studio by guests, writer and broadcaster Ekow Eshun and Professor Sarah Churchwell from the University of London. Together they will cast a critical eye over the week's offerings from the world of arts, culture and media. Among the topics discussed will be the connections between American art and American sport and new U.S. TV Series The Deuce. The woman known as the "female Banksy" - secretive street artist Bambi - goes on an exclusive, after-hours tour of the new exhibition of the works of influential Haitian-American artist Jean Michel Basquiat. John Wilson interviews Carlos Acosta about his new Cuban ballet academy and forthcoming UK tour. Arch-popsters Sparks perform live in the studio.
Episode 3
29 mins
BBC Media Editor Amol Rajan hosts this week's edition of the show. The former editor of The Independent is joined in the studio by broadcaster and journalist Bidisha, historian Kate Williams and associate editor of The Stage Mark Shenton. First, Amol travels to Chicester to talk to Sir Ian McKellen about his title role in Jonathan Munby's striking adaptation of King Lear, his career and future plans. John Wilson interviews Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling about the eagerly-anticipated Blade Runner 2049 - the long-awaited follow-up to Ridley Scott's seminal Science Fiction thriller. Australian musician and comedian Tim Minchin is the final guest and Amol talks to him about his new-found role as an author of children's books before Tim performs his song "When I Grow Up", taken from the stage-play version of Roald Dahl's "Matilda".
Episode 4
29 mins
Giles Coren returns to the presenting chair for a Scandinavian tinged edition of the arts and culture review show. Giles is joined in the studio by guests, writer and broadcaster Rachel Johnson and comedy writer John O'Farrell. They will be discussing political satire, Rachel's brother Boris Johnson and two political satires from James Graham which are running in London theatres. Graham is interviewed about the plays, his work in film and television and politics in general. Kirsty Lang interviews Michael Fassbender about his starring role in the film adaptation of Jo Nesbø's novel The Snowman and his acting career from Band of Brothers to 12 Years A Slave. Samira Ahmed then interviews Kate Winslet about her role in another new film set in snowy climes, the romance-disaster film The Mountain Between Us. Back in the studio Giles, Rachel and John review Channel 4's Danish crime drama Norskov and ask if the British public have had their fill of the Scandi-Noir genre. Norwegian songstress Susanne Sundfør performs live in the studio.
Episode 5
29 mins
Nikki Bedi and guests review arts events. Darcey Bussell celebrates the legacy of her mentor Kenneth MacMillan. Stig Abell talks to author Philip Pullman about his new book and Ghostpoet performs live.
Episode 6
29 mins
Mary Beard hosts the show, touring the Roman Singularity exhibition. Artist Nathan Coley interviews architect Kengo Kuma. David Gilmour talks about his concert at Pompeii and performs live in the studio.
Episode 7
29 mins
Giles Coren hosts an Agatha Christie themed edition. Kenneth Branagh talks about his version of Murder on the Orient Express (2017). Nikki Bedi reports on an immersive version of a Christie classic. Father John Misty performs live.
Episode 8
30 mins
A special edition profiling the 4 artists on the shortlist for the 2017 Turner Prize. Presenter Brenda Emmanus meets up with Maureen Lipman for a tour of the exhibition. The panel in the studio discuss the shortlist.