Series 2

2015-06-19 · 30m

Andrew Marr champions some great Renaissance dramatists who aren't Shakespeare.

2015-07-03 · 30m

Model and actress Lily Cole explores whether children inhibit or enhance an artistic life.

2015-07-17 · 30m

Broadcaster Samira Ahmed takes a look at photography, both historically and in the present day.

2015-07-24 · 30m

Martha Lane Fox explores how the west's two cultures - science and arts - work together.

2015-07-31 · 30m

Richard Wilson looks at Samuel Beckett, speaking to Ian McKellen and Hugo Weaving.

2015-09-25 · 30m

Irvine Welsh goes to Edinburgh to see what effect the Scottish referendum had on the arts.

2015-10-02 · 30m

Hofesh Shechter explores how embarrassment can be rich territory for artistic exploration.

2015-10-09 · 30m

Ben Okri explores the transformative effect of the prize on the career of its recipients.

2015-10-16 · 30m

BBC arts editor Will Gompertz investigates the thriving art market.

2015-10-23 · 30m

Lynn Barber considers the idea of taking risks in art.

2015-10-30 · 30m

Spoken word artist George the Poet explores the heritage and future of black culture.

2015-11-06 · 30m

Josie Rourke looks at the changing idea of the hero in contemporary culture.

2015-11-13 · 30m

Clara Amfo, one of BBC Radio 1's rising stars, looks at how the fame industry works.

2015-11-20 · 30m

Artist Edmund de Waal looks at the theme of memory and art.

2015-11-27 · 30m

Kwasi Kwarteng looks at how the British Empire impacted on art and literature.

2015-12-04 · 30m

Ana Matronic explores how robots are taking over mainstream culture.

2015-12-11 · 30m

Chris Dercon talks to world-famous celebrity photographer Juergen Teller.