About this season
An art magazine show guest-edited by a different personality each week.
Episodes (18)
1. Andrew Marr
Aired 19 June 2015 • 30 min
Andrew Marr champions some great Renaissance dramatists who aren't Shakespeare.
2. Lily Cole
Aired 3 July 2015 • 30 min
Model and actress Lily Cole explores whether children inhibit or enhance an artistic life.
3. Lynn Barber
Aired 10 July 2015 • 30 min
Journalist Lynn Barber takes over editorial control to explore the world of artist Doug Aitken.
4. Samira Ahmed
Aired 17 July 2015 • 30 min
Broadcaster Samira Ahmed takes a look at photography, both historically and in the present day.
5. Martha Lane Fox
Aired 24 July 2015 • 30 min
Martha Lane Fox explores how the west's two cultures - science and arts - work together.
6. Richard Wilson
Aired 31 July 2015 • 30 min
Richard Wilson looks at Samuel Beckett, speaking to Ian McKellen and Hugo Weaving.
7. Irvine Welsh
Aired 25 September 2015 • 30 min
Irvine Welsh goes to Edinburgh to see what effect the Scottish referendum had on the arts.
8. Hofesh Shechter
Aired 2 October 2015 • 30 min
Hofesh Shechter explores how embarrassment can be rich territory for artistic exploration.
9. Ben Okri
Aired 9 October 2015 • 30 min
Ben Okri explores the transformative effect of the prize on the career of its recipients.
10. Will Gompertz
Aired 16 October 2015 • 30 min
BBC arts editor Will Gompertz investigates the thriving art market.
11. Lynn Barber
Aired 23 October 2015 • 30 min
Lynn Barber considers the idea of taking risks in art.
12. George the Poet
Aired 30 October 2015 • 30 min
Spoken word artist George the Poet explores the heritage and future of black culture.
13. Josie Rourke
Aired 6 November 2015 • 30 min
Josie Rourke looks at the changing idea of the hero in contemporary culture.
14. Clara Amfo
Aired 13 November 2015 • 30 min
Clara Amfo, one of BBC Radio 1's rising stars, looks at how the fame industry works.
15. Edmund de Waal
Aired 20 November 2015 • 30 min
Artist Edmund de Waal looks at the theme of memory and art.
16. Kwasi Kwarteng
Aired 27 November 2015 • 30 min
Kwasi Kwarteng looks at how the British Empire impacted on art and literature.
17. Ana Matronic
Aired 4 December 2015 • 30 min
Ana Matronic explores how robots are taking over mainstream culture.
18. Juergen Teller - Fame, Fashion and Photography
Aired 11 December 2015 • 30 min
Chris Dercon talks to world-famous celebrity photographer Juergen Teller.