2015 • 18 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1 • Jun 19, 2015
Andrew Marr champions some great Renaissance dramatists who aren't Shakespeare.
Episode 2 • Jul 03, 2015
Model and actress Lily Cole explores whether children inhibit or enhance an artistic life.
Episode 3 • Jul 10, 2015
Journalist Lynn Barber takes over editorial control to explore the world of artist Doug Aitken.
Episode 4 • Jul 17, 2015
Broadcaster Samira Ahmed takes a look at photography, both historically and in the present day.
Episode 5 • Jul 24, 2015
Martha Lane Fox explores how the west's two cultures - science and arts - work together.
Episode 6 • Jul 31, 2015
Richard Wilson looks at Samuel Beckett, speaking to Ian McKellen and Hugo Weaving.
Episode 7 • Sep 25, 2015
Irvine Welsh goes to Edinburgh to see what effect the Scottish referendum had on the arts.
Episode 8 • Oct 02, 2015
Hofesh Shechter explores how embarrassment can be rich territory for artistic exploration.
Episode 9 • Oct 09, 2015
Ben Okri explores the transformative effect of the prize on the career of its recipients.
Episode 10 • Oct 16, 2015
BBC arts editor Will Gompertz investigates the thriving art market.
Episode 11 • Oct 23, 2015
Lynn Barber considers the idea of taking risks in art.
Episode 12 • Oct 30, 2015
Spoken word artist George the Poet explores the heritage and future of black culture.
Episode 13 • Nov 06, 2015
Josie Rourke looks at the changing idea of the hero in contemporary culture.
Episode 14 • Nov 13, 2015
Clara Amfo, one of BBC Radio 1's rising stars, looks at how the fame industry works.
Episode 15 • Nov 20, 2015
Artist Edmund de Waal looks at the theme of memory and art.
Episode 16 • Nov 27, 2015
Kwasi Kwarteng looks at how the British Empire impacted on art and literature.
Episode 17 • Dec 04, 2015
Ana Matronic explores how robots are taking over mainstream culture.
Episode 18 • Dec 11, 2015
Chris Dercon talks to world-famous celebrity photographer Juergen Teller.