The Culture Show - 2008/2009
The best of the week's arts and culture news, covering books, art, film, architecture and more
The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Episode 1
New series of the arts and culture programme, presented by Lauren Laverne. We follow Ricky Gervais in America as he directs his first ever feature film - This Side of the Truth.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Episode 10
Verity Sharp on rock behemoths Metallica as she joins the band in Norway. Andrew Graham-Dixon is in Florence to visit the Vasari Corridor collection of self-portraits.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Episode 14
The series is back for a new winter run. Andrew Graham-Dixon looks into the controversial debate about two works by Titian in the National Gallery of Scotland.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Episode 15
Angelina Jolie talks to Mark Kermode about her film Changeling, Tom Hunter highlights the beauty of Titian's works and Sir Paul McCartney presents his new album Electric Arguments.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Episode 16
Michael Sheen talks about his forthcoming role as David Frost in Ron Howard's film Frost/Nixon while Sir Tom Jones takes on The Culture Show's busking challenge.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Episode 18
Lauren Laverne, Mark Kermode and Andrew Graham-Dixon look at back at the highlights of the Culture Show in 2008. Includes an interview with the late Anthony Minghella.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Episode 2
Arts magazine. Young Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel, the Scottish landscape as art, Ricky Gervais's directorial debut, music from Elbow with Richard Hawley, plus film news.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Episode 20
Lauren Laverne and Mark Kermode are back with another edition of the show, featuring a unique screening of Danny Boyle's film Slumdog Millionaire.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Episode 21
Featuring an interview with Roberto Saviano, a masterclass in creating cult TV from Ed Burns, and backstage with Armando Iannucci. Plus, a report from 125th street in Harlem.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Episode 22
The Culture Show comes from the Old Fruitmarket in the heart of Glasgow's Merchant City, one of the main venues in the city's Celtic Connections festival.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Episode 23
There's a rare TV interview with pianist Alfred Brendel, who reveals a passion for the later films of Luis Bunuel, and Greg Dyke turns reporter to try to uncover the secret of HBO.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Episode 24
On the tenth anniversary of Heat magazine, Mark Kermode and Miranda Sawyer go head to head on the merits of Heat and celebrity culture in general.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Episode 25
As the Oscars approach, the Culture Show brings an alternative: the Kermode Awards. With no tearful winners or embarrassing speeches, the Kermodes are the antidote to the Oscars.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Episode 26
Lauren Laverne travels to Dublin to interview the world's biggest rock band - U2. The band have a new album out in March and a global tour is expected this summer.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Episode 27
Lauren Laverne presents from the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts in Gateshead. Alastair Sooke meets Yoko Ono and Roberto Saviano examines media portrayals of the mafia.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Episode 28
Cultural highlights programme featuring Seattle band Fleet Foxes and original punk poet John Cooper Clarke, and a look at Tate Modern's exhibition of Russian constructivist art.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Episode 3
The Folkestone Triennial launches, previewing new works by artists like Tracy Emin. Tom Dyckhoff visits Morecambe's re-opened Midland Hotel. With Lauren Laverne and Mark Kermode.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Episode 30
The show comes from the Whitechapel Art Gallery in east London, which is due to re-open after a 13-million-pound restoration. Plus, an interview with singer-songwriter Will Oldham.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Episode 4
Film director Nic Roeg gives a rare inteview. The writers behind Peep Show Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong tell us about their influences. Music is from Brazilian band CSS.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Episode 5
Celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of George Orwell's 1984 with ex Big Brother contestants, with discussion of new documentary Man on Wire and music from The Raconteurs.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Episode 6
Lauren Laverne and Mark Kermode present a mix of classical music, contemporary art and show the first iconic buildings of the 21st century. Features artist Steve McQueen.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Episode 7
Lauren Laverne gets an exclusive TV interview with David Simon creator, executive producer and lead writer of HBO's cult TV series The Wire.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Episode 8
Arts show. Mark Kermode takes Terence Davies, director of Of Time and the City, back to his native Liverpool, while Lauren Laverne meets legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Episode 9
Arts programme. Andrew Graham-Dixon visits the Cy Twombly exhibition, while Mark Kermode talks to controversial theatre director Katie Mitchell and reviews the week's films.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Martin Freeman Goes to Motown
A Culture Show special marking the 50th anniversary of Motown Records. Actor and fan Martin Freeman meets the men and women who played a part in Motown's success.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Metallica: A Culture Show Special
Hard rock giants Metallica grant Verity Sharp intimate behind the scenes access and revealing interviews in Norway during their summer tour of Europe.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Picasso - A Culture Show Special
Special edition on the life and work of Pablo Picasso. Andrew Graham-Dixon is in Paris, where Picasso spent much of his life.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - Strictly Baz: A Culture Show Special
Director Baz Luhrmann talks to Mark Kermode about his next film Australia, a 130 million dollar epic set in northern Australia on the eve of World War II.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - The Culture Show Goes To China
Miranda Sawyer and Tom Dyckhoff visit Shanghai and Beijing to meet the artists, musicians, photographers and architects who are shaping the fastest changing culture in the world.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - The Edinburgh Festival Show
Lauren Laverne presents highlights from the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe. Miranda Sawyer meets Tracey Emin, while Tim Samuels tours the city's venues.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - The Edinburgh Festival Show 2
Lauren Laverne presents highlights from the festival. A profile of 365, the new work by The National Theatre of Scotland. Lauren is also joined by novelist Chuck Palahniuk.
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The Culture Show - 2008/2009 - The Edinburgh Festival Show 3
Lauren Laverne presents the last in the series of shows covering the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe with guests comedian Joan Rivers and choreographer Matthew Bourne.
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