Artsnight
Artsnight: Season 2

Air Date

June 19, 2015

Episodes

18 episodes

Artsnight

Season 2

Episodes

Andrew Marr

1. Andrew Marr

June 19, 2015
30 min

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

Lily Cole

2. Lily Cole

July 3, 2015
30 min

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

Lynn Barber

3. Lynn Barber

July 10, 2015
30 min

Journalist Lynn Barber takes over editorial control to explore the world of artist Doug Aitken.

Samira Ahmed

4. Samira Ahmed

July 17, 2015
30 min

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

Martha Lane Fox

5. Martha Lane Fox

July 24, 2015
30 min

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

Richard Wilson

6. Richard Wilson

July 31, 2015
30 min

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

Irvine Welsh

7. Irvine Welsh

September 25, 2015
30 min

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

Hofesh Shechter

8. Hofesh Shechter

October 2, 2015
30 min

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

Ben Okri

9. Ben Okri

October 9, 2015
30 min

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

Will Gompertz

10. Will Gompertz

October 16, 2015
30 min

BBC arts editor Will Gompertz investigates the thriving art market.

Lynn Barber

11. Lynn Barber

October 23, 2015
30 min

Lynn Barber considers the idea of taking risks in art.

George the Poet

12. George the Poet

October 30, 2015
30 min

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

Josie Rourke

13. Josie Rourke

November 6, 2015
30 min

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

Clara Amfo

14. Clara Amfo

November 13, 2015
30 min

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

Edmund de Waal

15. Edmund de Waal

November 20, 2015
30 min

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

Kwasi Kwarteng

16. Kwasi Kwarteng

November 27, 2015
30 min

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

Ana Matronic

17. Ana Matronic

December 4, 2015
30 min

Ana Matronic explores how robots are taking over mainstream culture.

Juergen Teller - Fame, Fashion and Photography

18. Juergen Teller - Fame, Fashion and Photography

December 11, 2015
30 min

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

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