Coming from the 60th anniversary celebrations for the Festival of Britain where Nancy Durrant talks to Tracey Emin about her new show at the Hayward. Also, Andrew Graham-Dixon travels north to the new Hepworth Wakefield exhibition space des…

Hugh Laurie was best known for playing bumbling British toffs until he reinvented his onscreen persona in the role of House MD, and became the highest paid actor in the world. One skill that features throughout his meteoric career is a faci…

Fronted by Andrew Graham-Dixon, this week's Culture Show comes from the recently revamped Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, and ranges from sci-fi to psychopaths, with Shakespeare, singing, art, hip-hop, design and new media…

Andrew Graham-Dixon presents The Culture Show featuring David Attenborough on British painter John Craxton; actor turned director Philip Seymour Hoffman on his new film Jack Goes Boating and Alan Hollinghurst on his latest novel The Strange…

Andrew Graham-Dixon presents from the 2011 Manchester International Festival featuring new plays by Victoria Wood and Johnny Vegas, music from Bjork and Damon Albarn, and performance artist Marina Abramovic.

Sue Perkins presents the first of three programmes featuring highlights from 2011's Edinburgh Festival. Marc Almond tells us about his acting role in a new musical play, Ten Plagues; AS Byatt talks about her latest novel prior to her appear…

Sue Perkins presents the second of three programmes featuring highlights from 2011's Edinburgh Festival. Clemency Burton-Hill takes a look at multi-media theatre production, The Wind Up Bird Chronicle based on Haruki Murakami's cult novel;…

Sue Perkins presents the final Culture Show from Edinburgh with all the highlights from this year's Festival, including an exhibition of portraits of the Queen, featuring artists such as Lucian Freud, Andy Warhol and Annie Leibovitz.

Hilary Mantel is one of Britain's most arresting and original writers. In this intimate and exclusive profile, the Booker Prize-winning author of Wolf Hall talks about her childhood in the north of England, her battles with debilitating ill…

Andrew Graham-Dixon visits the new Firstsite Gallery in Colchester, Mark Kermode talks to Lars Von Trier about his new film Melancholia and Alastair Sooke meets American artist Frank Stella at his first major show here for 25 years. The in…

Andrew Graham-Dixon talks to ceramicist Grayson Perry, Simon Armitage marks National Poetry Day, Mark Kermode meets director Lynne Ramsay to discuss her latest film We Need to Talk About Kevin, and there's a look at the work of Gerhard Rich…

This week The Culture Show comes from Frieze Art Fair with Andrew Graham-Dixon and Alastair Sooke. Artist Ryan Gander talks to Christian Jankowski about his Frieze project - a luxury yacht, Sarfraz Manzoor meets Anahita Razmi to discuss he…

Andrew Graham-Dixon presents the weekly arts magazine show, featuring a look at the extraordinary art of Edward Burra; an interview with Sofie Grabol, star of cult Danish detective series The Killing; the latest novel by bestselling Japanes…

For tonight's half-hour Culture Show Special on the Man Booker Prize 2011, Tim Samuels visits the Scottish village of Comrie and asks the locals for their verdict on this year's Booker Prize shortlist. Shortlisted authors Carol Birch, Step…

The Culture Show comes from the Gothic mansion Two Temple Place as it opens its door for the first time. Andrew Graham-Dixon looks at King George V's photographic collection of Scott and Shackleton's Antarctic expeditions, while Simon Thur…

To mark the publication of Keith Richards' autobiography, Life, this Culture Show special looks at the life of the man with five strings and nine lives. In a candid interview he chats to Andrew Graham-Dixon about his childhood in Dartford, …

In tribute to the late British designer Sir Terence Conran, a repeat of a programme first shown in 2011. Alan Yentob talks to his hero Sir Terence Conran, perhaps one of Britain’s greatest designers, about the revolutionary transformation …

An examination of the role of art therapy in the rehabilitation of ex-servicemen suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Tim Samuels meets veterans of recent British conflicts in the Falklands, the Persian Gulf and Northern Ireland,…

Andrew Graham-Dixon looks back at the cultural the highlights of the year. Sir David Attenborough celebrates neglected artist John Craxton. Alan Yentob interviews Gerhard Richter and Alastair Sooke meets Tony Cragg, one of the finest Briti…

Andrew Graham-Dixon visits the new Lucian Freud exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. Mark Kermode talks movies with author Geoff Dyer whose new book is based on the Russian cult classic 'Stalker', Charlie Luxton explores the churche…

Andrew Marr interviews David Hockney, widely considered to be Britain's best-loved living artist, about his exhibition A Bigger Picture at the Royal Academy, made up of works depicting the landscape of his native Yorkshire.

Andrew Graham-Dixon presents the latest edition of The Culture Show from Glasgow, featuring the National Theatre of Scotland's new adaptation of The Wicker Man. As a major new Picasso exhibition opens at Tate Britain, Alastair Sooke looks …

Turner Prize winner Jeremy Deller is one of the most unconventional of contemporary artists. He is best known for his collaborative projects with everyone from striking miners to Manic Street Preachers. As he prepares for a major exhibitio…

Andrew Graham-Dixon tells us what intrigues him about flamboyant Victorian architect and designer Augustus Pugin who celebrates his 200th anniversary this year; Mark Kermode celebrates Spanish and Latin American cinema with his highlights f…

Andrew Graham-Dixon goes on a date with Florence Welch to discuss the influence of Renaissance art on her music. Alastair Sooke meets art duo Gilbert and George, while Mark Kermode talks to Italian director Paolo Sorrentino about his new f…

Alastair Sooke travels to Derbyshire to meet sculptor Anthony Caro as he prepares for a retrospective at Chatsworth House. Art critic Richard Cork meets Sarah Rose, an avid collector of David Bomberg's work and that of the artists he taugh…

There are more images of Elizabeth II than any other historical figure, but how to paint a queen is one of the trickiest of artistic challenges. Alastair Sooke looks at the depiction of Britain's female rulers, from Mary Tudor and Elizabeth…

Alastair Sooke goes behind-the-scenes of the Royal Academy's 244th Summer Exhibition, the biggest open-submission contemporary art show in the world. He selects artists he hopes will make it through the tough judging process and hears about…