The Culture Show S10E06 · Episode 6

Overview

Former Baltimore police reporter David Simon , creator of acclaimed US cop show The Wire, accounts for its impact. With the upcoming Proms featuring many of Vaughan Williams 's key works, Verity Sharp explores his musical legacy on the 50th anniversary of his death. Lauren Laverne and Mark Kermode present.

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1. 1 1. Episode 12008-06-03Lauren Laverne and Mark Kermode return to present a new run of the arts show, which this week joins Ricky Gervais on set in America as he directs his first feature film This Side
2. 2 2. Episode 22008-06-10Lauren Laverne and Mark Kermode host the arts show, tonight featuring 27-year-old Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel , some striking land art along the M8 motorway in Scotland,
3. 3 3. Episode 32008-06-17Vic Reeves visits Folkestone to find out whether its inaugural triennial, previewing new works by artists like Tracey Emin and Mark Wallinger , can breathe new life into the town.
4. 4 4. Episode 42008-06-24Mark Kermode interviews film director Nick Roeg, who turns 80 in August, and whose new film Puffball, based on the novel by Fay Weldon , has so far been panned by critics in advanc
5. 5 5. Episode 52008-07-01London. In the spirit of Orwellian dread, ex-Celebrity Big Brother housemate Germaine Greer chairs a book group comprising former Big Brother contestants to consider George Orwell
6. 6 6. Episode 62008-07-08Former Baltimore police reporter David Simon , creator of acclaimed US cop show The Wire, accounts for its impact. With the upcoming Proms featuring many of Vaughan Williams 's ke
7. 7 7. Episode 72008-07-15Lauren Laverne interviews David Simon, creator of the acclaimed US cop show The Wire on why he breaks all the rules of television writing. Art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon risks a s
8. 8 8. Episode 82008-07-22Mark Kermode accompanies film director Terence Davies back to his native Liverpool, and Lauren Laverne gets a tutorial in Afrobeat from Nigerian drummer Tony Allen. Andrew Graham -
9. 9 9. Episode 92008-07-29Lauren Laverne quizzes mod father Paul Weller about his new album and turning 50; Andrew Graham-Dixon gains privileged access to the Vasari Corridor in Florence, which is 1km long
10. 10 10. Episode 102008-08-05Verity Sharp goes behind the scenes of Metallica's tour of Norway, and Andrew Graham-Dixon gets a rare opportunity to view Florence's Vasari Corridor and its huge collection of sel
11. 11 11. The Edinburgh Festival Show2008-08-13Lauren Laverne presents the first of three shows from Edinburgh covering the highlights from the Festival and Fringe. The show comes from the Pleasance Courtyard, right at the hea
12. 12 12. The Edinburgh Festival Show 22008-09-19Lauren Laverne presents the second of three shows from Edinburgh covering the highlights from the Festival and Fringe. On the show tonight is a preview of 365, the new work by The
13. 13 13. The Edinburgh Festival Show 32008-08-26Lauren Laverne presents the last in the series of shows covering the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe. Coming from the Pleasance Courtyard, right in the middle of all the Edinburgh ac