Inside Culture
2020 · 30m · Talk · Documentary
How does the art we consume reflect the times we live in? A topical look at the latest film, TV, music, books and theatre - through the eyes of their creators and their audiences.
Episodes
3. Episode 330m · Mary inhabits the worlds of architecture and fashion to analyse how we live now, during a pandemic, and fulfils a 40-year-long dream of reuniting the cast of renowned 1970s BBC drama I, Claudius.▶4. Episode 430m · Mary examines what the future holds for museums post-lockdown, venturing out of her study to the British Museum to take on the role of museum guide.▶5. Episode 530m · Mary talks to award-winning filmmaker and Turner Prize winning artist Steve McQueen, discussing his views on growing up in London and his new BBC One anthology series Small Axe.More Like This
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