Main content

Artsnight Episodes

  1. 2016 The Year of King Lear

    A look at why King Lear resonates so deeply with contemporary audiences.

  2. The Brilliance of Design

    Artsnight celebrates top designers as The Design Museum opens its new home in London.

  3. What has the Turner Prize ever done for us?

    Waldemar Januszczak looks back over three decades of the Turner Prize.

  4. Michael Palin Meets Jan Morris

    Veteran broadcaster Michael Palin interviews the legendary travel writer Jan Morris.

  5. Meg Rossoff on Art and the Unconscious Mind

    Novelist Meg Rosoff explores the relationship between art and the unconscious mind.

  6. Val McDermid on Truth and Fiction

    Scottish crime writer, Val McDermid, explores the relationship between truth and fiction.

  7. Paul Mason on Can the West Survive?

    In the face of challenges to global order, Paul Mason asks if the west can survive.

  8. 23/07/2016 GMT

    David Baddiel heads to New York to explore Thomas Carlyle's 19th Century Great Man theory.

  9. Why Does Contemporary Art Matter?

    Sir Nicholas Serota, director of the Tate art museums in the UK, presents Artsnight.

  10. Ryan Gander: How To Live The Creative Life

    For his edition of Artsnight, Ryan Gander proposes that everyone can be a creative artist.

  11. Andrew Graham-Dixon Goes Public

    A cross-section of British society reveals what it thinks about famous public artworks.

  12. Thurston Moore on Punk

    Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth explores the music of punk rock.

  13. Honesty

    Leading neurosurgeon Henry Marsh interviews Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard.

  14. Lynn Barber: The Battle To Stay Happy

    Lynn Barber meets two successful comedians Rob Delaney and Ruby Wax.

  15. George The Poet on Black Culture

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

  16. Nina Conti: Masks and Art

    Comedian Nina Conti explores how masks allow us to step out of our psychological skins.

  17. Edmund de Waal: Memory and Art

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

  18. Fame, Fashion and Photography

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

  19. Kwasi Kwarteng on Empire

    British politician and historian Kwasi Kwarteng guest curates this episode of Artsnight.

  20. Will Gompertz

    麻豆社 arts editor Will Gompertz investigates the thriving art market.

  21. Ana Matronic on Robot Invasion

    Ana Matronic explores how robots are taking over mainstream culture.

  22. Richard Wilson on Samuel Beckett

    Richard Wilson travels to Enniskillen for the 2015 International Beckett Festival.

  23. Martha Lane Fox on Art and Science

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

  24. Samira Ahmed: Photography

    Broadcaster Samira Ahmed takes editorial control and looks at photography.

  25. Lily Cole: The Pram in the Hall

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

  26. Not Shakespeare

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

  27. Low Culture

    Fleet Street legend Lynn Barber presents the third episode of this new arts series.

  28. High Culture

    Armando Ianucci looks afresh at high culture - poetry, classical music and fine art.

  29. Berlin

    Chris Dercon, director of Tate Modern, takes the helm of Artsnight.

  30. 14/01/2017 GMT

    Alistair Sooke celebrates the protean genius of artist Robert Rauschenberg.