The Culture Show

Season 0, Episode 45

Episode Title: Steve McQueen: Are You Sitting Uncomfortably?: A Culture Show Special

Air Date: 2014-01-24

Overview:

To coincide with the release of 12 Years a Slave, this Culture Show special, presented by Mark Kermode, looks at the history and culture of slavery. The subject of slavery has inspired director Steve McQueen's film, which is based on the true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was sold into slavery in the 1840s.