The Culture Show

Season 16, Episode 26

Episode Title: Episode 26: London

Air Date: 2012-03-10

Overview:

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 taught at the Borough Polytechnic in the 1940's. Writer Alan Bissett talks to Irvine Welsh about punk literature and his new book Skagboys. Arlene Phillips explores the theatrical experience Reasons to Dance. Clemency Burton-Hill meets American composer, and protege of Philip Glass, Nico Muhly. Mark Kermode chats to musical hero Kevin Rowland about the return of Dexys Midnight Runners. The Culture Show journeys with the Red Note Ensemble, combining Bangra and Bach, on their tour of the Hebrides.