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Best of the Year

Andrew Graham-Dixon reviews the highlights of 2011, including Sir David Attenborough celebrating artist John Craxton and Alan Yentob interviewing Gerhard Richter.

Andrew Graham-Dixon looks back at the cultural the highlights of the year.

Sir David Attenborough celebrates neglected artist John Craxton. Alan Yentob interviews Gerhard Richter and Alastair Sooke meets Tony Cragg, one of the finest British sculptors of his generation.

Andrew Graham-Dixon gets a tour of Grayson Perry's latest works and visits 2011's newest gallery, the Wakefield Hepworth. All this and Damon Albarn's English opera, Sue Perkins interviewing American humorist David Sedaris, PJ Harvey on her Mercury-prize winning album and Tom Dyckhoff has a rare interview with architect Frank Gehry.

Plus film critic, Mark Kermode on the year's best films.

1 hour

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Role Contributor
Presenter Andrew Graham-Dixon
Reporter David Attenborough
Reporter Alan Yentob
Reporter Alastair Sooke
Reporter Sue Perkins
Reporter Mark Kermode
Reporter Tom Dyckhoff
Participant Grayson Perry
Participant David Sedaris
Series Producer Pauline Law
Series Editor Janet Lee

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