麻豆约拍

Modigliani, Costa Book Awards shortlists, John Lithgow

The announcement of the Costa Book Awards shortlists and Modigliani reviewed.

• 30 mins

James Bolam on Rodney Bewes, Gilbert & George, Marnie the opera

Actor James Bolam talks about his Likely Lads co-star, Rodney Bewes, who died yesterday.

• 30 mins

Inua Ellams on Barber Shop Chronicles, Battle of the Sexes, Charles Causley, Godless

Inua Ellams on his play Barber Shop Chronicles. Plus a review of TV drama Godless.

• 30 mins

Benjamin Clementine performs live

Benjamin Clementine, Oscar Wilde's Women, and David LaChapelle.

• 30 mins

Joyce DiDonato, European Capital of Culture, Puppets in theatre

Soprano Joyce DiDonato on tackling the vocal pyrotechnics of Rossini.

• 30 mins

Chinese characters on TV, Actor James Franco, Sports Book of the Year

James Franco on new film The Disaster Artist about 'the Citizen Kane of bad films'.

• 30 mins

Amy Sherman-Palladino, Hollywood Film Awards Season, Costume Workers

Screenwriter Amy Sherman-Palladino on her new TV comedy drama, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

• 30 mins

Sir Michael Parkinson, Wonder, A Christmas Carol

Michael Parkinson's American Songbook, review of Wonder, adaptations of A Christmas Carol.

• 30 mins

Cecilia Bartoli, The Face, Louis CK film

Cecilia Bartoli and Sol Gabetta on their album intertwining voice and cello, Dolce Duello.

• 30 mins

Stronger, Shashi Kapoor, Douglas Henshall, Tokio Myers

Jake Gyllenhaal in Stronger, the true story of a victim of the Boston Marathon bombing.

• 30 mins

Claire Foy, Bryan Hymel, Film Heritage

Claire Foy on playing the Queen in The Crown.

• 30 mins

Jonathan Yeo, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Designing awards

Portrait painter Jonathan Yeo makes his first sculpture using virtual reality.

• 30 mins

Christopher Nolan, Guys and Dolls, City of Culture 2021

Christopher Nolan, director of Inception and The Dark Knight, looks back at his career.

• 30 mins

Vanessa Redgrave, Imperium, French African artefacts, Sally Rooney

Vanessa Redgrave looks back over her long and varied career, and Imperium at the RSC.

• 30 mins

The Bette Davis/Joan Crawford Feud, The Twilight Zone, A Snow Poem

The Bette Davis/Joan Crawford Feud series, The Twilight Zone on stage and a snow poem.

• 30 mins

Christmas TV, Theatre from the Calais Jungle, Protecting live music.

Staying in or going out? Festive TV reviewed. And how live music venues could be protected

• 30 mins

Kazuo Ishiguro

The winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature talks to John Wilson.

• 30 mins

Emma Rice, John Boyega, Laura Ingalls Wilder

Theatre director Emma Rice discusses her final production at Shakespeare's Globe.

• 30 mins

The Hayward Gallery reopening, Emily Wilson, The art of literary translation

Emily Wilson, the art of literary translation, the Hayward Gallery reopening.

• 30 mins

The League Of Gentlemen, Gina Yashere, Jenny Eclair, Arthur C Clarke's Mysterious World

As The League of Gentlemen returns we ask how much has the climate for comedy changed?

• 30 mins

Mavis Staples, Carmen Maria Machado, Christmas ghost stories

Mavis Staples, Carmen Maria Machado and Christmas ghost stories.

• 30 mins

James Norton, Independent Magazines, New Jungle Book Musical

James Norton on McMafia, Independent magazines, Joe Stilgoe on the new Jungle Book musical

• 30 mins

Jodie Foster, Molly's Game, Christmas film round-up, Hamilton, Imtiaz Dharker

Jodie Foster on directing Black Mirror, The Hamilton phenomenon, Christmas film round-up.

• 30 mins

Emily Watson, Older women on screen, Christmas songs

Emily Watson on the new TV adaptation of Little Women, and older women on screen.

• 30 mins

Christmas Party with Jon Culshaw, Josie Lawrence, Austentatious, Patience Agbabi, Inua Ellams and Steve Edis

Games and performances including impressions, improvised song and poetry readings.

• 30 mins

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman on his career-defining performance as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour.

• 30 mins

Incredible! The unstoppable rise of the comic book superhero

They dominate the box office. Just why are we turning to comic books for today's heroes?

• 30 mins

Vic and Bob, Angela Gheorghiu, Theatre ghost stories

Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer on their return to TV, plus opera star Angela Gheorghiu.

• 30 mins

Kay Mellor, Frankenstein, Swimming with Men

Kay Mellor on her new ITV drama Girlfriends.

• 30 mins

Making Culture At 麻豆约拍

How arts organisations root themselves in their local communities.

• 30 mins