The Culture Show
Season 18 Episode 16 - Episode 16: Samuel Johnson Prize 2013
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2004
News, Documentary
The Culture Show reviews the six shortlisted books for Britain's most prestigious award for nonfiction and asks which book will win the coveted prize. The list has never been more eclectic or thought provoking, spanning poetry to politics, taking in our relationship with Roman Britain but also modern Afghanistan, even raising questions about how we commemorate our war dead and why we need bumblebees. The reviewers this year are all former judges of the prize including literary critic and author Diana Athill and journalist Jim Naughtie. Meanwhile publisher Jamie Byng explains why it's never been a more exciting time for nonfiction and gives his verdict on which book deserves to win.
Episodes in Season 18
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Episode 1: Maxine Peake - Performance, Protest and Peterloo
2
Episode 2: Who Are You Calling an African Artist?
3
Episode 3: The Unstoppable Thomas Heatherwick
4
Episode 4: Venice - A Tale of Two Cities
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Episode 5: The Culture Show at Edinburgh: Leonardo da Vinci - The Anatomist
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Episode 6: The Culture Show at Edinburgh: Funny Women
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Episode 7: The Culture Show at Edinburgh: Happy Birthday Traverse
8
Episode 8: YouTube - The Future of TV?
9
Episode 9: The People's Palace
10
Episode 10: A Portrait of Jonathan Yeo
11
Episode 11: Northern Soul - Keep the Faith
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Episode 12: Jon Ronson meets Malcolm Gladwell - Beware the Underdog
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Episode 13: Sylvie Guillem - Force of Nature
14
Episode 14: A Night at the London Film Festival
15
Episode 15: The Art of Chinese Painting
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Episode 16: Samuel Johnson Prize 2013
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Episode 18: Wars of the Heart
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Episode 19: Gaga - The Mother Monster
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Episode 20: Paul Smith -These Are a Few of My Favourite Things
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Episode 21: Vicky Featherstone - All Change at the Royal Court
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Episode 22: Derry Londonderry - A New Chapter
23
Episode 23: Lego - The Building Blocks of Architecture
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Episode 24: Damon Albarn - Solo
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Episode 25: Forget the Oscars, Here are the Kermodes
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Episode 26: Henri Matisse - A Cut Above the Rest
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Episode 27: Tony Parsons - The Art of Boxing
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