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The Worst Episodes of Artsnight

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The Worst Episodes of Artsnight

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Artsnight Season 1 Episode 1 - Maxine Peake
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    #1 - Maxine Peake

    S1:E1

    Acclaimed actor Maxine Peake takes over editorial control, 'curating' the opening episode. Celebrating voices marginalised by mainstream culture, Maxine talks to the most controversial band in Britain, Sleaford Mods. She discusses the role of women and television with an all-female panel, including W1A's Jessica Hynes, and she explores the life and legacy of Salford's Shelagh Delaney, the writer who helped inspire Coronation Street and the Smiths.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Artsnight Season 1 Episode 2 - Lynn Barber
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    #2 - Lynn Barber

    S1:E2

    Sunday Times journalist Lynn Barber takes over editorial control to 'curate' the second episode. Lynn wants to look at some of the most exciting developments in popular culture in 2015. She chats to Mark Ronson, the most intriguing pop star of the modern age, as well as looking at the boom of ingenious, inventive magazines bought by and made for young people. She sticks up for that supposed 'Mickey Mouse degree' - media studies - while former media studies student Jon Ronson explores the theme of shame in the internet age.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Artsnight Season 1 Episode 3 - Armando Iannucci
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    #3 - Armando Iannucci

    S1:E3

    Writer, director and satirist Armando Ianucci takes the reins of Artsnight for the third episode of the series. Armando looks afresh at high culture - poetry, classical music and fine art - to ask why some people feel excluded from it, and why these arts matter. He talks to acclaimed poet Kate Tempest about her life and work, visits an exhibition of Goya's drawings, meets Apollo Music Projects, who are transforming children's lives with classical music, and invites stand-up comedian Josie Long to reflect on the cultural life of the nation in an age of austerity.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Artsnight Season 1 Episode 4 - Chris Dercon
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    #4 - Chris Dercon

    S1:E4

    Chris Dercon, director of Tate Modern, takes the helm of Artsnight for the fourth episode of the series. Chris asks why Berlin is the creative capital of Europe; the city is a magnet for artists and musicians, with an expanding array of galleries, museums and public arts intuitions. He talks to iconoclast Ai Weiwei, who has recently opened a studio in the city despite being unable to leave China. He explores the intriguing world of drone art and the pioneering work of the late Berlin-based artist Harun Farocki. He also commissions a new film about Nick Cave's formative years in West Berlin, when the city was burgeoning with creative talent prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Artsnight Season 2 Episode 1 - Andrew Marr
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    #5 - Andrew Marr

    S2:E1

    Andrew Marr champions some great Renaissance dramatists who aren't Shakespeare.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Artsnight Season 2 Episode 2 - Lily Cole
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    #6 - Lily Cole

    S2:E2

    Model and actress Lily Cole explores whether children inhibit or enhance an artistic life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Artsnight Season 2 Episode 3 - Lynn Barber
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    #7 - Lynn Barber

    S2:E3

    Journalist Lynn Barber takes over editorial control to explore the world of artist Doug Aitken.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Artsnight Season 2 Episode 4 - Samira Ahmed
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    #8 - Samira Ahmed

    S2:E4

    Broadcaster Samira Ahmed takes a look at photography, both historically and in the present day.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Artsnight Season 2 Episode 5 - Martha Lane Fox
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    #9 - Martha Lane Fox

    S2:E5

    Martha Lane Fox explores how the west's two cultures - science and arts - work together.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Artsnight Season 2 Episode 6 - Richard Wilson
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    #10 - Richard Wilson

    S2:E6

    Richard Wilson looks at Samuel Beckett, speaking to Ian McKellen and Hugo Weaving.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Artsnight Season 2 Episode 7 - Irvine Welsh
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    #11 - Irvine Welsh

    S2:E7

    Irvine Welsh goes to Edinburgh to see what effect the Scottish referendum had on the arts.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Artsnight Season 2 Episode 8 - Hofesh Shechter
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    #12 - Hofesh Shechter

    S2:E8

    Hofesh Shechter explores how embarrassment can be rich territory for artistic exploration.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Artsnight Season 2 Episode 9 - Ben Okri
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    #13 - Ben Okri

    S2:E9

    Ben Okri explores the transformative effect of the prize on the career of its recipients.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Artsnight Season 2 Episode 10 - Will Gompertz
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    #14 - Will Gompertz

    S2:E10

    BBC arts editor Will Gompertz investigates the thriving art market.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Artsnight Season 2 Episode 11 - Lynn Barber
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    #15 - Lynn Barber

    S2:E11

    Lynn Barber considers the idea of taking risks in art.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Artsnight Season 2 Episode 12 - George the Poet
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    #16 - George the Poet

    S2:E12

    Spoken word artist George the Poet explores the heritage and future of black culture.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Artsnight Season 2 Episode 13 - Josie Rourke
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    #17 - Josie Rourke

    S2:E13

    Josie Rourke looks at the changing idea of the hero in contemporary culture.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Artsnight Season 2 Episode 14 - Clara Amfo
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    #18 - Clara Amfo

    S2:E14

    Clara Amfo, one of BBC Radio 1's rising stars, looks at how the fame industry works.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Artsnight Season 2 Episode 15 - Edmund de Waal
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    #19 - Edmund de Waal

    S2:E15

    Artist Edmund de Waal looks at the theme of memory and art.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Artsnight Season 2 Episode 16 - Kwasi Kwarteng
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    #20 - Kwasi Kwarteng

    S2:E16

    Kwasi Kwarteng looks at how the British Empire impacted on art and literature.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Artsnight Season 2 Episode 17 - Ana Matronic
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    #21 - Ana Matronic

    S2:E17

    Ana Matronic explores how robots are taking over mainstream culture.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Artsnight Season 2 Episode 18 - Juergen Teller - Fame, Fashion and Photography
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    #22 - Juergen Teller - Fame, Fashion and Photography

    S2:E18

    Chris Dercon talks to world-famous celebrity photographer Juergen Teller.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Artsnight Season 3 Episode 1 - David Baddiel
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    #23 - David Baddiel

    S3:E1

    David Baddiel travels to New York to investigate Thomas Carlyle's Great Man theory.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Artsnight Season 3 Episode 2 - Nicholas Serota
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    #24 - Nicholas Serota

    S3:E2

    Sir Nicholas Serota, director of the Tate, investigates why contemporary art matters.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Artsnight Season 3 Episode 3 - Lionel Shriver
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    #25 - Lionel Shriver

    S3:E3

    Lionel Shriver asks why economics has become one of the most exciting subjects for writers

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Maxine Peake" is the worst rated episode of "Artsnight". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/6/2015. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Lynn Barber".