Our first programme of 2009 is a special presented by Martin Freeman, in which he celebrates 50 years of Motown. In this clip he visits People's Records in Detroit as well as Baker's Keyboard Lounge.

We host a special screening of Slumdog Millionaire for an invited audience, while director Danny Boyle faces the scrutiny of their expert questions.

Tom Dyckhoff speaks to celebrated Italian architect Renzo Piano, exploring his illustrious career and controversial London-based construction, The Shard skyscraper.

In the week that Danny Boyle's acclaimed movie Slumdog Millionaire is released, the Culture Show stages a screening for a specially invited audience. Here, the director chats about the hard-hitting side of this...

Another World is a track from the Antony and the Johnsons album, The Crying Light. Here, Antony Hegarty and three of the Johnsons perform the number for the Culture Show studio audience.

DJ/Composer/Producer David Holmes tells us what he's been watching and listening to lately, including Steve McQueen's acclaimed film Hunger, garage rock band The Weeds and revivalist Brooklyn punk outfit Vivian Girls.

Bringing their unique sound to the Culture Show studio, Antony Hegarty and three of the Johnsons perform Epilepsy Is Dancing from their album, The Crying Light.