As Heat magazine celebrates its 10th anniversary, Mark Kermode and Miranda Sawyer go head-to-head in a debate about the value of celebrity culture. Will Miranda, a fan of the gossip glossy, convince Mark he's wrong?

As part of his examination of American TV network HBO, Greg Dyke speaks to Alan Ball, the award-winning and mortality-obsessed writer of American Beauty, Six Feet Under and forthcoming vampire drama True Blood.

Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy from Franz Ferdinand perform an acoustic version of their track Katherine Kiss Me from the album Tonight.

You may not know his name but you will almost certainly have seen his twisted yet childlike brand of art. Glasgow-based artist David Shrigley takes the Culture Show on a tour of his studio, work and the dark corners of...

The rising star from New Zealand, Ladyhawke, aka Phillipa 'Pip' Brown, performs her track Back of the Van from the album Ladyhawke.

80s-inspired female singer Ladyhawke, aka Phillipa 'Pip' Brown from New Zealand, performs her single Paris is Burning from her eponymous album Ladyhawke.