Episode 1

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The Culture Show, 2012/2013 Episode 1 of 32

Duration: 30 minutes

The Culture Show is back and will be featuring many of the highlights from the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. In this episode, Mark Kermode meets film director David Cronenberg and his lead actor Robert Pattinson to talk about their new movie Cosmopolis. Martin Amis discusses class, character and his latest novel, while Yoko Ono makes a bid to get the whole world smiling. There is a a performance from the acclaimed Pina Bausch dance company, and Andrew Graham-Dixon joins Michael Landy and Bob and Roberta Smith to discover what happens when a gallery is transformed into a classroom and the artists take charge of the lessons.

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Fri 22 Jun 2012 01:20 BBC Two Northern Ireland only

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Credits

Series Producer
Emma Cahusac
Series Editor
Janet Lee
Interviewed Guest
David Cronenberg
Interviewed Guest
Robert Pattinson
Interviewed Guest
Martin Amis
Interviewed Guest
Michael Landy
Interviewed Guest
Yoko Ono
Presenter
Andrew Graham-Dixon
Reporter
Mark Kermode
Reporter
James Runcie
Reporter
Owen Jones

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