The programme’s theme tune is the most famous piece from the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop. Andrew Harrison looks back to the team’s groundbreaking inventions.
The Staircase: The Architecture of Ascent is a new book that captures the most monumental, majestic, intricate and transcendent steps ever built.
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The week’s best arts and culture reads – including a damning critique of Homeland, Doris Lessing’s obituary and an appreciation of John Tavener’s influence.
Photographers Daniel Barter and Daniel Marbaix capture the sombre decline of grand but abandoned American buildings in a new book.
Tom Brook investigates why the film industry appears to be suffering a shortage of young male movie stars.
Architecture critic Jonathan Glancey writes in praise of the world’s great storehouses of knowledge.
Cultural Calendar
Explore the best film, art and music events around the globe.
As the world celebrates the composer’s centenary, Clemency Burton-Hill examines his enduring influence – from opera to Moonrise Kingdom.
Last week’s New York auctions saw a frenzy of bidding that smashed records. But how do the works of some artists come to attract these astronomical prices?
There is a strong tradition of Jewish filmmaking in Hollywood and now in Israel. But what does cinema reveal about this unique culture? Emma Jones reports.
Art in China
The controversial law has stirred artists to action - from quiet despondency to open activism.
The week’s best photos from the arts and culture – including Jeff Koons’ sculpture of Lady Gaga, graffiti in Beirut, and mirror art in Dresden.