Series 1 (2020)

Episode 1
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September 24, 2020 • 30m

Mary Beard visits Stonehenge, where she meets leading creative voices, including Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller. Mary e...Read more

Episode 2
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October 2, 2020 • 30m

Mary enters the glitzy world of awards and prizes. There are hundreds: not just for books and movies, but poetry, museums and gard...Read more

Episode 3
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October 8, 2020 • 30m

Mary inhabits the worlds of architecture and fashion to analyse how we live now, during a pandemic, and fulfils a 40-year-long dre...Read more

Episode 4
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October 15, 2020 • 30m

Mary examines what the future holds for museums post-lockdown, venturing out of her study to the British Museum to take on the role of museum guide.

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October 22, 2020 • 30m

Mary talks to award-winning filmmaker and Turner Prize winning artist Steve McQueen, discussing his views on growing up in London ...Read more