BBC - The Culture Show - Steve McQueen

British Broadcasting CorporationHome

Accessibility links

Skip to content
Skip to local navigation
Skip to bbc.co.uk navigation
Skip to bbc.co.uk search
Accessibility Help

This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Find out more about page archiving.

Home | Episodes | Clips | Videos | Presenters

Steve McQueen

Mark Kermode meets controversial Turner prize-winning artist Steve McQueen to discuss Queen and Country, his exhibition at the Barbican commemorating British Service personnel killed in Iraq. They also talk about his film Hunger, which focuses on IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands.

Presenter:: Mark Kermode

Transmitted:: 08/07/2008

Genre:: Miscellaneous

Related Links:: - Queen and Country at the Barbican
- BBC News: Feature on Hunger

From the same week

China Special: Preview

China Special: Preview

This August, Tom Dyckhoff and Miranda Sawyer explore the latest developments in Chinese music, art, fashion and design, sampling some of the cuisine along the way. You can watch a preview now.

Series 5 Episode 6 (08/07/2008)

Extra Golden 2

A song from US/Kenyan group Extra Golden, who perform Night Runners.

Series 5 Episode 6 (08/07/2008)

Vaughan Williams

Vaughan Williams

Verity Sharp marks the 50th anniversary of composer Ralph Vaughan Williams' death by exploring The Lark Ascending, his most famous piece. She also looks forward to the upcoming Proms season, which features many of...

Series 5 Episode 6 (08/07/2008)

China's Building Boom

China's Building Boom

On the eve of the Beijing Olympics, Tom Dyckhoff visits China to witness the biggest building boom in the country's history. There he finds the impressive Beijing National Stadium, or Bird's Nest, and the mammoth CCTV...

Series 5 Episode 6 (08/07/2008)

Extra Golden

Extra Golden, the Nairobi-formed group that combine Kenyan Benga music with American rock, perform the song Obama, from their second album Hera Ma Nono.

Series 5 Episode 6 (08/07/2008)

Attic Lights

Glasgow band Attic Lights try to charm the locals and chase the clouds away as they rise to the Culture Show Busking Challenge at the seafront in Largs, North Ayshire.

Series 5 Episode 6 (10/07/2008)

Bookmark this page

What are these?

BBC navigation

BBC links

BBC © 2014The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.