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  • Wed 3 Nov 2021

    • 17:00

      BBC Arts and Radio 4's Front Row joined forces on 3 November for live coverage of the 2021 Booker Prize. Samira Ahmed hosted the ceremony from the historic BBC Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House in London.

      2021 Booker Prize
  • Sun 12 Sep 2021

    • 20:30

      Grab a pencil to join Joe Lycett, celebrity artists and nude models for a live art class as a unique TV event takes over BBC Two and BBC Four on Sunday 12 September 2021.

      Life Drawing Live! 2021
  • Sat 20 Mar 2021

    • 20 – 21 Mar 2021
      Big Book Weekend

      Why can’t we get enough of liars and unreliable narrators in our favourite stories?

      Also part of
      Big Book Weekend
      2021
  • Sat 6 Mar 2021

    • 6 – 7 Mar 2021
      Gŵyl 2021

      Music Comedy and Conversation from Wales and the World.

      Also part of
      Gŵyl
      2021
  • Thu 19 Nov 2020

    • 16:00

      Discussion and debate on the shortlist plus the announcement of the winner of the Booker Prize.

      The 2020 Booker Prize
  • Thu 8 Oct 2020

    • 8 – 16 Oct 2020

      #MuseumPassion is a week-long celebration across the BBC's TV, Radio and Digital outlets. One of many highlights is on Thursday 15 October, as BBC Arts brings the UK's fantastic museums to a global audience with a full day of live events.

      #MuseumPassion
  • Fri 25 Sep 2020

    • 25 – 27 Sep 2020
      Cumbria

      The UK’s biggest poetry and performance festival of new writing returned in September 2020. The festival took place in Cumbria, with live coverage on BBC Arts and on BBC Radio, and additional programmes on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds.

      2020
  • Sat 16 May 2020

    • 16 – 17 May 2020

      A weekend of events and talks celebrating women, and spanning topics including history, health, sport, science and sexuality. And The Great Big WOW Quiz with Sandi Toksvig...

      WOWxBBC Festival
  • Tue 12 May 2020

    • Life Drawing Live! 2020 drew the UK's four nations together for the largest ever live, life drawing class on BBC Four.

      Life Drawing Live! 2020
  • Fri 8 May 2020

    • 8 – 10 May 2020

      Highlights from the virtual book festival that unites many British literary events.

      Big Book Weekend
  • Thu 30 Apr 2020

    • On 30 April, Culture in Quarantine joined with institutions around the country for day of celebration and insights into the many joys of museums and galleries.

      Museum From Home
  • Thu 23 Apr 2020

  • Fri 17 Apr 2020

  • Fri 3 Apr 2020

    • Birmingham Royal Ballet company hosts a special ballet class live from dancers' homes across the globe including Australia, France, Japan, New Zealand, the USA and UK.

      Birmingham Royal Ballet - Home From Home