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Jessie Buckley on her starring role in the film Hamnet
Plus reviews of the novel Palaver by Bryan Washington and Sheridan Smith in Woman in Mind.

Film-maker Ira Sachs on his latest screen project: Peter Hujar's Day
Film-maker Ira Sachs on his Peter Hujar film. Plus, Pianist RIOPY shares his new album.

Innovations in book clubs, sitcoms by women and a new BBC One prison drama
Dennis Kelly (Matilda the Musical) on his new BBC prison series.

David Bowie's late-career renaissance
Ten years on from his death, we re-assess David Bowie's legacy.

Hogmanay live from Glasgow with Belle & Sebastian
Kirsty Wark is joined ahead of the bells by poet Michael Mullen and Belle & Sebastian.

Joachim Trier on Sentimental Value, plus the films of Brigitte Bardot
Joachim Trier on his acclaimed Norwegian film Sentimental Value

Who are the Founding Fathers and Mothers of American Culture?
250 years after American Independence, who are key figures that shaped American culture?

Reviews of the film Marty Supreme, Into the Woods on stage and Natalie Haynes on Immersive Exhibitions
Plus we review the film Sentimental Value starring Stellan SkarsgÄrd.

Actor Will Sharpe on playing Mozart in Amadeus
A new TV adaptation of Peter Shaffer's Mozart.

Jane Austen at 250 special
Samira Ahmed and guests discuss one of the English language's most important novelists.