The Future of Culture

With many cultural institutions around the world closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Mary Beard hosts interviews and discussions from her home studio. Mary and her guests - including music director of London's Royal Opera House Antonio Pappano, artistic director of the Young Vic theatre Kwame Kwei-Armah, and actor Juliet Stevenson - discuss the long-term effects of Covid-19 on the future of performance, and ask what culture might mean to us all as the world eases out of lockdown. Featuring special performances from British Nigerian opera singer Le Gateau Chocolat and actors Emma Thompson and Greg Wise.