Artsnight

Over the decades, the BBC has captured many of the most famous poets for posterity. This programme trawls through the archives to show how bards turned into broadcasters, featuring some of the most beloved poets Britain has produced.

Veteran broadcaster Michael Palin travels to north Wales to interview the legendary travel writer Jan Morris. Originally born as James Morris, Jan shot to fame as part of the team that successfully climbed Mt Everest in 1953.

Julie Walters, one of Britain's most popular actresses, meets Willy Russell, to find out how a 15-year-old dropout from a working-class suburb of Liverpool became one of the most successful playwrights in the history of modern British theatre.

David Baddiel introduces the six novels chosen by the judges. Reviewers including Mariella Frostrup, Val McDermid and George the Poet meet the authors and slip between the pages of the 2016 Man Booker Prize shortlist.

2016's hottest play was written over 400 years ago - Shakespeare's tragedy, `King Lear'. With five major productions taking place across 2016, this film looks at why Lear resonates so deeply with contemporary audiences.

The Turner Prize puts art in the headlines, though not always for the right reasons. Waldemar Januszczak looks back over three decades of critical acclaim, public outcry and artistic controversy.

Historian and broadcaster David Reynolds talks to Poliakoff about the inspiration behind `Close to the Enemy', as well as the always tricky relationship between history and fiction.

British designers have revolutionised our homes, our workplaces and our public institutions. Arts reporter Brenda Emmanus meets and profiles our `Top 10', to find out what inspires them to make such phenomenal objects.