Kirsty Wark and Brenda Emmanus go behind the scenes at the Royal Academy summer exhibition and hear singer-songwriter James Bay perform live.
The Royal Academy summer exhibition is the world鈥檚 longest running and largest open-submission show. What does that mean? That any artist can enter and stand a chance of hanging alongside the great and the good within these hallowed halls.
Kirsty Wark and Brenda Emmanus follow every step of the way with three hopeful amateur artists, and delve into the fascinating process of curating and hanging the most complicated exhibition in the British art calendar. They visit celebrity artists creating work for this year鈥檚 show, including Bob & Roberta Smith, Polly Morgan and Jeremy Deller, and get to know this year's co-ordinator Jock McFadyen.
The programme finishes by taking viewers behind the scenes of the glamorous opening night party where some famous faces hope to snap up an art bargain and hear chart-topping singer-songwriter James Bay perform live.
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:07Sigrid
Schedules
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00:12Laura Marling
Ghosts
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00:32Years & Years
Don't Panic
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00:35Sigrid
Don't Kill My Vibe
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00:43Nils Frahm
Keep
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00:46Laura Mvula
Overcome (feat. Nile Rodgers)
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00:48Jess Glynne
Ain't Got Far To Go
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00:51Ed Sheeran
What Do I Know
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00:55Sigala, Ella Eyre & Meghan Trainor
Just Got Paid (feat. French Montana)
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Production Company | 成人论坛 Studios |
| Presenter | Kirsty Wark |
| Executive Producer | Janet Lee |
| Presenter | Brenda Emmanus |
| Producer | Alex Harding |
| Director | Alex Harding |
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