With cultural institutions around the country closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Mary Beard hosts interviews and discussions from her studio at home. Mary and her guests – including artistic director of the Young Vic theatre Kwame Kwei-Armah, music director of the Royal Opera Antonio Pappano 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 once the current lockdown is lifted. Featuring special performances from British Nigerian opera singer Le Gateau Chocolat and actors Emma Thompson and Greg Wise.