As her first major retrospective in the UK opens in Manchester, the distinguished American artist Suzanne Lacy discusses a career which has seen her standing at the junction of aesthetics and activism, filmmaker Camille Griffin on her Christmas comedy horror - Silent Night, and a postcard from Bishop Auckland as the town undergoes a philanthropic arts transformation.

Presenter: Nick Ahad
Studio Engineers: Phillip Halliwell and Jonathan Esp
Production Co-ordinator: Lizzie Harris
Producer: Ekene Akalawu

Photo: Presenter Nick Ahad outside the Spanish Art Gallery in Bishop Auckland