

Season 1 • Episode 3
LatestSimon Schama meets renowned Canadian author Margaret Atwood to discuss how art and writing can play a crucial role in solving some of the world’s most pressing issues.
While making Simon Schama’s History of Now, Simon met several of the most influential contemporary artists working in the world today. In this series of extended interviews, Simon meets Ai Weiwei, Nadya Tolokonnikova and Margaret Atwood, to uncover the personal motivations behind their work and activism, their sense of why art matters, and their unique perspectives on the state of the world today.