From a reimagining of Orwell's 1984 to the story of Renaissance painter Artemisia Gentileschi, these are BBC Culture's picks of the best fiction of the year.

Among all the highs and lows of the year in the arts, here are the people, works and incidents that really got everyone talking.

Barbie, The Royal Hotel, Fair Play, Cat Person, How to Have Sex: post #MeToo, directors explored toxic masculinity in every imaginable genre – with surprising results.

In a tumultuous year, the positive milestones for the climate and nature might well have gone under your radar. Future Planet rounds up nine quiet wins of the year.

From The Last of Us and Succession, to Fellow Travelers and The Bear, Caryn James and Hugh Montgomery pick the year's greatest programmes to watch and stream right now.