Airdate: Meet the Mavericks

Next week ABC begins a five part interview series Meet The Mavericks featuring artists, performers, cultural leaders and trouble-makers.

It pairs guests from different generations and fields who have aspects of their work or areas of interest in common.

The first episode features Archibald Prize-winning painter and activist Ben Quilty, with indigenous filmmaker and visual artist Warwick Thornton.

Also coming up are:

Turner Prize-winning sculptor, TV presenter and cross-dresser Grayson Perry, with comedian and author Magda Szubanski.

Award-winning actor, Miranda Tapsell, with mentor and fellow actor/director Leah Purcell.

Cultural commentator and Radio National host Phillip Adams, with musician, actor, and composer Tim Minchin.

Triple j host, satirist, documentary maker and author John Safran, with his British counterpart and fellow gonzo journalist Jon Ronson.

10pm Tuesdays on ABC.