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Night Waves Episodes

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    Australian Art at the RA, Rory Kinnear

    Samira Ahmed on a new exhibition of Australian art at the Royal Academy in London.

  2. Margaret Atwood

    Anne McElvoy is joined by celebrated Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood.

  3. Simon Schama, Beeban Kidron, End of Human Rights

    Philip Dodd talks to Simon Schama about his History of the Jews. Plus Beeban Kidron.

  4. John le CarrΓ©

    John le Carre talks to Anne McElvoy to mark 50 years of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.

  5. Richard Dawkins, Tacita Dean, The Ritual Slaughter of Gorge Mastromas

    Philip Dodd talks to biologist Richard Dawkins and artist Tacita Dean. Plus theatre review

  6. Rana Mitter - Jhumpa Lahiri

    Rana Mitter is joined by novelist Jhumpa Lahiri.

  7. Francis Bacon and Henry Moore, women on stage, Wilkie Collins, Artificial Intelligence

    Francis Bacon and Henry Moore, women on stage, Wilkie Collins, Artificial Intelligence.

  8. Boris Johnson, The Masque of Anarchy, John Gallagher, Happy Holidays?

    Anne McElvoy talks to Boris Johnson at the Chalke Valley History festival.

  9. Egypt's democracy, Diana Quick, Laura Knight, Technology & Cities

    Tom Holland on Egypt, Diana Quick on her career, Laura Knight, Richard Sennett on cities.

  10. Jane Campion, Clive James

    Arts and cultural debate with Matthew Sweet.

  11. Mexico Art Revolution, Ben Wheatley, Dystopia

    Ben Wheatley talks to Matthew Sweet about his new film A Field in England.

  12. Vali Nasr, Alfred Russel Wallace, Ibrahim El-Salahi, Mount Fuji

    Rana Mitter debates a book on US foreign policy; Alfred Russel Wallace; the Art of Sudan.

  13. Claire Messud, Progress, Phil Spector, Joshua Oppenheimer

    Anne McElvoy interviews Claire Messud and reviews a biopic with Al Pacino as Phil Spector.

  14. Melanie Phillips, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Jonathan Dee

    With Matthew Sweet. Including Melanie Phillips on her autobiography Guardian Angel.

  15. Gloriana, Porn, Lowry, New Generation Thinker Sarah Peverley

    Philip Dodd reviews Britten's Gloriana, talks to TJ Clark about Lowry and discusses porn.

  16. David Edgar, Foghorn Requiem, Population, Adam Broomberg

    Anne McElvoy presents arts and cultural debate.

  17. Memory, The Wasp Factory, New Generation Thinker Rebecca Steinfeld

    Presented by Philip Dodd. Memory Palace at the V&A, and Iain Banks's The Wasp Factory.

  18. Conor McPherson, 700th anniversary of Boccaccio, David Kynaston, Chris Harding

    Matthew Sweet and David Kynaston discuss Britain in the late 1950s.

  19. The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Check Your Privilege, Visions of the Universe

    Anne McElvoy talks to Neil Gaiman. Plus Visions of the Universe and debating 'privilege'.

  20. Much Ado About Nothing, Sweet Bird of Youth, Education

    Samira Ahmed talks to Joss Whedon about his film version of Much Ado About Nothing.

  21. The Amen Corner, Conspiracies and Democracy, John Gallagher, Rachel Kushner

    With Matthew Sweet. Including a review of James's Baldwin's drama The Amen Corner.

  22. Slade School artists, Turkey, Kierkegaard, Sarah Dillon

    Philip Dodd and guests on the Slade School artists. Plus Turkey and Kierkergaard.

  23. Chagall Reviewed, The End of Affluence, Cornelia Parker, Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough

    Presented by Anne McElvoy. Including a review of an exhibition devoted to Marc Chagall.

  24. Bill Viola, The Iraq War, A Satire of the Three Estates, Jules Evans

    Presented by Philip Dodd. With Bill Viola, A Satire of the Three Estatess and Norma Percy.

  25. China Growth, Free Speech in India, Disability and the Arts

    With Rana Mitter. Including discussions about China and India.

  26. Behind the Candelabra, TJ Clark, Fern Riddell

    Includes the film Behind the Candelabra, art historian TJ Clark and historian Fern Riddell

  27. The Rite of Spring, George Monbiot, Mary Rose, Suffrage Plays

    Anne McElvoy discusses In the Mind of Igor, 'rewilding' Britain and the Mary Rose museum.

  28. Race, Nate Silver, RB Kitaj, Philanthropy

    With Philip Dodd. Including a review of the UK premiere of David Mamet's play Race.

  29. Philip Hoare, Morality and the Law, Andrew Upton

    Including tax, law and morality, plus writers Philip Hoare and Andrew Upton.

  30. Childhood

    Matthew Sweet and guests examine our current and past attitudes to childhood.

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