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Meridian Episodes

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    Mata Hari – her Life and Legend

    Greta Scacchi stars as Mata Hari, femme fatale and World War One spy, on stage in London

  2. Wes Anderson's dysfunctional 'Royal' family

    Fabulously dysfunctional family life in Wes Anderson's new film, The Royal Tenenbaums

  3. Celebrating World Service Poetry Competition Winners

    Celebration of the winners of the World Service poetry competition at London's Poetry CafΓ©

  4. Richard Watkins, French Horn virtuoso

    Interview with Richard Watkins, one of the leading horn players of his generation

  5. Judges announce World Service Poetry Competition Winners

    Results of the World Service Poetry Competition, interviews with the winners and judges

  6. Cinema City – Bombay

    Bombay's position at the centre of India's film industry and how the city is portrayed

  7. Putting Time into Art: interview with Bill Viola

    American video artist Bill Viola talks about working with the dimension of time

  8. 'One breath away from death': growing up in Zimbabwe

    Alexandra Fuller talks about her book, Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight

  9. Cinema City – Paris

    How Paris – birthplace of cinema a century ago – has itself appeared in films ever since

  10. Cinema City – Los Angeles

    How Los Angeles – home of Hollywood and dreams – is depicted in the movies

  11. Cinema City – New York

    How New York is represented in the movies of Woody Allen and earlier classics

  12. Cinema City – London

    How the darker side of London's history has been used in films about crime

  13. A History of the N-word

    A programme devoted to one word: nigger. Author Randall Kennedy on his history of the word

  14. Langston Hughes

    A profile of the African American poet and the leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance

  15. Anne Sofie von Otter performing Cecile Chaminade

    A review of Anne Sofie von Otter performing Cecile Chaminade’s songs

  16. Anthony Rooley and Emma Kirkby interview

    The lutenist and soprano talk about their hugely successful musical partnership

  17. David Grossman interview

    The Israeli author talks about his unsettling novel Be My Knife

  18. Van Gogh’s Sunflowers

    What makes Vincent Van Gogh’s much-loved still life a masterpiece?

  19. Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness

    How Joseph Conrad’s masterpiece was a response to real events in the Congo of the 1880s

  20. Michael Holroyd interview

    The celebrated British biographer talks about the craft of biography and its origins

  21. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3 World Music awards

    How do you define world music?

  22. The Diwan bookstore, Cairo

    An interview with the co-founder of the bookstore and cultural space in Cairo, Egypt

  23. JG Ballard interview

    The British author talks about his unsettling fiction from his suburban London home.

  24. The American contralto Marian Anderson

    A centenary tribute to one of the most remarkable singers of the 20th century

  25. Bunmi Oyinsan interview

    The Nigerian writer talks about her work, which ranges from novels to dramas for TV

  26. Chenjerai Hove interview

    The Zimbabwean writer talks about his latest novel Ancestors

  27. Ralph Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending

    A celebration of the English composer’s pastoral masterpiece

  28. Glenn Miller's In The Mood

    A celebration of the American big band leader’s 1940 hit

  29. Esa-Pekka Salonen and Magnus Lindberg interview

    The Finnish composers talk about their remarkable musical partnership

  30. Maxim Vengerov

    The life and work of Alexandrovich Vengerov, the Israeli violinist

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