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Mark Lawson talks to some of the nominees for this year's Oscars.
Joyce Carol Oates; Special effects on screen; The Musketeers
Joyce Carol Oates on new novel Carthage; special effects on screen; The Musketeers return.
Kate Atkinson; Outnumbered; August Osage County
Mark Lawson meets Kate Atkinson, winner of the novel category in the Costa Book Awards.
Josie Rourke, Nathan Filer, Julie Hesmondhalgh
Josie Rourke on directing The Weir, and Julie Hesmondhalgh on leaving Coronation Street.
Simon Russell Beale; Lucy Hughes-Hallett
Simon Russell Beale on King Lear, plus author Lucy Hughes-Hallet, and film script secrecy.
Sir Kenneth Branagh; Michael Symmons Roberts; Sensing Spaces
Arts news with Mark Lawson, including neth Branagh on directing Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.
Sunflowers; Chris Riddell
Martin Bailey and Kirsty Lang visit the National Gallery to see Van Gogh's Sunflowers.
Annie Proulx; Martin Creed; Miranda Carter; Lone Survivor reviewed
Arts news, interviews and reviews with Kirsty Lang.
Matthew McConaughey; Mary Chapin Carpenter; Nathan Filer
Matthew McConaughey on Dallas Buyers Club; Nathan Filer; Mary Chapin Carpenter.
Ralph Fiennes, EL Doctorow, The Last Leg
Arts news with Mark Lawson, including Ralph Fiennes on directing The Invisible Woman.
The Bridge stars, Jonathan Lethem, RS Thomas
Arts news with Mark Thomas, including the strange case of RS Thomas and the crisp packet.
Angela Lansbury, Richard Deacon, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Mark Lawson talks to actress Angela Lansbury, who is about to star in Blithe Spirit.
Juliet Stevenson; The Armstrong Lie
Arts news with Juliet Stevenson in Beckett's Happy Days, and documentary The Armstrong Lie
Reece Shearsmith; David Hockney prints; Blockbusters
Mark Lawson talks to actor and comedian Reece Shearsmith about his new series Inside No 9.
David Bailey; Hanif Kureishi; Isabella Rossellini
Arts news. Kirsty Lang reviews David Bailey's Stardust exhibition.
Babylon; The Mistress Contract
Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong on their TV drama Babylon; a review of The Mistress Contract.
Wilko Johnson and Roger Daltrey; Barkhad Abdi; Salamander
John Wilson talks to Roger Daltrey and Wilko Johnson about their new joint project.
Armistead Maupin; Folio Prize shortlist; Her; Raphael Wallfisch
John Wilson talks to American writer Armistead Maupin about his new Tales of the City book
Richard Hamilton; The Monuments Men; Enrique Iglesias; Tennessee Williams's hotel plays
John Wilson visits a new exhibition of work by the late Richard Hamilton at Tate Modern.
Line of Duty; Tom Rob Smith; Oh, What a Lovely War!
A review of the revival of the 1963 stage classic Oh, What a Lovely War! with Kirsty Lang.
Richard Rogers and Norman Foster; Simon Parkes on Brixton Academy; artist George Condo
Richard Rogers and Norman Foster in a rare interview together. Arts news with John Wilson.
Kevin Spacey, The Lego Movie, Glenn Patterson, film Q&As
Arts news with Kirsty Lang, including Kevin Spacey on season 2 of House of Cards.
Martin Scorsese and Thelma Schoonmaker; Lesley Sharp; Only Lovers Left Alive
Arts news with John Wilson, including Lesley Sharp on her stage role in A Taste of Honey.
Lynda La Plante; Jon Hopkins; The Smoke
John Wilson talks to Prime Suspect's Lynda La Plante about her new plans for DCI Tennison.
Andrew Sachs; Martin Carthy; Awards speeches
John Wilson talks to actor Andrew Sachs about his new autobiography.
Nymphomaniac; Joanne M Harris; Robert Cohan
Arts news including Antonia Quirke's review of the latest Lars Von Trier film Nymphomaniac
Emily Mortimer and Dolly Wells; Stalingrad; David Grossman
Arts news with Tom Sutcliffe, including Emily Mortimer and Dolly Wells on their new sitcom
The Book Thief; Joseph Rykwert; Isy Suttie; Monologues for black actors
Arts news, interviews and reviews with John Wilson, including The Book Thief reviewed.
Stewart Lee, Jonathan Creek, Versailles
Comedian Stewart Lee interviewed, Jonathan Creek reviewed and Peter Gill on Versailles.
Peter Gabriel; Paco Peña; Helen Oyeyemi; Great War in art; Mark Thomas
Arts news with John Wilson, including an interview with Peter Gabriel about his new film.
Marc Almond and John Harle; Willy Russell on Liverpool's Everyman Theatre; Gary Shteyngart
Marc Almond and John Harle discuss their collaboration The Tyburn Tree with Will Gompertz.