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Star Wars, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Edith Piaf celebrated

Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including Star Wars director JJ Abrams.

• 30 mins

Bette Midler, Neil MacGregor, Christmas ghost stories

Bette Midler, Neil MacGregor, Christmas ghost stories, and a farewell to deep coal mining.

• 30 mins

Tony Jordan and Ron Howard, plus Kurt Masur remembered

Arts news, interviews and reviews with guests Tony Jordan and Ron Howard.

• 30 mins

And Then There Were None, Snoopy and Charlie Brown, 70s revivals

Samira Ahmed talks to Sarah Phelps about Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.

• 30 mins

Jennifer Lawrence on Joy; a cultural look ahead to 2016

Jennifer Lawrence on her new film Joy, and a cultural look ahead to 2016.

• 30 mins

Michael Palin, War and Peace, Diversity in film, Katie Puckrik's alternative Christmas

Michael Palin on the quest for Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi.

• 30 mins

Roy Hudd

Samira Ahmed talks to the comedian, actor and music hall veteran Roy Hudd.

• 30 mins

Cultural Philanthropy

Kirsty Lang speaks to cultural philanthropists about their role in funding the Arts.

• 30 mins

Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello looks back over a musical career spanning almost four decades

• 30 mins

Stories of the Year – Part One

The actors, musicians and artists who have been centre stage in 2015

• 30 mins

Stories of 2015 - Part Two

John WIlson continues his look at those who have made the headlines in the arts in 2015.

• 30 mins

The Danish Girl, Bach's Magnificat, Deutschland 83

Samira Ahmed talks to Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper about The Danish Girl.

• 30 mins

Tarantino on The Hateful Eight, Costa Book Awards category winners, Playwright Zodwa Nyoni

Samira Ahmed talks to director Quentin Tarantino about The Hateful Eight.

• 30 mins

David Bowie's Blackstar, Emma Rice, Don Paterson, Jericho

Including a review of David Bowie's new jazz-influenced album Blackstar. With John Wilson.

• 30 mins

Pierre Boulez obituary, Costa Biography winner, Tracy Ullman review; Bolshoi Babylon

Pierre Boulez obituary, Costa Biography winner, Tracey Ullman's Show, Bolshoi Babylon

• 30 mins

A War, Maigret, Guys and Dolls, Frances Hardinge, The missing Hong Kong booksellers

Tim Collins reviews Danish film A War, and Natasha Cooper on the return of Maigret.

• 30 mins

Emma Donoghue on Room, Grey Gardens, Andrew Michael Hurley, Occupied

Emma Donoghue talks to Kirsty Lang about adapting her best-selling novel Room into a film.

• 30 mins

David Bowie Remembered

Colleagues and fellow artists reflect on the life of David Bowie.

• 30 mins

Phil Redmond, Sarah Howe, Akram Khan, Champagne Life

Brookside creator Phil Redmond tells Samira Ahmed why he's taken to writing crime fiction.

• 30 mins

Creed, Lumiere London, Museum cuts, An anthem for England?

Director Ryan Coogler on working with Stallone in Creed, and 20 artists light up London.

• 30 mins

Oscar Nominations Special

John Wilson reports on the nominations for the 2016 Oscars.

• 30 mins

Leonardo DiCaprio, The Rack Pack, Elizabeth

Leonardo DiCaprio talks to Kirsty Lang about The Revenant.

• 30 mins

The Assassin, Jack Thorne, Attacking the Devil, Peter May

Including The Assassin, Peter May, Attacking the Devil, and Jack Thorne.

• 30 mins

Steve Carell in The Big Short, Brett Anderson and Suede, Fiona Barton

Steve Carell on The Big Short and Fiona Barton on The Widow, plus diversity at the Oscars.

• 30 mins

Elton John, Antonia Fraser on George Weidenfeld, Nicholas Searle

Elton John tells John Wilson about returning to his rock roots and the school run.

• 30 mins

Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray, Utopias in fiction, Villagers

Oscar Wilde's grandson Merlin Holland on The Picture of Dorian Gray and utopias in fiction

• 30 mins

Michael Keaton, Herons, Helen Ellis, John Bratby exhibition

Featuring Michael Keaton on Spotlight and a review of Simon Stephens's play Herons.

• 30 mins

Ian McKellen, Monet's garden, Louis de Bernieres

John Wilson talks to Ian McKellen about Richard III. Plus Monet's garden paintings.

• 30 mins

Harvey Keitel, Savages, HG Wells, The Birth of a Nation

Kirsty Lang interviews Harvey Keitel about his film Youth and talks to the band Savages.

• 30 mins

Gina McKee and Christopher Hampton, Rokia Traore, The body in ancient Egypt

Featuring Gina McKee and Christopher Hampton on The Mother, and Malian singer Rokia Traore

• 30 mins