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Robert Harris's Pompeii

The novelist explains how he draws parallels between contemporary times and Ancient Rome

• 53 mins

Douglas Coupland Talks About Loss

The Canadian novelist explains how his new book was triggered by the aftermath of 9/11

• 49 mins

Big Fish, Little Fish

With the huge success of Finding Nemo, are we entering a golden age of animation?

• 54 mins

Vigilantes And Violence

Why Clint Eastwood is happier directing than acting in his new film Mystic River

• 49 mins

Don't Wanna Be All By Myself

Why Bridget Jones' Diary rings particularly true for single Indian women

• 49 mins

Britney And Kylie Go Head To Head

With Britney and Kylie battling it out for the number one slot, who's coming out on top?

• 52 mins

The 'Enfant Terrible' Of Opera

Welsh baritone Bryn Terfel talks about recording the Titanic theme tune on his latest CD

• 49 mins

Alan Parker And The Sucker's Kiss

Movie director Alan Parker talks about his debut novel, The Sucker's Kiss

• 49 mins

Amy Tan Faces Up To Trauma

Amy Tan talks about the series of essays she's written about harder aspects of her life

• 53 mins

Looking Back At 2003

A look at listeners' favourite Ticket moments from 2003

• 49 mins

Status Quo: Still On Top

Rock band Staus Quo look back at their 40 years in the business

• 51 mins

Tom Cruise On The Last Samurai

Tom Cruise talks prancing horses and fight scenes in his new epic movie The Last Samurai

• 49 mins

Kwame Kwei-Armah On Acting And Politics

Casualty actor Kwame Kwei-Armah talks about his multi-faceted career

• 50 mins

Music And The Fortress Of Solitude

Jonathan Lethem talks about the musical centre to his new novel, The Fortress of Solitude

• 49 mins

Yoko Ono On Art

Yoko Ono invites the presenter to get into a giant cage with her in the name of art

• 53 mins

Thomas Keneally On The Tyrant's Novel

Thomas Keneally explains why his new novel is better than Schindler's Ark

• 49 mins

Sacha Distel Talks Crooning

French crooner Sacha Distel discusses his 50 years in the business

• 49 mins

Angelina Jolie On Playing Role Models

Angelina Jolie talks about her new crime movie, Taking Lives

• 52 mins

The Fog Of War And Reflections On The Nature Of Evil

New documentary The Fog of War asks: can we learn lessons from war?

• 49 mins

Talking To Kiri Te Kanawa

A look at New Zealand's leading lady Dame Kiri Te Kanawa

• 51 mins

Youssou N'Dour On Islam

A look at the career of Youssou N'Dour

• 49 mins

A Tribute To Ray Charles

The show pays tribute to the late Ray Charles

• 49 mins

Outrage Over Farenheit 9/11

Why did Michael Moore's Farenheit 9/11 cause such a stir?

• 49 mins

On The Road With Paul McCartney

The former Beatle is the show's special guest today

• 50 mins

A South African Take On Shakespeare's Othello

Sello Maake Ka-Nkube tells the show why he's not playing Othello to racial stereotypes.

• 49 mins

Artistic Athens And The Cultural Olympics

In the run to the 2004 Olympic Games, Mark Coles looks at Athens' influence on the arts

• 49 mins

Spiderman Falls In Love

How will fans react to the romance in Spiderman 2?

• 49 mins

Christopher Reeve Looks Forward

Superman actor Christopher Reeve talks about his hopes for the future

• 53 mins

Suzanne Vega On Her Literary Inspirations

American songwriter Suzanne Vega talks about the stories that have inspired her music

• 53 mins

Walter Salles On Che Guavara

Walter Salles, director of the film The Motorcycle Diaries, talks about Che Guavara

• 53 mins