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Dream Flights
Review of the new Russian film Dream Flights
William Golding - The Paper Men
William Golding's new novel The Paper Men, is reviewed
Athol Fugard
Special edition devoted to Athol Fugard, South African playwright and actor
Unsuitable for Adults
A review of the play Unsuitable for Adults by Terry Johnson
Belfast special
A special edition of the programme from Belfast in Northern Ireland
Frances de la Tour as Saint Joan
Portrait of actress Frances de la Tour as she takes on the role of GB Shaw's Saint Joan
The Weather in the Streets by Rosamond Lehmann
Â鶹ԼÅÄ television adaptation of The Weather in the Streets by Rosamond Lehmann
To Be or Not to Be - with Mel Brooks
Interview with US comedian Mel Brooks about his film To Be or Not to Be
Live from Australia's Perth Festival
The first of Ota Shogo's wordless Japanese station plays, Mizu no Eki (The Water Station)
Tribute to Italian opera singer Tito Gobbi
Tribute to Italian opera singer Tito Gobbi, plus interview with playwright Jack Klaff
Theatre director Peter Brook special
Interview with multiple Tony and Emmy Award winning British director Peter Brook
Soap Opera Special
A history of soap operas, beginning with the everyday story of Ma Perkins in 1933
Soprano Emma Kirkby special
Special programme with English soprano Emma Kirkby
Isaac Bashevis Singer's The Penitent
Review of Jewish writer Isaac Bashevis Singer's new book The Penitent
The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff, a film about the pilots and astronauts who first explored space
The Arts in Sydney, Australia
With Gil Brealey's film Annie's Coming Out and new TV mini-series Bodyline
The Pre-Raphaelites in Britain
Pre-Raphaelite exhibition at the Tate gallery in London
Terms of Endearment
American film Terms of Endearment and The Art of Central Asia at the British Museum
John Braine's The Two of Us
Interview with British writer John Braine about his new novel The Two of Us
Black Mas by John Constable
John Constable on his play Black Mas, plus review of Harold Pinter's play One for the Road
Reflections and Sir Isaac Newton
Reflections, a film about Sir Isaac Newton's biographer directed by Kevin Billington
Henry V starring Kenneth Branagh
Shakespeare's Henry V starring Kenneth Branagh at Stratford Upon Avon
David Wheldon's Course of Instruction
Novelist David Wheldon plus the life and work of Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti
VS Naipaul's Finding The Centre
Interview with writer VS Naipaul about his latest novel Finding The Centre
Vincenzo Bellini's The Capulets and the Montagues
Review of Bellini's opera I Capuleti e i Montecchi at London's Royal Opera House
The Private Degas
The Private Degas, an exhibition of French artist Edgar Degas opens in Cambridge
The 1984 Academy Awards
Review of the 1984 Academy Awards, plus US screenwriter William Goldman
Celtic Culture
Special report from the 5th Celtic Film and Television Festival in Cardiff, Wales
Scorched Earth by Edward Fenton
Writer Edward Fenton plus Glenda Jackson and Brian Cox on O'Neil's Strange Interlude
Silkwood
Film Silkwood starring Meryl Streep and directed by Mike Nichols
Behaving Badly by Catherine Heath
Book review of Behaving Badly, plus interview with author Catherine Heath