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Jessye Norman
Tribute to the American singer Jessye Norman
RSC special
Review of two Royal Shakespeare Company productions
Sissy Spacek in Marie
A review of Sissy Spacek in the US film Marie
Double Cross
Review of war drama Double Cross, a play showing in the West End
Sir Anthony Parsons - memoirs
Former British ambassador Sir Anthony Parsons talks about his memoirs
Dalliance
A review of the re-working of Arthur Schnitzler's play Liebelei by Tom Stoppard
Medea
A review of Euripides' Greek tragedy Medea
Martin Scorsese's After Hours
A review of Martin Scorsese's comedy After Hours
The Doctor and the Devils
A review of Freddie Francis's The Doctor and the Devils
The Entertainer
Review of a revival of The Entertainer at London's Shaftesbury Theatre
The Delta Force
The Cannon Group releases its first film The Delta Force
Interpretations of a Midsummer Night's Dream
Three new London interpretations of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Rebecca West's Sunflower
A novel by Rebecca West, published three years after her death
Manchester and the arts
Leading cultural figure Bob Scott discusses the rise of galleries and theatres in Manchester
African Literature
A special edition reviewing new literature from or about Africa
The Art of Ballet
The art of ballet including archive interviews with Marie Rambert and Agnes deMille
Runaway Train by Andrei Konchalovsky
New film survival-thriller Runaway Train by Andrei Konchalovsky
Fay Weldon - The Shrapnel Academy
Author Fay Weldon on her novel The Shrapnel Academy
Lady Jane - the Nine Days' Queen
On the set of movie Lady Jane starring Helena Bonham Carter and directed by Trevor Nunn
Alice Walker and The Color Purple
American writer Alice Walker on her novel The Color Purple
Robert Altman's Fool for Love
American director's Robert Altman's film Fool For Love starring Sam Shepard
Caribbean Art in London
With artists Dr Isaiah James Boodhoo, Kenwyn Crichlow and Mallica “Kapo†Reynolds
The Commonwealth Arts Festival - the boycott
Artists withdraw from The Edinburgh Commonwealth Arts Festival
Sid and Nancy
Review of Alex Cox's film about British punk Sid Vicious, Sid and Nancy
Hannah and her Sisters
Writer-director Woody Allen's film Hannah and her Sisters
Samuel Beckett's I'll Go On
Actor Barry McGovern on performing Samuel Beckett's I'll Go On
Reviving The Cocktail Party
Theatre director John Dexter on reviving TS Eliot's play The Cocktail Party
In Search of Blandings
Writer Norman Murphy on PG Wodehouse and In Search of Blandings
The Saxon Shore
The Saxon Shore by David Rudkin, actress Anna Massey on Anita Brookner's Hotel du Lac
Jonathan Miller directs Jack Lemmon
Jonathan Miller directs Jack Lemmon in Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night
Malcolm Bradbury
Profile of British author and television playwright Malcolm Bradbury