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Biography special

Biographies of writer Leo Tolstoy, composer George Gershwin and actor Laurence Olivier

• 29 mins

Sir Peter Hall on Shakespeare

Reviews of National Theatre productions of Cymbeline, A Winter's Tale and The Tempest

• 28 mins

Women Writers

With Canadian writer Kate Pullinger and Russian dissident and writer Irina Ratushinskay

• 28 mins

Remembering Raj Kapoor

Remembering Indian film actor, producer and director Raj Kapoor

• 28 mins

Leonard Bernstein's Candide

Special edition on Scottish Opera's revival of Bernstein's operetta

• 28 mins

The future of Turkish theatre with Yildiz Kenter

The uncertain future of theatre in Turkey with actress Yildiz Kenter

• 28 mins

A Handful of Dust

Director Charles Sturridge on his film A Handful of Dust

• 28 mins

The Taverner Consort and Players

Special edition on the period instrument ensemble founded by Andrew Parrott in 1973

• 29 mins

"Crocodile" Dundee is back

The return of "Crocodile" Dundee with review by Australian literary scholar Peter Nicholls

• 28 mins

Elia Kazan

The life and work of the controversial award-winning film and theatre director

• 28 mins

Werner Herzog

The life and work of the German film director, screenwriter, actor, and opera director

• 28 mins

First New York International Arts Festival

Report from the first New York International Arts Festival with artist Martha Clarke

• 28 mins

The Work of Picasso

Exhibition of Picasso at London's Tate and new biography by Arianna Huffington

• 28 mins

Indian music festival

New Ray of Light Festival in England featuring Indian music and dance

• 28 mins

Israeli writer Amos Oz

Israeli writer Amos Oz on his novel Black Box

• 28 mins

Ravel's Bolero

What goes into a work of art? Special on the orchestral parts that make up Ravel's Bolero

• 28 mins

Raymond Chandler

Special on American crime writer Raymond Chandler

• 28 mins

Russian film director Sergie Eisenstein

British exhibition devoted to revolutionary Russian film director Sergie Eisenstein

• 28 mins

Nigerian poet and novelist Ben Okri

Nigerian poet and novelist Ben Okri talks about his new book Stars of the New Curfew

• 28 mins

Spike Lee's School Daze

Jenny Hargreaves talks with US director Spike Lee talks about his film School Daze

• 28 mins

Eartha Kitt - interview special

American singer Eartha Kitt - one of the most distinctive voices of the 20th Century

• 28 mins

Cannes film festival winners

Cannes film festival winners, plus A Cry in the Dark starring Meryl Streep

• 28 mins

Swan Lake

Discussing the history of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake

• 28 mins

Daughter of Shanghai

Daughter of Shanghai, the memoirs of Tsai Chin

• 29 mins

The Runner

A review of the Iranian film The Runner

• 27 mins

Mrs Klein

A review of the play Mrs Klein by Nicholas Wright

• 28 mins

John Carpenter

Interview with American film director, John Howard Carpenter

• 19 mins

The Edinburgh Festival

The variety of talent on show at Edinburgh's fringe theatre

• 28 mins

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid, a controversial new film written by Hanif Kureishi

• 28 mins

The 42nd Edinburgh Film Festival

A review of the 42nd Edinburgh Film Festival

• 28 mins