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Don Giovanni and the state of opera

A look at the damning reviews of David Freeman's production of Don Giovanni

• 27 mins

Havel - the playwright turned president

How New York honoured Vaclav Havel, the Czech playwright and now president

• 28 mins

Jazz-only radio

A series of jazz concerts to mark the launch of London's first jazz-only radio station

• 28 mins

Prokofiev and Rostropovich

A special in-depth look at two Russian musician exiles

• 28 mins

Talking God with the Navajos

A review of Tony Hillerman's Talking God

• 29 mins

Roland Joffe's Shadow Makers

The opening of film 'Shadow Makers' by Roland Joffe

• 28 mins

Marius Petipa

A look at Imperial Russian choreographer Marius Petipa and the Kirov Ballet

• 27 mins

Morris West's Lazarus

Interview with Morris West about his new novel Lazarus

• 29 mins

The work of Ray Harryhausen

A look at the work of Ray Harryhausen fantasy film producer

• 27 mins

Steven Spielberg's Always

Review of new film by Steven Spielberg Always

• 28 mins

Sex in the cinema

An in-depth look at the portrayal of sex in the cinema

• 28 mins

The harp

An in-depth look at the harp

• 28 mins

Kingsley Amis - The Folks That Live on the Hill

A review of the new Kingsley Amis novel The Folks That Live on the Hill

• 28 mins

The Oscars

Sandy Walsh reports on the Oscars

• 28 mins

Maria Ewing

A special in-depth programme about opera singer Maria Ewing

• 28 mins

Vienna

A special programme on Vienna

• 28 mins

Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar celebrates his 70th birthday

• 28 mins

Deborah Warner's King Lear

A look at the work and life of Deborah Warner

• 27 mins

Ben Jonson's Volpone

A review of Ben Jonson's play Volpone

• 29 mins

New Zealand's film industry

A special show which looks at the flourishing film industry in New Zealand

• 28 mins

Greta Garbo Obituary

A special obituary programme about Greta Garbo

• 26 mins

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Why teenagers across the world have gone turtle crazy

• 28 mins

Raymond Chandler's 'unfinished' Marlowe

Innocence and experience - two writers look back to the days of their youth

• 28 mins

Akira Kurosawa

A look at films and plays that tackle the wars of human history

• 28 mins

Romanian theatre

A look at Romania, including a trip to its oldest theatre

• 28 mins

Thomas Hardy's England

A look at Thomas Hardy's portrait of South West England

• 28 mins

David Rice's Shattered Vows

Review of David Rice's book, Shattered Vows: Exodus from the Priesthood

• 29 mins

Arts in New Zealand

An in-depth look at art, music and the environment in New Zealand

• 29 mins

Jim Henson and Sammy Davis Jnr tributes

A special tribute to the Muppet producer Jim Henson

• 28 mins

Thomas Hardy

A special in-depth look at the life and work of Thomas Hardy, including his poetry

• 28 mins