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Gay and lesbian cinema

A special programme which takes an in-depth look at the gay/lesbian community in cinema

• 28 mins

The Twelfth Pan-African film festival

Report from Burkina Faso on the 12th Pan African Film Festival

• 28 mins

Aly Bain

A look at the work and background of the Scottish fiddle player Aly Bain

• 28 mins

Living History - Kaleidoscope

A look at istorical figures portrayed in the cinema

• 28 mins

Thomas Keneally

Interview with author Thomas Keneally

• 28 mins

The Death of Klinghoffer

A review of the John Adams opera The Death of Klinghoffer

• 29 mins

The Western Genre; Dancing with Wolves

Christopher Frayling looks at the popularity of the Western genre of films, concentrating on the film 'Dancing with Wolves'.

• 29 mins

Max Ernst

An in-depth look at the work of the surrealist artist Max Ernst

• 28 mins

Caryl Phillips' - Cambridge

A review of Cambridge with Caryl Philips

• 28 mins

Bertolt Brecht

A review of Bertolt Brecht's Cabaret

• 28 mins

Graham Greene obituary

A special obituary programme for the late novelist Graham Greene

• 27 mins

Martha Graham

Tribute to the late choreographer Martha Graham

• 27 mins

Martha Graham obituary

A special tribute to Martha Graham, a pioneer in the world of modern dance

• 28 mins

Female writer special

Female writer special

• 28 mins

Ending South Africa's cultural boycott

Report on a conference to review the cultural boycott of South Africa

• 28 mins

World book special - Namibia, Nigeria and Mexico

Review of a novel about Namibia and the 1989 elections

• 28 mins

Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet

A tribute to the work of David Lean

• 28 mins

David Lean obituary

A special obituary programme exploring the life and work of film director David Lean

• 28 mins

Timothy Mo's - The Redundancy of Courage

A review of the new Timothy Mo novel, The Redundancy of Courage

• 28 mins

Will We Always Have Paris?

Report on Paris' role in the world art scene

• 28 mins

Yehudi Menuhin

An in-depth look at the American-born British violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin

• 28 mins

Was God a Woman?

The Book of J, a new translation of biblical texts by Harold Bloom

• 29 mins

talking with Lindsay Kemp

A special programme on the iconic British dancer, actor, and choreographer, Lindsay Kemp

• 28 mins

Peruvian writer Mario Vargas

In Praise of the Stepmother, an erotic novel by Peruvian writer Mario Vargas

• 29 mins

The Well of Ignorance

Tomio Tada on his controversial new Noh drama, The Well of Ignorance

• 28 mins

The making of an Indian epic

Special dedicated to the TV adaptation of the ancient 500 page Hindi poem the Mahabharata

• 28 mins

Gillian Weir and the art of organ playing

From JS Bach to Olivier Messiaen, with acclaimed concert organist Gillian Weir

• 28 mins

Dead Certainties: Unwarranted Speculations

Historian Simon Schama talks about his novel Dead Certainties: Unwarranted Speculations

• 28 mins

talking with Harrison Birtwistle

Exploring the life and work of British contemporary composer Sir Harrison Birtwistle

• 28 mins

artistic freedom in Chile

Talking artistic freedom with Chilean painters following the end of the Pinochet regime

• 29 mins