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Discussion on the state of British theatre
Out of a House Walked a Man
The Theatre du Complicite's production of Out of a House Walked a Man
Lines from an Orkney fireside
Roger Fenby talks to the poet and novelist George Mackay Brown
The legacy of the Brothers Grimm
The history and impact of the Grimm Fairy Tales
Radio - creating a drama
Creating a radio play and the impact it can have on an audience
Sir Dirk Bogarde and his memoirs
Sir Dirk Bogarde's new novel A Period of Adjustment
Meridan Arts Quiz
Seasonal Meridian arts quiz, hosted at the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service in Bush House
Las Meninas - The Maids of Honour
A documentary on the painting Las Meninas or The Maids Of Honour
Dickens - stage and screen
Stage and screen adaptations of work by the great novelist Charles Dickens
The Threepenny Opera
A review of new productions of Uncle Vanya and the Threepenny Opera
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is 180 years old and the tale still holds its grip
Ang Lee's Eat Drink Man Woman
A new film by Taiwanese director Ang Lee - Eat Drink Man Women
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A documentary about Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream
Mozart's Cosi fan tutte
A review of a new London production of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte
John Osborne - Looking Back in Anger
A look at work of English dramatist, John Osborne
The story of Peer Gynt and a sleeping Tilda Swinton
Review of the Royal Shakespeare's production of the play Peer Gynt
Theatre in Barcelona versus London
A report on the theatre in Barcelona and London
The Importance of Being Earnest
The programme explores Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest
The Buccaneers
A feature-length special on Edith Wharton's The Buccaneers
Zimbabwean music and culture
A documentary about Zimbabwean music and popular culture
Restoration - on the film set
A review of the film adapted from Rose Tremain's novel Restoration
Fespaco - film in Africa
The opening ceremony of Fespaco, a major cinematic event in Africa
Duke Ellington - his life in music
A documentary on Duke Ellington
Nobody's Fool
Robert Benton's film, Nobody's Fool reviewed by Quentin Cooper
Fernando Pessoa
A documentary on Fernando Pessoa and his literary legacy
Man Ray and Meret Oppenheim
A documentary on surrealist artists Meret Oppenheim and Man Ray
Martin Amis and 20th Century writing
A feature-length programme on the writer Martin Amis
Morris and Booth
Christopher Cook talks to two prominent modern dance choreographers
The young Australian - Tim Winton
A feature-length programme on the writer Tim Winton
The art of a mobile phone conversation?
Overheard mobile 'phone conversations - is it eavesdropping? Is it art? Does it matter?
Shakespeare on the page and on the stage
A documentary looking at the works of Shakespeare both on the page and on the stage