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Brian Cox and 'art is for itself'

The actor Brian Cox explains his sentence 'art is for itself'

• 28 mins

The life of Bruce Lee

A new biography of Bruce Lee, who brought martial art to the big screen

• 28 mins

50 years of India's independence

Celebration of 50 years of India's independence

• 28 mins

Graham Swift and a plagiarism charge

Graham Swift, winner of last year's Booker prize, is charged with plagiarism

• 28 mins

RSC - Biblical tales

A look at a new series of Biblical plays from the Royal Shakespeare Company

• 28 mins

An interview with Arthur C. Clarke

An interview with Arthur C Clarke, the British science fiction author

• 28 mins

Kate Atkinson - Human Croquet

A review of Kate Atkinson's new novel Human Croquet

• 28 mins

Heartbreak House

A review of George Bernard Shaw's play Heartbreak House

• 28 mins

William de Kooning

The death of William de Kooning, a pioneering abstract artists

• 28 mins

V. S. Pritchett tribute

A special obituary programme featuring the late British writer and critic V. S. Pritchett

• 27 mins

Patricia Cornwell - Hornet's Nest

Crime writer Patricia Cornwell talks about her new novel Hornet's Nest

• 28 mins

Fred Zinneman

A special programme which takes an in depth look at director Fred Zinneman

• 28 mins

Peter Landesman and The Raven

Young American author Peter Landesman and his prize winning novel The Raven

• 28 mins

Men in Black - Will Smith

Will Smith talks about his role in the alien film Men In Black

• 28 mins

Augusto Boal - using drama to help the oppressed

A special Programme which takes an in-depth look at Augusto Boal

• 28 mins

Faust - the legend lives on

The enduring appeal of the legend of the Faust story

• 28 mins

Pulitzer Prize winner - Frank McCourt

Winner of this year's Pulitzer Prize is Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt

• 28 mins

Anthony Minghella

A special programme which takes an in-depth look at the director Anthony Minghella

• 28 mins

Twin Town and Anaconda

A look at the new movie Twin Town, the Welsh 'Trainspotting'

• 28 mins

Harold Pinter's - The Lover

Harold Pinter's play The Lover is reviewed

• 28 mins

Hanif Kureishi - an 'angry middle aged man'

A look at the writer Hanif Kureishi and the film My Beautiful Laundrette

• 27 mins

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Why The Diving Bell and the Butterfly has become the most important memoir of the year

• 29 mins

Naomi Wolf and Promiscuities

The writer Naomi Wolf and her latest book Promiscuities

• 28 mins

Bertolt Brecht and Andy de la Tour

A look at plays by Bertolt Brecht and Andy de la Tour

• 28 mins

Spanish Civil War - the story behind Guernica

A programme about the destruction of the Spanish Basque town, Guernica,

• 28 mins

The Cannes Film Festival 1997

A special programme which takes an in depth look at The Cannes Film Festival

• 28 mins

Commonwealth Writers' Prize

The winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize

• 28 mins

Titanic the musical

A review of Titanic the musical

• 28 mins

Sir Richard Eyre

A special programme which takes an in depth look at Sir Richard Eyre

• 28 mins

Thomas Pynchon

Thomas Pynchon breaks seven years of silence with a vast historical novel

• 28 mins