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The German writer G眉nter Grass

George Steiner on why the German novelist so deserved the 1999 Nobel Prize for Literature

• 28 mins

The American century: Art and culture 1950-2000

The Royal Opera House opens after renovations; Nick Hughes' Rwanda set film '100 Days'; 'Sensation' exhibition of British art in New York; Tim Winton's Australian play, based on the novel 'Cloudstreet'.

• 28 mins

Harold Evans on The American Century

The English publisher and journalist talks about his history of 20th-century America

• 28 mins

Edgar Allen Poe

The short and strange life of the American author and creator of the detective story

• 28 mins

French play The Man Who Said Non

A review of the play about Charles de Gaulle and Winston Churchill from 1940 to 1945

• 28 mins

Ben Elton interview

The writer and comedian talks about his novel Inconceivable

• 28 mins

China's avant garde art

Exploring the exciting counter culture of China's contemporary art scene

• 28 mins

The Japanese movie Cursed: The Financially Corrupt Islands

How a film about a banking panic proved a big hit in Japan

• 28 mins

American writer Dava Sobel

The author of Longitude on her book, Gallileo's Daughter about the Italian astonomer

• 28 mins

Edward Said interview

The literary theorist and Palestinian activist talks about his memoirs Out of Place

• 28 mins

Francis Wheen on Karl Marx

The British journalist talks about his book about the founder of international communism

• 28 mins

The Elgin Marbles

Whether the Greek sculptures should be returned to Greece.

• 27 mins

Frank McCourt interview

The Irish-American author of Angela's Ashes talks about its sequel 'Tis

• 29 mins

Simon Schama on Rembrandt

The historian Simon Schama talks about why Rembrandt continues to exert such a hold on us

• 28 mins

Jay Griffiths on her essays about time

The British journalist Jay Griffiths talks about her book Pip Pip: A Sideways Look at Time

• 28 mins

Annie Leibovitz's Women

The American photographer's collection of female subjects reviewed

• 28 mins

Tracey Emin's My Bed

The art critic Adrian Searle talks about the vandalisation of the British artist's work

• 28 mins

PD James interview

The British author talks about why she writes detective fiction

• 28 mins

Noel Coward profile

The life of the English actor, playwright and composer

• 28 mins

Frederick Forsyth interview

The political thriller writer talks about his book, The Phantom of Manhattan

• 28 mins

Joan of Arc

Why the French figure has inspired more than 50 films and over 1000 books

• 28 mins

Mumbai Film Festival

How the Indian city's uniquely privately-financed festival was founded

• 30 mins

The Turner Prize

The winner of the prize is announced: Steve McQueen

• 29 mins

Waiting for Love in Commmunist China

Prize-winning novelist Ha Jin talks about writing in English about love and life in China

• 27 mins

Utopias in literature

Professor John Carey and AC Grayling discuss the Faber Book of Utopias

• 28 mins

The Art Of Fireworks

How fireworks have influenced art and literature

• 28 mins

Disney's Fantasia

Critics and fans talk about the movie which has divided audiences since its release

• 28 mins

Meridian's highlights of 1999

The year's high points in film, music, dance, literature and architecture

• 28 mins

Sam Mendes interview

The director of American Beauty discusses his successful transition from stage to screen

• 28 mins

AOL buys Time Warner

How the internet provider's purchase of the entertainment company will change the industry

• 28 mins