Portraits Day - Capturing a Likeness

Philip Dodd examines the nature of portraiture at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.

• 45 mins

Kate Summerscale

Matthew Sweet explores the psyche of the Victorian woman with Kate Summerscale.

• 45 mins

Andro Linklater

Author Andro Linklater on the only British Prime Minister ever to be assassinated.

• 45 mins

Bring Up the Bodies, 56 Up, Babel

Hilary Mantel talks to Anne McElvoy about her new historical novel Bring up the Bodies.

• 45 mins

Taliban Poetry, Science and Curiosity, The Road to Rome, Aharon Appelfeld

Rana Mitter reads a new collection of poetry from the Taliban.

• 45 mins

Falstaff, Ideology, Even the Rain, Diego Marani

Matthew Sweet meets screenwriter Paul Laverty. Plus a first-night review of Falstaff.

• 45 mins

Photographers' Gallery, Carlos Fuentes, The War of the Sexes, Brighton Festival

Samira Ahmed attends the reopening of the Photographers' Gallery.

• 45 mins

The Sunshine Boys, Athletic Perfection, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Ballgowns

Anne McElvoy discusses a new production of Neil Simon's comedy The Sunshine Boys.

• 45 mins

Barbaric Genius

Matthew Sweet talks to authors Marilynne Robinson and John Healy.

• 45 mins

Jackie Kay

Samira Ahmed meets poet and writer Jackie Kay and philosopher Michael Sandel.

• 45 mins

Sicilian Culture

Philip Dodd examines optimistic signs of a renaissance of Sicilian culture.

• 45 mins

David Eagleman, Social Media, Afghanistan, The Horse

Anne McElvoy meets neuroscientist David Eagleman.

• 45 mins

The Angels' Share

Matthew Sweet discusses the new film The Angels' Share. ITEM USES THE STRONGEST LANGUAGE.

• 30 mins

Rana Mitter meets John Irving

Writer John Irving talks to Rana Mitter about his new novel, In One Person.

• 45 mins

Antigone

Philip Dodd with a review of a new production of Sophocles's tragedy, Antigone.

• 45 mins

Prometheus; Consumption; Antony Beevor; Serpentine Pavilion

Anne McElvoy reviews Ridley Scott's Prometheus and talks to historian Antony Beevor.

• 45 mins

Landmark - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Philip Dodd and guests explore Muriel Spark's novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

• 45 mins

Ken Dodd

Matthew Sweet talks to the comedian Ken Dodd about his eight decades as an entertainer.

• 45 mins

Robert Caro

Robert Caro talks to Samira Ahmed about his biography The Passage of Power.

• 45 mins

All in the Best Possible Taste, Adam Phillips, Nancy Holt, Robert Macfarlane

Anne McElvoy discusses taste, and talks to authors Robert Macfarlane and Adam Phillips.

• 45 mins

Pina Bausch, Martin Amis, Philosophy at the Institut Francais, Snow White

Presented by Rana Mitter. With a discussion on Pina Bausch's dance company.

• 45 mins

Harry Belafonte

Matthew Sweet talks to Harry Belafonte about leading black actors in film.

• 45 mins

Europe, Gatz

Philip Dodd presents a discussion on Europe's future.

• 45 mins

Cosmopolis, Science and the Arts, The Islands, Rachel Whiteread

David Cronenberg talks to Anne McElvoy about his new film Cosmopolis.

• 45 mins

Billy Budd, Adriana Sinclair

Philip Dodd explores English National Opera's new version of Britten's opera Billy Budd.

• 45 mins

Tate Liverpool, Timothy Secret

Anne McElvoy examines Tate Liverpool's exhibition of works by Turner, Monet and Twombly.

• 45 mins

Veep, Charlotte Blease

Samira Ahmed on Armando Iannucci's new political comedy, Veep.

• 45 mins

International Review Edition

Matthew Sweet hosts an International Review edition of the arts and ideas programme.

• 45 mins

Jenny Saville

Matthew Sweet discusses the work of artist Jenny Saville on display in Oxford.

• 45 mins

Edvard Munch

Rana Mitter visits a new retrospective of the work of Edvard Munch and reviews Les Troyens

• 45 mins