The Thick of It, Cerys Matthews, Lucy Liu in Elementary

The writers of The Thick of It, Cerys Matthews on country women, and Elementary.

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Emma Watson in The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Turner Prize, Hunted

Emma Watson in The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Turner Prize, Hunted, Northern Broadsides.

• 30 mins

BBC International Short Story Award, Mumford and Sons

John Wilson has news of the BBC International Short Story Award winner.

• 30 mins

Howard Barker, Welcome to India, attracting young opera audiences

Dramatist Howard Barker, how TV covers India, and attracting younger audiences to opera.

• 30 mins

The Reader author Bernhard Schlink, Homeland returns, Caryl Churchill's new play

The Reader author Bernhard Schlink, US painter Alex Katz, and TV drama Homeland is back.

• 30 mins

The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour, Anne-Marie Duff, David Shrigley

The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour, actress Anne-Marie Duff, and artist David Shrigley.

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Ruby Sparks, Roy Willliams,The Plane Crash, William Klein

Ruby Sparks, from the directors of Litte Miss Sunshine; playwright Roy Williams.

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Pete Townshend

Pete Townshend reflects on the highs and lows of his career, as he publishes a memoir.

• 30 mins

This House - Roy Hattersley reviews; Jo Nesbo; Prince biography

Roy Hattersley reviews Westminster drama This House; Jo Nesbo; a biography of Prince.

• 30 mins

Comedy performer David Mitchell, Nobel Prize for Literature

Peep Show's David Mitchell, the Nobel Prize for literature and how actors learn accents.

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On the Road - the film, American Idiot, Agyness Deyn

On the Road in the cinema; American Idiot the musical; Agyness Deyn; the memoir industry.

• 30 mins

Tim Burton's Frankenweenie, David Walliams, US TV series Girls

Tim Burton's new animation Frankenweenie; David Walliams on his memoir; US TV series Girls

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Graham Norton; Peter Hook; Beasts of the Southern Wild

Graham Norton on whether TV talk has been sanitised; Peter Hook on life in Joy Division.

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Hollywood costumes, rock docs, Damien Hirst's harbour sculpture

Hollywood costumes from Oz to Avatar; rock documentaries; Damien Hirst's harbour sculpture

• 30 mins

Rod Stewart, The Lost Prince, Hebburn

Rod Stewart on his career, the prince who was nearly Henry IX and sitcom Hebburn reviewed.

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Ginger & Rosa, Ralph Steadman on birds, the man who lights the Rolling Stones

Kirsty Lang reviews Sally Potter's Ginger & Rosa and talks birds with Ralph Steadman.

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Skyfall director Sam Mendes, Kevin Costner's TV series

Kirsty Lang on Skyfall director Sam Mendes; Kevin Costner in TV series Hatfields & McCoys.

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Poet Sharon Olds, Squeeze on tour

Sharon Olds on her poems charting the end of her marriage; Squeeze on writing new songs.

• 30 mins

Thomas Keneally, Dan Stevens, 25 years of Michael Palin's TV travels

Booker Prize-winning writer Thomas Keneally, actor Dan Stevens and Michael Palin's Brazil.

• 30 mins

Mark Gatiss as Charles I; Posy Simmonds; 2013 City of Culture plans

Mark Gatiss as Charles I, cartoonist Posy Simmonds, Derry-Londonderry City of Culture 2013

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Jez Butterworth, Wizards vs Aliens, soundscapes for journeys

Playwright Jez Butterworth, Russell T Davies' latest TV show, and soundscapes on the move.

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Tom Wolfe in conversation with Mark Lawson

Mark Lawson interviews American writer Tom Wolfe, as he publishes a new novel.

• 30 mins

The Master; Seduced by Art; Thomas Adès

Lionel Shriver on The Master, photography at the National Gallery; composer Thomas Adès.

• 30 mins

Rust and Bone, Aerosmith, paper art, and hotels on film

Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard in Rust and Bone, Aerosmith interviewed, and The First Cut.

• 30 mins

John Goodman, Orhan Pamuk, Andrew Rawnsley on Secret State

Mark Lawson presents John Goodman, Orhan Pamuk, and Andrew Rawnsley on Secret State.

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The Shining, Lucy Kirkwood, Colm Toibin, Some Girls

Kirsty Lang on The Shining, Lucy Kirkwood, Colm Toibin and Some Girls.

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Anna Friel in Uncle Vanya, The Sapphires, letters from the Mary Whitehouse archive

Anna Friel in Uncle Vanya, Kamila Shamsie on Nick Nickelby, the Mary Whitehouse archive.

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Director Michael Haneke; how to cry on stage; Full English

Filmmaker Michael Haneke, the art of crying on stage and adult cartoon series Full English

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The Rolling Stones in conversation with John Wilson

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood on life in The Rolling Stones.

• 30 mins

Alan Bennett's play People; Michael Winterbottom's film Everyday

The verdict on Alan Bennett's new play People and Michael Winterbottom's film Everyday.

• 30 mins