Jeff Wayne; The Orphan of Zhao

Jeff Wayne on The War of the Worlds, the RSC's The Orphan of Zhao, and Crime Stories on TV

• 30 mins

Quentin Blake interviewed; Hitler's dark charisma discussed

Quentin Blake on his career as he approaches 80, and the dark charisma of Adolf Hitler.

• 30 mins

A Bigger Splash; The Hour returns; photography from the Middle East

A Bigger Splash, plus a new play about Edward Thomas, and photography from the Middle East

• 30 mins

Billie Piper in The Effect; Twilight; author Phil Rickman

The Effect, a new play by Lucy Prebble starring Billie Piper, plus the final Twilight film

• 30 mins

Ben Elton, Danny Boyle on regional theatre cuts, computer art

Ben Elton, Danny Boyle on regional theatre funding cuts, and early computer art.

• 30 mins

Jimmy Page; natural history programmes over the years

Jimmy Page interview; 60 years of natural history on TV; The Secret of Crickley Hall.

• 30 mins

Derek Jacobi, End of Watch, Denise Mina

Derek Jacobi on Last Tango in Halifax, new film End of Watch, Denise Mina's Dragon Tattoo.

• 30 mins

Neil Diamond; Costa Shortlists

Arts news with John Wilson, including news of the shortlists for the Costa Book Awards.

• 30 mins

The Mousetrap at 60, Calixto Bieito on Carmen, New Russian Art

The Mousetrap at 60; Calixto Bieito on Carmen; contemporary Russian art.

• 30 mins

22/11/2012

Choreographer Matthew Bourne, John Lithgow in The Magistrate, and Benjamin Britten.

• 30 mins

Brian Eno; Michael Hoffman; Spike Lee's Michael Jackson documentary

Brian Eno, Michael Hoffman, and Spike Lee's new Michael Jackson documentary.

• 30 mins

Trouble With the Curve; Sports Book of the Year; theatre awards

Sports Book of the Year, Clint Eastwood back on screen, Evening Standard Theatre Awards.

• 30 mins

Great Expectations; Bryan Ferry; Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong

A new Great Expectations; Bryan Ferry; the creators of TV shows Peep Show and Fresh Meat.

• 30 mins

Daniel Radcliffe in A Young Doctor's Notebook, Oliver Sacks, the Hunt

Daniel Radcliffe in TV series A Young Doctor's Notebook, plus Oliver Sacks and The Hunt.

• 30 mins

Roddy Doyle, Boris Godunov, The Staves, TV Drama The Fear

Roddy Doyle on his new novella, Boris Godunov at the RSC, and singing sisters The Staves.

• 30 mins

The Mouse and His Child; Sightseers; Robert Greene; Cecilia Bartoli

Kirsty Lang reports on The Mouse and His Child, the RSC's new show for family audiences.

• 30 mins

Seven Psychopaths, Beryl Bainbridge's art

Martin McDonagh's film Seven Psychopaths; Beryl Bainbridge's paintings; best choir sizes.

• 30 mins

Ben Folds; Elizabeth Price; Charles Dickens museum

Turner Prize winner Elizabeth Price, Ben Folds, and the Charles Dickens museum reopens.

• 30 mins

All-female Julius Caesar; writer Mike Bartlett on The Town

An all-female staging of Julius Caesar and Mike Bartlett on his first TV drama.

• 30 mins

Ali Smith, Dave Brubeck, crime fiction

The Bodyguard musical, Dave Brubeck remembered, and Jeff Park on the latest crime fiction.

• 30 mins

Paul Auster, Tom Robinson plays Beck

Writer Paul Auster; Tom Robinson plays Beck's sheet music album; comedian Trevor Noah.

• 30 mins

Danny Boyle switches on the Front Row neon artwork

Danny Boyle switches on his Front Row neon artwork; TV drama thirtysomething remembered.

• 30 mins

Paul Thomas Anderson on The Master; Jim Cartwright returns to the stage

Director Paul Thomas Anderson on The Master; dramatist Jim Cartwright; the power of three.

• 30 mins

William Boyd; Ravi Shankar remembered; video games of the year

Novelist William Boyd; tribute to Ravi Shankar; playwright Martin Crimp; video games pick.

• 30 mins

Don McCullin; Martin Freeman; albums of the year

Martin Freeman interviewed on The Hobbit, and musical recommendations from 2012.

• 30 mins

Toby Jones; David O Russell; the Life of Pi film

Mark Lawson with Toby Jones, David O Russell and a review of the Life of Pi film.

• 30 mins

Salman Rushdie, Victoria Wood, Christmas Jukebox Jury

Salman Rushdie on the film of his novel Midnight's Children; Victoria Wood on Joyce Hatto.

• 30 mins

Dustin Hoffman's Quartet reviewed; singer Katy Carr; comedy DVDs

Barry Norman reviews Dustin Hoffman's Quartet; singer Katy Carr; pick of comedy DVDs.

• 30 mins

The Impossible; Simon Amstell; Arts Funding

The Impossible reviewed; comedian Simon Amstell; Ed Vaizey and Tom Morris on arts funding.

• 30 mins

People of the Year 2012

New interviews with Judi Dench, Sam Mendes, Hilary Mantel, Sheridan Smith and more.

• 30 mins