Theatre director Peter Brook special

Interview with multiple Tony and Emmy Award winning British director Peter Brook

• 28 mins

Soap Opera Special

A history of soap operas, beginning with the everyday story of Ma Perkins in 1933

• 28 mins

Soprano Emma Kirkby special

Special programme with English soprano Emma Kirkby

• 28 mins

Isaac Bashevis Singer's The Penitent

Review of Jewish writer Isaac Bashevis Singer's new book The Penitent

• 28 mins

The Right Stuff

The Right Stuff, a film about the pilots and astronauts who first explored space

• 28 mins

The Arts in Sydney, Australia

With Gil Brealey's film Annie's Coming Out and new TV mini-series Bodyline

• 28 mins

The Pre-Raphaelites in Britain

Pre-Raphaelite exhibition at the Tate gallery in London

• 28 mins

Terms of Endearment

American film Terms of Endearment and The Art of Central Asia at the British Museum

• 28 mins

John Braine's The Two of Us

Interview with British writer John Braine about his new novel The Two of Us

• 28 mins

Black Mas by John Constable

John Constable on his play Black Mas, plus review of Harold Pinter's play One for the Road

• 28 mins

Reflections and Sir Isaac Newton

Reflections, a film about Sir Isaac Newton's biographer directed by Kevin Billington

• 28 mins

Henry V starring Kenneth Branagh

Shakespeare's Henry V starring Kenneth Branagh at Stratford Upon Avon

• 28 mins

David Wheldon's Course of Instruction

Novelist David Wheldon plus the life and work of Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti

• 28 mins

VS Naipaul's Finding The Centre

Interview with writer VS Naipaul about his latest novel Finding The Centre

• 28 mins

Vincenzo Bellini's The Capulets and the Montagues

Review of Bellini's opera I Capuleti e i Montecchi at London's Royal Opera House

• 28 mins

The Private Degas

The Private Degas, an exhibition of French artist Edgar Degas opens in Cambridge

• 28 mins

The 1984 Academy Awards

Review of the 1984 Academy Awards, plus US screenwriter William Goldman

• 28 mins

Celtic Culture

Special report from the 5th Celtic Film and Television Festival in Cardiff, Wales

• 28 mins

Scorched Earth by Edward Fenton

Writer Edward Fenton plus Glenda Jackson and Brian Cox on O'Neil's Strange Interlude

• 28 mins

Silkwood

Film Silkwood starring Meryl Streep and directed by Mike Nichols

• 28 mins

Behaving Badly by Catherine Heath

Book review of Behaving Badly, plus interview with author Catherine Heath

• 28 mins

The Hunt For Red October

Review of film The Hunt For Red October directed by John McTiernan

• 28 mins

Federico Fellini's And the Ship Sails On

And the Ship Sails On by Federico Fellini, plus Venice Preserv'd by Thomas Otway (1681)

• 28 mins

George Orwell's Animal Farm on stage

New adaptation of George Orwell's Animal Farm at the National Theatre

• 31 mins

Meridian Heritage Competition '84

Winners include suggestions for a Japanese Noh play Takigi O-Noh or Bonfire performance

• 28 mins

Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation

Book Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation: A History of Literary Paris by Noel Riley Fitch

• 28 mins

Terry Johnson play - Cries From the Mammal House

Cries From The Mammal House by Terry Johnson at the Royal Court Theatre in London

• 28 mins

National Ballet of Cuba keeps it classical for London

National Ballet of Cuba arrives in London with scenes from Othello's early life

• 24 mins

Alisdair Gray's 1982, Janine

Scottish novelist Alisdair Gray discusses his new book 1982, Janine

• 28 mins

Iranian film The Mission

Review of Iranian film The Mission directed by Parviz Sayyad

• 28 mins