The life and work of L.S. Lowry

The life and work of artist L.S. Lowry

• 28 mins

Paco's Story

Review of the new Larry Heinemann novel Paco's Story

• 28 mins

Maurice

Review of the new Merchant Ivory film Maurice

• 29 mins

Female theatre directors

A review of female theatre directors and the theatre scene in 1987

• 28 mins

SJ Perelman

A movie biography special

• 28 mins

Into the Woods

Review of Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim

• 28 mins

Mikhail Gorbachev's Perestroika

A review of Mikhail Gorbachev's book Perestroika

• 28 mins

The Barber of Seville

A new ENO production of The Barber of Seville by Jonathan Miller

• 28 mins

In the Fertile Land

Review of Gabriel Josipovici's In the Fertile Land

• 28 mins

Cry Freedom

Richard Attenborough's film Cry Freedom

• 28 mins

James Baldwin - obituary

Special obituary show for Black-American writer James Baldwin

• 28 mins

Prince Charles on architecture

Prince of Wales attacks the "ugliness" of some modern British architecture

• 28 mins

Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs - 50 year anniversary

The 50th anniversary of Walt Disney's Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs

• 28 mins

Tribute to Jascha Heifetz

Tribute to late Russian violinist Jascha Heifetz

• 28 mins

Florence Nightingale in Egypt

Florence Nightingale's Letters from Egypt

• 28 mins

Traverse Theatre Club

Traverse Theatre Club in Edinburgh Scotland

• 29 mins

RSC's Wizard of Oz

Review of the RSC production of The Wizard Of Oz

• 27 mins

Ira Aldridge

Life and work of groundbreaking black Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge

• 28 mins

A history of horror

Discussing the horror genre and why people are so fascinated with it

• 28 mins

Musicians' health hazards

The health hazards and conditions musicians have experienced through the ages

• 28 mins

The Tutor

A new production of The Tutor by Reinhold Lenz

• 29 mins

Sir Peter Hall

Shakespeare's The Tempest at the National Theatre directed by Sir Peter Hall

• 28 mins

Cookery books

Over the last 30 years, cookery writing has become a genre in its own right

• 29 mins

Other people's lives

Four books about other people's lives reviewed

• 28 mins

A tribute to Trevor Howard

A tribute to Trevor Howard

• 28 mins

Sir Ian McKellen

A special edition of Meridian, devoted to the life and work of actor Ian McKellen

• 29 mins

Van Dyck exhibition

A step back in time to the 17th century

• 28 mins

The year 1968

Meridian looks back to the year 1968

• 28 mins

The Vision

A review of the apocalyptic TV drama The Vision

• 28 mins

Buster - Phil Collins

Review of the film Buster, starring Phil Collins and Larry Lamb

• 29 mins