remembering Satyajit Ray

Remembering Oscar winning Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray who died this week

• 28 mins

Francis Bacon

Extended interview with legendary painter Francis Bacon recorded shortly before his death

• 28 mins

Howards End - the film

Producer Ismail Merchant talks about his new film Howards End

• 28 mins

For the love of Chekhov

Exploring the extraordinary affection felt for Russian author and dramatist Anton Chekhov

• 28 mins

Marlene Dietrich - a tribute

Remembering German-born actress, singer, and entertainer Marlene Dietrich

• 29 mins

Madrid - a profile

A profile of the Spanish capital Madrid, its people, culture and architecture

• 28 mins

Chris Lynam's Prognosis

Stand-up comedian Chris Lynam on his free-form play Prognosis

• 29 mins

Rembrandt

Special edition on one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art

• 28 mins

Report from Cannes

Fun, sun, chaos, madness, hard work, no sleep: opinions on the Cannes Film Festival

• 27 mins

Sir Harold Acton

Special on Anglo-Italian writer, scholar and dilettante Sir Harold Acton

• 28 mins

Ay, Carmela!

Director Tessa Schneideman on Spanish play Ay, Carmela! by Jose Sanchis Sinisterra

• 29 mins

Terence Davies' The Long Day Closes

A shy youngster copes with school and home life in The Long Day Closes

• 30 mins

Toni Morrison - interview

The African-American author of The Bluest Eye, Sula and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Beloved

• 28 mins

Robert Morley obituary

Remembering English character actor Robert Morley, star of The African Queen

• 28 mins

Juliet Stevenson interview

Juliet Stevenson on her life and work including Ariel Dorfman's Death and the Maiden

• 28 mins

The Master and Margarita

Mikhail Bulgakov's novel The Master and Margarita adapted for stage

• 29 mins

High or Low Culture?

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the future of British arts and culture

• 28 mins

Glyndebourne - a home for opera

Special documentary on Britain's only privately owned opera house, Glyndebourne

• 28 mins

Native Americans since Columbus

Report on Home of the Brave, a Scottish exhibition about Native Americans

• 29 mins

talking with John Fowles

"There is a strong parallel between writing and walking through an unknown wood"

• 28 mins

Derek Walcott's Odyssey

Poet Derek Walcott on adapting Homer's epic Greek poem Odyssey

• 28 mins

Canadian director Robert Lepage

Canadian director Robert Lepage talks about his version of A Midsummer Night's Dream

• 28 mins

The Earth is My Source

How is contemporary art responding to an environment in crisis?

• 28 mins

Dakota Road

Writer and director Nick Ward's on his TV film Dakota Road

• 28 mins

talking with Merce Cunningham

The life, work, and influence of American dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham

• 27 mins

Athol Fugard's Playland

South African playwright Athol Fugard's Playland opens in Johannesburg

• 28 mins

Philip Langridge and Anne Murray

Interviews with opera singers Philip Langridge and Anne Murray

• 28 mins

Philip Pickett interview

Interview with Philip Pickett, English musician, recorder player and director of early music ensembles

• 30 mins

Pop Music Videos

Why music is only as popular as the marketing behind it

• 28 mins

The Rose

Arts that celebrate the rose as a symbol of love.

• 28 mins