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Sir Harold Acton
Special on Anglo-Italian writer, scholar and dilettante Sir Harold Acton
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Terence Davies' The Long Day Closes
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Toni Morrison - interview
The African-American author of The Bluest Eye, Sula and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Beloved
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Juliet Stevenson interview
Juliet Stevenson on her life and work including Ariel Dorfman's Death and the Maiden
The Master and Margarita
Mikhail Bulgakov's novel The Master and Margarita adapted for stage
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Glyndebourne - a home for opera
Special documentary on Britain's only privately owned opera house, Glyndebourne
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Report on Home of the Brave, a Scottish exhibition about Native Americans
talking with John Fowles
"There is a strong parallel between writing and walking through an unknown wood"
Derek Walcott's Odyssey
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Canadian director Robert Lepage
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The Earth is My Source
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talking with Merce Cunningham
The life, work, and influence of American dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham
Athol Fugard's Playland
South African playwright Athol Fugard's Playland opens in Johannesburg
Philip Langridge and Anne Murray
Interviews with opera singers Philip Langridge and Anne Murray
Philip Pickett interview
Interview with Philip Pickett, English musician, recorder player and director of early music ensembles
Pop Music Videos
Why music is only as popular as the marketing behind it
The Rose
Arts that celebrate the rose as a symbol of love.
John Heartfield
Report from a new exhibition by the German photomontage artist John Heartfield
Dinosaurs
Exploring the enduring appeal of dinosaurs in culture
H.R. Giger and the third Alien film
A review of the latest Alien film
Music production
A look at music production, producers, session musicians and the advent of modern technology.
The Street of Crocodiles
A look at how the work of Bruno Shultz is being put on the stage
The Richard DiMarco Gallery
A review of the Richard DiMarco Gallery in Edinburgh
Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven
A review of Clint Eastwood's film Unforgiven
Drums
An exploration into drums in rock and electronic music
Bob Roberts
Political satire film Bob Roberts starring and directed by Tim Robbins
Daniel Reeves
Interview with the artist Daniel Reeves