Wang Shuo - Playing For Thrills

Review of the latest novel by Chinese novelist Wang Shuo, Playing For Thrills

• 28 mins

Cold Mountain

A review of Charles Frazier's novel Cold Mountain about the American civil war

• 28 mins

Wagner and a family history

How controversy has dogged the Bayreuth festival, which celebrates the work of Wagner

• 27 mins

William S. Burroughs

A tribute to the American writer William S. Burroughs who died last week

• 28 mins

Steve Reich

A documentary looking at the life and work of Steve Reich

• 27 mins

James Patrick Donleavy

The work of James Patrick Donleavy

• 28 mins

The Edinburgh Festival turns 50

The world's biggest arts festival in Edinburgh, celebrates its 50th anniversary

• 28 mins

Grace Notes

Review of Northern Irish novel Grace Notes

• 28 mins

Edinburgh International Arts Festival - 1997

A special programme which takes an in depth look at the Edinburgh festival

• 28 mins

Edinburgh festival round up

It is the second week of the Edinburgh International Arts Festival

• 28 mins

Edinburgh Book Festival

This programme comes from the eighth Edinburgh Book Festival

• 28 mins

She's So Lovely

A review of the film She's So Lovely starring Sean Penn and real-life wife Robin Wright

• 28 mins

Cyrano de Bergerac

A special programme which takes an in depth look at Cyrano De Bergerac

• 28 mins

Amos Oz and the birth of Israel

Book review special featuring Amos Oz, Carol Shields, Helen Garner, John Updike

• 28 mins

That's showbusiness - the ups and downs of performing at a festival

The ups and downs of performing at festivals such as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

• 28 mins

Saul Bellow - The Actual

A review of a new novel by Saul Bellow, The Actual

• 28 mins

Elmore Leonard

Interview with Elmore Leonard at the National Film Theatre in London

• 28 mins

Sir Georg Solti

A tribute to the conductor Sir Georg Solti who died last week age 84

• 28 mins

Christian Jacq's Ramses

Why Christian Jacq's blockbusters about Egyptian king Ramses have sold so well

• 28 mins

Bollywood uncovered

A special programme which takes an in depth look at the Bollywood film industry

• 28 mins

The Booker Prize shortlist

This year's Booker Prize shortlist

• 28 mins

The best of young British art

A look at the best of young British art and its controversial stars

• 27 mins

William Faulkner

A special programme which looks at the work of Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner

• 29 mins

Christopher Hope - how nations shape their authors

How nations shape their authors - a profile of South African novelist Christopher Hope

• 28 mins

Caryl Churchill

A special programme which takes an in depth look at the life of the dramatist Caryl Churchill

• 28 mins

Lolita

Review of a film version of Lolita

• 28 mins

The life of Jesus

Two fictionalised versions of Christ's life fight it out

• 28 mins

Peter Carey's 'great expectations'

Peter Carey talks about his novel Jack Maggs

• 28 mins

Israeli play - Murder

Israeli's are left reeling at a shocking new play called Murder

• 29 mins