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Too Many Orchestras?
Does London have too many orchestras?
William Boyd's New Confessions
Novelist William Boyd on his latest book The New Confessions
The Electrification of the Soviet Union
New British opera The Electrification of the Soviet Union by Nigel Osborne
Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe
Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe on his novel Anthills of the Savannah
Peter Greenaway's The Belly of an Architect
English director Peter Greenaway on his film The Belly of an Architect
Amsterdam special
A special show looking at the 1987 cultural capital of Europe, Amsterdam
Remembering Jacqueline du Pre
A special obituary show of the late English cello player Jacqueline du Pre
A Cup of Coffee with My Interrogator
A Cup of Coffee with My Interrogator by Czech dissident Ludvik Vaculik
Nobel Prize Winner Joseph Brodsky
Interview with Nobel Prize Winner for Literature Russian poet Joseph Brodsky.
Penelope Lively - Moon Tiger
The 1987 Booker Prize winner Penelope Lively on her book Moon Tiger
The life and work of L.S. Lowry
The life and work of artist L.S. Lowry
Paco's Story
Review of the new Larry Heinemann novel Paco's Story
Maurice
Review of the new Merchant Ivory film Maurice
Female theatre directors
A review of female theatre directors and the theatre scene in 1987
SJ Perelman
A movie biography special
Into the Woods
Review of Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim
Mikhail Gorbachev's Perestroika
A review of Mikhail Gorbachev's book Perestroika
The Barber of Seville
A new ENO production of The Barber of Seville by Jonathan Miller
In the Fertile Land
Review of Gabriel Josipovici's In the Fertile Land
Cry Freedom
Richard Attenborough's film Cry Freedom
James Baldwin - obituary
Special obituary show for Black-American writer James Baldwin
Prince Charles on architecture
Prince of Wales attacks the "ugliness" of some modern British architecture
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs - 50 year anniversary
The 50th anniversary of Walt Disney's Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs
Tribute to Jascha Heifetz
Tribute to late Russian violinist Jascha Heifetz
Florence Nightingale in Egypt
Florence Nightingale's Letters from Egypt
Traverse Theatre Club
Traverse Theatre Club in Edinburgh Scotland
RSC's Wizard of Oz
Review of the RSC production of The Wizard Of Oz
Ira Aldridge
Life and work of groundbreaking black Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge
A history of horror
Discussing the horror genre and why people are so fascinated with it
Musicians' health hazards
The health hazards and conditions musicians have experienced through the ages
The Tutor
A new production of The Tutor by Reinhold Lenz