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John Cheever
Newly published journals of the American novelist John Cheever
Nehru - the Jewel of India
Review of the film Nehru - The Jewel of India
The Turner Prize
A special report on the 1991 Turner Prize and the shortlisted artists for this year
The Vampire legend explored
A look at the development of the Vampire legend
Iceland - fire and ice
Review of the new film Toto the Hero
Queen of the Tamborine
The decay of England's middle classes in Jane Gardem's novel Queen of the Tamborine
J. G. Ballard
A look at the British writer J G Ballard
Pride and Prejudice
A special programme which takes an in depth look at Jane Austen's most frequently read novel: Pride And Prejudice
John Leguizamo
A special programme which takes an in-depth look at the hit one-man show Mambo Mouth
J.R.R. Tolkien
A special programme which looks at the author J. R. R Tolkien
The Performance of Christmas
How Christians across the world celebrate Christmas with theatre and music
Review of the year - 1991
A special programme which reviews the events in the art world over the past 12 months
New York arts
New York - special report
Film - Europe versus Hollywood
A report from the Venice Film Festival where there are concerns about Hollywood
Cape Fear
A review of Martin Scorsese's Cape Fear
Egyptian art
Report from an Egyptian art festival
The Gulf Between Us by Trevor Griffiths
The Gulf Between Us, a ply by Trevor Grffiths, the first play about the Gulf War
London Mime Festival
London's fifteenth international mime festival
Mississippi Masala
Review of the film Mississippi Masala by Mira Nair.
Shirley MacLaine on Dance While You Can
A review of Dance While You Can by Shirley MacLaine
L'Amant
A review of the film The Lover, or L'Amant
Paula Rego
A look at the life of Paula Rego, a Portugese painter who lives in England
Europa Europa
Controversy over the film Europa Europa and the Oscars
A Night in Peking
Exporing the cultural life of the city of Peking in northern China
The weather in literature
Special edition dedicated to the weather in English literature
Salman Rushdie: Life after The Satanic Verses (part one)
"If literature isn't an argument with the world, it's nothing." Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie: Life after The Satanic Verses (part two)
"Nothing like this has ever happened to any book. Ever." Salman Rushdie
Barton Fink
Period comedy-drama Barton Fink, written, produced and directed by the Coen brothers
talking with Anthony Caro
Special programme from Poole Harbour talking to British sculptor Anthony Caro
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Review of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
The Trombone
The trombone and its role in the orchestra, with trombonists John Sibley and Ian Bousfield