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Terry Pratchett
A review of Terry Pratchett's twentieth Discworld novel
Shakespeare's Henry VIII
A review of Gregory Doran's production of Henry VIII
Arts and the former Soviet Union
The collapse of communism in the former Soviet Union and the arts
Ken Saro-Wiwa
A review of Ken Saro-Wiwa's posthumously published novel
Howard Hawks - part one
The film director, producer and writer, Howard Hawks
Howard Hawks - part two
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn's Christmas play for children is reviewed
Howard Hodgkin
Discussing the work of Howard Hodgkin
Michael Crichton's Airframe
A review of Michael Crichton's latest novel
Maria Farantouri
Ancient and modern Greek poetry set to music and performed fby Maria Farantouri
Guys and Dolls
A review of the latest performance of Guys and Dolls with Imelda Staunton
Terry Pratchett, whose latest Discworld book The Hog Father has just been published
A Streetcar Named Desire
A half century since Streetcar Named Desire by American playwright, Tennessee Williams
Snowman - and a debate over gender
Violence erupts in Iran over a film featuring a transvestite character
Les Murray - an Australian poet
A documentary on the Australian poet Les Murray
Peter Stein
A special program which takes an in depth look at the life of Peter Stein
Walter Mosley - the president's favourite
A documentary about the writer Walter Mosley
V. I Warshawski hits the screen
A review of Kathleen Turner as V. I. Warshawski in a film version of Sara Paretksy's books
A Streetcar Named Desire - reviewed
A look at a London revival of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
Jeanette Winterson
A look at a new novel by Jeanette Winterson, launching her new publisher
Elsinore by Robert Lepage
A look at Elsinore by Robert Lepage, a one-man interpretation of Hamlet
The Portrait of a Lady
Review of The Portrait of a Lady starring Nicole Kidman and directed by Jane Campion
T.S Eliot Prize winner - Les Murray
The winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize for poetry, the Australian Les Murray
The Preacher's Wife
A review of Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington in the film The Preacher's Wife
The London International Mime Festival
A review of the outlandish and the improbable at the London International Mime Festival
Scottish literature's colourful tradition
A special programme which takes an in-depth look at modern Scottish literature
The Calcutta Chromosome
Tribute to late James Dickey, American writer whose death was announced at the age of 73
Letters from the slave trade - Ignatius Sancho
The role of slavery in the building of the British empire
The 91热爆coming
A review of Harold Pinter's The 91热爆coming
The Cairo Book Fair
The Cairo Book Fair, which has attracted a million and a half people this year
Palestrina at the Royal Opera House
The 50th anniversary of the Royal Opera House in London