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Heartbreak House
A review of George Bernard Shaw's play Heartbreak House
William de Kooning
The death of William de Kooning, a pioneering abstract artists
V. S. Pritchett tribute
A special obituary programme featuring the late British writer and critic V. S. Pritchett
Patricia Cornwell - Hornet's Nest
Crime writer Patricia Cornwell talks about her new novel Hornet's Nest
Fred Zinneman
A special programme which takes an in depth look at director Fred Zinneman
Peter Landesman and The Raven
Young American author Peter Landesman and his prize winning novel The Raven
Men in Black - Will Smith
Will Smith talks about his role in the alien film Men In Black
Augusto Boal - using drama to help the oppressed
A special Programme which takes an in-depth look at Augusto Boal
Faust - the legend lives on
The enduring appeal of the legend of the Faust story
Pulitzer Prize winner - Frank McCourt
Winner of this year's Pulitzer Prize is Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Anthony Minghella
A special programme which takes an in-depth look at the director Anthony Minghella
Twin Town and Anaconda
A look at the new movie Twin Town, the Welsh 'Trainspotting'
Harold Pinter's - The Lover
Harold Pinter's play The Lover is reviewed
Hanif Kureishi - an 'angry middle aged man'
A look at the writer Hanif Kureishi and the film My Beautiful Laundrette
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Why The Diving Bell and the Butterfly has become the most important memoir of the year
Naomi Wolf and Promiscuities
The writer Naomi Wolf and her latest book Promiscuities
Bertolt Brecht and Andy de la Tour
A look at plays by Bertolt Brecht and Andy de la Tour
Spanish Civil War - the story behind Guernica
A programme about the destruction of the Spanish Basque town, Guernica,
The Cannes Film Festival 1997
A special programme which takes an in depth look at The Cannes Film Festival
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
The winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize
Titanic the musical
A review of Titanic the musical
Sir Richard Eyre
A special programme which takes an in depth look at Sir Richard Eyre
Thomas Pynchon
Thomas Pynchon breaks seven years of silence with a vast historical novel
The Things We Do for Love
Alan Ayckborn's new play The Things We do for Love
The 13th Annual Birmingham Readers and Writers Festival.
A special programme which comes live from Birmingham
Beauty and The Beast
We look at Disney fairytale Beauty and the Beast transformed from screen to stage
The Cannes Film Festival - part 2
Second in a two-part series on the Cannes Film Festival
Edmund White's The Farewell Symphony
A review of Edmund White's The Farewell Symphony
George Bernard Shaw
Why George Bernard Shaw is the subject of an annual Shaw festival in Canada
Index on Censorship - 25th anniversary
A look at the widely respected human rights magazine Index on Censorship
Evita Bezuidenhout
The South African politician Evita Bezuidenhout and Peter-Dirk Uys