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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
Looking for William Bligh
The story of Captain William Bligh and his descendants on Pitcairn Island
Writers that push buttons
A programme which takes a look at writers with the art of creating controversy
The Tony Awards
Patrick Marber's new play Closer and the annual Tony Awards in New York
Harlem Renaissance
A special programme which takes an in depth look at Harlem
The Globe Theatre re opens
The revival of the Globe Theatre
Arundhati Roy
Author special
Venice Biennale
A report from contemporary art exhibition Venice Biennale
The Rhone-Poulenc Prize for science books.
An in depth look at the announcement of the Rhone-Poulenc Prize for science books
Frank Sinatra - in private
Donald Clarke talks about his biography of Frank Sinatra
Thierry Noir
Thierry Noir attempts to recoup some financial reward for his life enhancing murals
Men in Black
Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot and why it is so important
Publishing politics
The programme looks at recent controversy surrounding US publishing house Harper Collins
Stephane Grappelli
Tribute to the late French jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli
Fears over fake Vincent van Gogh paintings
A report following the news that thousands of Vincent van Gogh paintings may be fake
Frank McCourt on Angela's Ashes
Interview with Frank McCourt and his groundbreaking book Angela's Ashes
Kenneth Brannagh in Hamlet
A review of Kenneth Brannagh's version of Hamlet
Spike Lee on segregation
A look at Spike Lee's documentary feature in New York
Gabrielle Garcia Marquez
A surprise new novel from Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Tate Gallery - 100 years
A special programme which celebrates the centenary of the Tate Gallery
John Schlesinger
A special programme which takes an in depth look at the work of John Schlesinger
Mordechai Vanunu
A documentary of the Israeli whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu