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Amos Oz interview
The Israel journalist, novelist and intellectual talks about his novel The Same Sea.
Le Corbusier
A discussion about the French Swiss architect's controversial legacy
Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Was this most famous piece of organ music really written by Bach?
Marc-Antoine Charpentier oratorios
A review of a recording of the French composer's three historical dramas
Is TV killing itself?
Is a world of multi-channel television sustainable?
The Commonwealth Writers' Prize
The judges of the prize talk about the contest from the awards ceremony in Accra, Ghana.
Ravi Shankar's guide to Indian instruments
The Indian sitar virtuoso reveals the secrets of the tabla, tanbur and sitar
Maria Callas' early life
Discussing the operatic soprano's life in Athens from 1937 to 1945
RK Naryan remembered
A tribute to the Indian writer, with contributions from Mark Tully and archive interviews.
The Wigmore Hall
The history and impact of the London music venue which opened in 1901
Carlos Fuentes
The celebrated Mexican writer talks about losing a child and his book The Years With Laura
The Ta'ziyeh in Iran
An exploration of the annual religious event in Iran, a kind of passion play.
The Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta
Egytpian novelist Ahdaf Soueif talks about the accounts of the 14th-century traveller
Wigmore Hall
The history behind Wigmore Hall and the artists who have performed there
Displaced authors
The Lebanese Hanan Al-Sheikh and two other writers talk about being separated from home
Opening Nights: West Side Story
The American musical's first performance in 1957, remembered by the cast.
How do artists use colour?
The abstract artists Terry Frost, John Hoyland and Yuko Shirai discuss how they use colour
Opening Nights: Evita
The first performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical about Eva Peron.
Iain Sinclair interview
The British writer and 'psychogeographer' talks about his novel Landor's Tower
Schoenberg Festival
Ensemble Organum perform Franciscan chant; Tribute to Arnold Schoenberg.
91Èȱ¬ Proms 2001
A look ahead to the 91Èȱ¬ Proms season with the conductor Leonard Slatkin
Seamus Heaney and Irish literature
The Irish poet talks about his collection, Electric Light
Where Do Plays Come From?
Three playwrights talk about why they choose to write plays and film scripts
91Èȱ¬ Cardiff Singer of the World Competition
Marius Brenciu is the first tenor to win the 91Èȱ¬ Cardiff Singer of the World Competition
Protecting Intellectual Property in the Digital Age
Protecting creators' rights to their artistic and literary works in a new digital age
Prehistoric Art discovered in a French Cave
Large prehistoric human and animal figures discovered engraved on a cave wall in France
Adventures of an Imperial Babe
Gorgeous Zuleika is the heroine of Bernadine Evaristo's verse-novel, The Emperor's Babe
Primo Levi's Literary Companions
Poet Peter Forbes talks about his English translation of Primo Levi's last book
Ryszard Kapuściński's African Years
Ryszard Kapuściński on his new book about his half-century reporting from Africa
Sibongile Khumalo's South African life in Song
South African singing star, Sibongile Khumalo, talks about her life and art