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Woody Allen 鈥� New York will Survive 9/11

Woody Allen talks about the impact of 9/ll on New York, and also about his latest film

• 23 mins

Ian McEwan on 'Atonement'

Novelist Ian McEwan on viewing events through the prism of childish misunderstanding

• 23 mins

The Silk Road Project 鈥� a musical Exchange

The Silk Road Project is a cultural exchange involving traditional and contemporary musics

• 24 mins

V.S. Naipaul 鈥� Narrator of the post-colonial World

The Nobel Prize for literature has been awarded to V.S. Naipaul

• 24 mins

Jon Vickers' 75th Birthday

Profile of operatic tenor Jon Vickers at 75, whose first performances were for prisoners

• 24 mins

Peter Carey wins the 2001 Booker Prize

Report from the Booker Prize awards ceremony in London

• 24 mins

Greek Gifts 鈥� the White House

How the ancient Greeks still influence our lives today. This week, political thinking

• 24 mins

Taking slam Poetry to South Africa

New York Slam poets receive an enthusiastic welcome in Johannesburg

• 24 mins

Greek Gifts 鈥� Oedipus Tyrannus

How the ancient Greeks still influence our lives. This week, Oedipus Tyrannus by Sophocles

• 23 mins

Samuel Pepys 鈥� the Great Diarist

Claire Tomalin talks about her biography of the great diarist Samuel Pepys

• 24 mins

Greek Gifts 鈥� Lots of English words

How the ancient Greeks still influence our lives today. This week, lots of English words

• 24 mins

Caryl Phillips and his new World Order

Caryl Phillips talks about his new book abouy the fluidity of contemporary identity

• 24 mins

Poems on the Underground

How an American writer came up with the idea to bring poetry to a wider audience

• 24 mins

Muriel Spark interview

A rare interview with the Scottish novelist about her life and work

• 24 mins

Elton John interview

The British singer and songwriter talks about his album Song from the West Coast

• 23 mins

Lyric Opera of Chicago

How the opera has become one of America鈥檚 most respected and successful companies

• 24 mins

The Catcher in the Rye

JD Salinger鈥檚 revolutionary novel discussed by writers, including Kurt Vonnegut

• 24 mins

Opera in Latin America

Exploring the region鈥檚 rich operatic tradition and talent 鈥� and its uncertain future

• 24 mins

The Art of Conducting: Part 1

When and why conducting as we know it began. A history up to the 20th century

• 24 mins

Flannery O'Connor

The life and work of the writer from the American South

• 24 mins

The intepretation of conducting

An opportunity to hear conducting giants of the past during their rehearsal process

• 24 mins

The Lord of the Rings

Exploring the Middle Earth trilogy, including an archive interview with JRR Tolkien

• 24 mins

William Faulkner

A profile of the writer who defined how we see the American South

• 24 mins

Mitsuko Uchida interview

鈥淭he piano can do everything!鈥� The Japanese pianist talks about her instrument

• 24 mins

Sculptor Glynn Williams

How artists use 鈥榚veryday stuff鈥� such as stone. Presented by Michael Rosen

• 24 mins

Ama Ata Aidoo interview

The Ghanaian writer talks about her work, including the novel Changes

• 23 mins

August Wilson interview

The Pulitzer prize-winning playwright talks about his drama Ma Rainey鈥檚 Black Bottom

• 23 mins

Sculptor David Nash

How artists use 鈥榚veryday stuff鈥� such as wood. Presented by Michael Rosen

• 24 mins

Books of the Year, 2001

Recommendations from Doris Lessing, Sarah Paretski and James Lovelock

• 24 mins

The Art of Conducting: Part 2

How the conductor has changed over the last one hundred years and what the future might hold.

• 24 mins