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Writer Jimmy McGovern talks about his new TV series Accused. In six dramas, lead characters played by Christopher Eccleston, Mackenzie Crook, Juliet Stevenson, Peter Capaldi and Andy Serkis, are each accused of a crime. Whether they are guilty or not emerges at different points in each episode.

High Society, a new exhibition at Wellcome Collection, explores the role of mind-altering drugs in history and culture. Over 200 exhibits are on display, including the original manuscript of Thomas de Quincy's Confessions of an Opium Eater and Coleridge's Kubla Khan manuscript, allegedly written after an opium dream. Angus Macqueen, maker of the documentary series Our Drugs War, reviews.

This weekend British jazz saxophonist Soweto Kinch teams up with 麻豆社 Radio 3 New Generation Artist Shabaka Hutchings to offer their own personal exploration of the history of jazz from its birth in the melting pot of the American south in the 19th century to the present day. The two musicians discuss their journey which will take them through the classic jazz of the 20s, via bebop, swing, and the avant-garde jazz of the 60s, to its 21st century incarnation.

The Prime Minister announced today, during his trip to Beijing, that there will be a major festival of British arts in China in 2012. Martin Davidson, chief executive of British Council, talks about the event which will potentially be the biggest ever celebration of UK arts held in China and will include exhibitions, concerts and performances across the country.

Producer Nicki Paxman.