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St Francis of Assisi
A new play by Julian Mitchell about St Francis of Assisi
The Neverending story - Michael Ende
How the Neverending story by Michael Ende has become a cult novel
Trisha Brown talks theatre
Choreographer Trisha Brown talks about her work, and her move into theatre
The Grand Union Company - Strange Migration
The Grand Union Company's acclaimed show Strange Migration, comes to London
Kate's House - Harriet Waugh
The novel Kate's House by Harriet Waugh
David Cox - exhibition
Bicentennial exhibition of paintings by British artist David Cox
Venice - a Celebration
A look at Venice in the 16th Century, its so-called golden age
Shohei Imamura - The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama by director Shohei Imamura
Jean Seberg - the musical
A musical about Jean Seberg, the actress who played St Joan
Jacques Tati - film season
A screening of Jacques Tati films at the Barbican
Life's a Dream
An adaptation of the Pedro Calderon de la Barca novel Life's A Dream
Pioneers of stage and screen
A look at the work of three influential people considered to be pioneers
James Bond and other cultural survivors
James Bond returns in new film 'Never Say Never Again', featuring Sean Connery
National Theatre's Cinderella
The National Theatre's first pantomime - Cinderella
Heritage Year - 1984
A look ahead to 1984 Heritage Year in Britain
The Art of Narrative
The art of narrative, or story telling, is featured
Catching up with Gulliver
Director Lou Stein on his stage adaptation of Swift's Gulliver's Travels
The ENO tour America
Meridian accompanies the ENO on it's five city tour of the USA
Joseph Losey - a celebration
Special programme about American film director and playwright Joseph Losey
The Art of Islam
The Art of Islam exhibition featuring artistic opulence between 1500 and 1700
Distant View of a Minaret
Review of Alifa Rifaat's book Distant View of a Minaret and Other Stories
Dream Flights
Review of the new Russian film Dream Flights
William Golding - The Paper Men
William Golding's new novel The Paper Men, is reviewed
Athol Fugard
Special edition devoted to Athol Fugard, South African playwright and actor
Unsuitable for Adults
A review of the play Unsuitable for Adults by Terry Johnson
Belfast special
A special edition of the programme from Belfast in Northern Ireland
Frances de la Tour as Saint Joan
Portrait of actress Frances de la Tour as she takes on the role of GB Shaw's Saint Joan
The Weather in the Streets by Rosamond Lehmann
Â鶹Éç television adaptation of The Weather in the Streets by Rosamond Lehmann
To Be or Not to Be - with Mel Brooks
Interview with US comedian Mel Brooks about his film To Be or Not to Be
Live from Australia's Perth Festival
The first of Ota Shogo's wordless Japanese station plays, Mizu no Eki (The Water Station)
Tribute to Italian opera singer Tito Gobbi
Tribute to Italian opera singer Tito Gobbi, plus interview with playwright Jack Klaff