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Compton Mackenzie
A look at the life and work of Compton Mackenzie
The US film industry
Is the American film industry too insular?
Rose Tremain
A review of Rose Tremain's new selection of short stories
Political theatre
A look at David Edgar and other political plays
British take over of Broadway
UK musicals having huge success on New York's Broadway
Bluebeard's Egg by Margaret Atwood
A review of Bluebeard's Egg by Margaret Atwood
Ayckbourn's A Small Family Business
A Small Family Business, starring Michael Gambon at the National Theatre
Israel Theatre Festival
Interview with writer, playwright and director Joshua Sobol at the Israel Theatre Festival
Institute of Contemporary Art's 40th anniversary
Special looking at London's Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) on it's 40th anniversary
The Rat by Gunter Grass
Review of the Gunter Grass' latest novel The Rat
Chronicle of a Death Foretold - the movie
Film adaptation of Chronicle of a Death Foretold directed by Francesco Rosi
James Bond - The Living Daylights
Review of latest James Bond film The Living Daylights
The Restoration of Art
The practise and controversy of restoring classic works of art, with Sir Ernst Gombrich
Brian Friel's Fathers and Sons
Fathers and Sons by Brian Friel at the National Theatre
Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue
Interview with Denis Donoghue about his invitation to present this years Reith Lectures
Arts funding in Britain
Discussion following Arts Minister Richard Luce's announcement of 'incentive funding'.
Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod
Report on the annual festival of folk music, song and dance from around the world
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
Review of the TV play The Trial of Klaus Barbie
Black Theatre in Britain
Directors Yvonne Brewster and Sam Miller discuss the state of black theatre in Britain
Dorothy Nelson's Tar and Feathers
Irish writer Dorothy Nelson on her new novel Tar and Feathers
Stephen Sondheim's Follies
Director Mike Ockrent on his new production of Stephen Sondheim's Follies in London
Perfect Murder: A Century of Unsolved Homicides
Writer Bernard Taylor on his book Perfect Murder: A Century of Unsolved Homicides
The Kirov Opera in London
The Kirov Opera performs in London including The Queen of Spades by Tchaikovsky
Alan Ayckbourn's Henceforward
Prolific dramatist Alan Ayckbourn's on his new play Henceforward
Michael Frayn special
Extended interview with English playwright, novelist and translator Michael Frayn
Jazz Summer School
Report on a jazz summer school in Hull, England
Stuart Hood's The Upper Hand
Author Stuart Hood on his novel The Upper Hand
Museum Special
The changing face of British museums and the new 'hands-on' trend
The 40th Edinburgh Festival
Includes Friedrich Schiller's play Mary Stuart and Sean O'Casey's Juno and the Paycock
Anita Brookner's A Friend From England
Review of Anita Brookner's novel A Friend From England
The 40th Edinburgh Festival - week two
News from the Edinburgh Jazz Festival including a Benny Goodman tribute band