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A Handful of Dust
Director Charles Sturridge on his film A Handful of Dust
The Taverner Consort and Players
Special edition on the period instrument ensemble founded by Andrew Parrott in 1973
"Crocodile" Dundee is back
The return of "Crocodile" Dundee with review by Australian literary scholar Peter Nicholls
Elia Kazan
The life and work of the controversial award-winning film and theatre director
Werner Herzog
The life and work of the German film director, screenwriter, actor, and opera director
First New York International Arts Festival
Report from the first New York International Arts Festival with artist Martha Clarke
The Work of Picasso
Exhibition of Picasso at London's Tate and new biography by Arianna Huffington
Indian music festival
New Ray of Light Festival in England featuring Indian music and dance
Israeli writer Amos Oz
Israeli writer Amos Oz on his novel Black Box
Ravel's Bolero
What goes into a work of art? Special on the orchestral parts that make up Ravel's Bolero
Raymond Chandler
Special on American crime writer Raymond Chandler
Russian film director Sergie Eisenstein
British exhibition devoted to revolutionary Russian film director Sergie Eisenstein
Nigerian poet and novelist Ben Okri
Nigerian poet and novelist Ben Okri talks about his new book Stars of the New Curfew
Spike Lee's School Daze
Jenny Hargreaves talks with US director Spike Lee talks about his film School Daze
Eartha Kitt - interview special
American singer Eartha Kitt - one of the most distinctive voices of the 20th Century
Cannes film festival winners
Cannes film festival winners, plus A Cry in the Dark starring Meryl Streep
Swan Lake
Discussing the history of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake
Daughter of Shanghai
Daughter of Shanghai, the memoirs of Tsai Chin
The Runner
A review of the Iranian film The Runner
Mrs Klein
A review of the play Mrs Klein by Nicholas Wright
John Carpenter
Interview with American film director, John Howard Carpenter
The Edinburgh Festival
The variety of talent on show at Edinburgh's fringe theatre
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid, a controversial new film written by Hanif Kureishi
The 42nd Edinburgh Film Festival
A review of the 42nd Edinburgh Film Festival
The South Bank Festival
The South Bank Festival of music in London
Napoleon - life and family
A new study of Napoleon Bonaparte and his parents
Naya Theatre
An interview with the Indian theatre company Naya's founder Habib Tanvir
Children of the Arbat
A review of Children of the Arbat by Anatoly Rybakov
Edinburgh Festival
The latest offerings from the Edinburgh Festival
Nixon in China at the Edinburgh festival
Festival 'fatigue' at the 42nd Edinburgh Festival
The Last Temptation of Christ at the Venice Film Festival
A review of the annual film festival in Venice