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The Sacred Elephant
Heathcote Williams plays homage to the elephants with a poem
Running on Empty - Sidney Lumet
American-themed programme with work from North and South of the continent
Do the Right Thing
A review of Spike Lee's latest film Do the Right Thing
Orpheus and Eurydice
The English National Opera's new production of Orpheus and Eurydice
London's poetry row
A report on a row in the poetry world
Why books mean business
A look at recent take overs in the book publishing industry
Edinburgh International Festival - Salome
Oscar Wilde's Salome is featuring in two productions at the Edinburgh Festival
Anthony Burgess - Any Old Iron
Author Anthony Burgess talks about his new novel Any Old Iron
Charlie Chaplin
A programme devoted to the English comedy actor Charlie Chaplin
Edinburgh International Festival
A review of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
The Edinburgh Book Festival
The magic of Edinburgh and the third Edinburgh book festival
Alan Ayckbourn at 50
The programme marks the 50th birthday of playwright Alan Ayckbourn
Branagh's Henry V
The programme follows the filming of Kenneth Branagh's version of Henry V
Laurie Lee - Edge of Day
A profile of Laurie Lee and his musical album Edge of Day
World War II - fifty years on
Marking a half century since the beginning of the World War II
My Left Foot
A review of My Left Foot with the director Jim Sheridan
The lives of writers
A look at the turbulent lives of some famous writers
Music from the Orkney Islands
Music inspired by the Orkney Islands.
Miss Saigon opens in London
The musical Miss Saigon in London
Irving Berlin
Feature on the American composer and lyricist Irving Berlin
Andy Warhol
Profile of Andy Warhol, leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art
Dead Poets Society
Film Dead Poets Society by director Peter Weir starring Robin Williams
Remembering Bette Davis
Special programme dedicated to the life and work of the US film actress
Crap's Last Tape
Polish director Antoni Libera on his production of Samuel Beckett's Crap's Last Tape
Climbing the peaks with Chris Bonnington
British mountaineer Chris Bonington on his autobiography Mountaineer
Kurt Weill's Street Scene
Kurt Weill's American opera Street Scene revived by the English National Opera
Doris Lessing: The older I get…
Profile of author Doris Lessing to celebrate her 70th birthday
The History of Film Music
With work from Sergei Prokofiev, William Walton, Dmitri Shostakovich and Bernard Herrmann
1989 Booker Prize for Fiction
Christopher Bigsby reports from the 1989 Booker Prize for fiction
Dance Umbrella
Dance Umbrella opens in London, plus remembering actor Sir Anthony Quayle
Don Webb on his new play Mindrape
Don Webb on his new play Mindrape about notorious experiments on British servicemen