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Elizabeth Taylor
New biography of Elizabeth Taylor by film critic Alexander Walker
Margaret Atwood and The Handmaid's Tale
Writer Margaret Atwood on her novel The Handmaid's Tale, plus review of the film
A new Richard II
The RSC's Richard II, plus dramatist David Edgar's The Shape of the Table
Race and Theatre
Exploring the issue of race in casting. With actresses Meera Syal and Yvonne Brewster
Macbeth directed by Wu Hsing-kuo
The Kingdom of Desire, a Taiwanese production of Macbeth directed by Wu Hsing-kuo
Kogi people - The Heart of the Worl
Alan Ereira on his film about South American Kogi people, The Heart of the World
Henry & June
Philip Kaufman's film about American writer Henry Miller his wife June
Matisse and Picasso: A Friendship in Art
Painter and writer Francoise Gilot on her book Matisse and Picasso: A Friendship in Art
Andrei Serban's Greek tragedies
Report from Bucharest on director Andrei Serban's trilogy of Greek tragedies
Manchester's Royal Exchange
Special programme on the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester
Come Beckoning Ghost
Exploring the ghost story with authors Peter Straub, Susan Hill, AS Byatt and Clive Barker
The Felix Winner is...
Winner of the European film of the year, Porte aperte directed by Italian Gianni Amelio
Thomas Hardy's Music
The folk, street, and church music that surrounded writer Thomas Hardy
Wind in the Willows
Alan Bennett's musical adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows
Muir on humour
The Oxford Book of Humorous Prose by Frank Muir
Talking with Ursula K Le Guin
A special programme on award-winning American writer Ursula K Le Guin
Don Juan and Jasper Johns
A review of the latest stage version of Don Juan
The year that was - 1990
A review of 1990, including clips of the most memorable moments of Meridian over the year
Emily Bronte - biography
Review of new biographies
Mahabharata - the film
A three hour film version of the Mhabharata
The Runaway Soul
Review of Harold Brodkey's latest novel The Runaway Soul
Mexican art
An exhibition of Mexican art is Los Angeles
African storytelling
An African storytelling special
The Faust story
A review of the latest interpretation of Faust, an opera
Maori culture special
A special programme which takes an in-depth look at Maori culture
Muir on humour - part two
The second of a series of programmes about Frank Muir and his take on comedy
Kuwaiti musicians
David Lodge reports from Cairo on the response of Kuwaiti musicians to the crisis there
Aids and the arts
A special programme which takes a look at how the arts world is responding to Aids
Derek Jarman - The Garden
Review of Derek Jarman's film The Garden
Hedda Gabler
A special programme which takes a in depth look at the play Hedda Gabler
South American fiction
A special look at fiction from South America