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Festival of Childhood
A review of the Festival of Childhood at the Barbican in London
The Grifters
Review of the film The Grifters
Taxi Blues and Dances with Wolves
A review of this year's Oscars, winning films include Dances with Wolves
The Iron Curtain as subject matter
A look at the work of Eastern European playwrights and writers
Margot Fonteyn obituary
An obituary of late of Dame Margot Fonteyn de Arias
Berlin International Film Festival
The latest from the Berlin Film Festival, which has been ignored by the US
The Art of Stanley Spencer
A special programme which takes an in depth look at the life and work of Stanley Spencer
Gay and lesbian cinema
A special programme which takes an in-depth look at the gay/lesbian community in cinema
The Twelfth Pan-African film festival
Report from Burkina Faso on the 12th Pan African Film Festival
Aly Bain
A look at the work and background of the Scottish fiddle player Aly Bain
Living History - Kaleidoscope
A look at istorical figures portrayed in the cinema
Thomas Keneally
Interview with author Thomas Keneally
The Death of Klinghoffer
A review of the John Adams opera The Death of Klinghoffer
The Western Genre; Dancing with Wolves
Christopher Frayling looks at the popularity of the Western genre of films, concentrating on the film 'Dancing with Wolves'.
Max Ernst
An in-depth look at the work of the surrealist artist Max Ernst
Caryl Phillips' - Cambridge
A review of Cambridge with Caryl Philips
Bertolt Brecht
A review of Bertolt Brecht's Cabaret
Graham Greene obituary
A special obituary programme for the late novelist Graham Greene
Martha Graham
Tribute to the late choreographer Martha Graham
Martha Graham obituary
A special tribute to Martha Graham, a pioneer in the world of modern dance
Female writer special
Ending South Africa's cultural boycott
Report on a conference to review the cultural boycott of South Africa
World book special - Namibia, Nigeria and Mexico
Review of a novel about Namibia and the 1989 elections
Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet
A tribute to the work of David Lean
David Lean obituary
A special obituary programme exploring the life and work of film director David Lean
Timothy Mo's - The Redundancy of Courage
A review of the new Timothy Mo novel, The Redundancy of Courage
Will We Always Have Paris?
Report on Paris' role in the world art scene
Yehudi Menuhin
An in-depth look at the American-born British violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin
Was God a Woman?
The Book of J, a new translation of biblical texts by Harold Bloom
talking with Lindsay Kemp
A special programme on the iconic British dancer, actor, and choreographer, Lindsay Kemp
Peruvian writer Mario Vargas
In Praise of the Stepmother, an erotic novel by Peruvian writer Mario Vargas