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Bugsy
Warren Beatty and Annette Bening in Bugsy directed by Barry Levinson
The Mandolin
Documentary looking at musical instrument the mandolin
Martin Scorsese's Cape Fear
Director Martin Scorsese's Cape Fear opens in London
talking with Sir John Gielgud
"I must play the part and not worry about the audience, or the critics"
Considering the Voice
Exploring how we use our voices and what it reveals about us
remembering Richard Brooks
Remembering Richard Brooks, director of Blackboard Jungle and Elmer Gantry
talking with Nicholas Hytner
Extended interview with Nicholas Hytner, associate director of the National Theatre
My Own Private Idaho
Looking at My Own Private Idaho and its director Gus Van Sant
Britten's Death in Venice
Exploring the juxtaposition of the beauty of Venice and the horror of death
Silence of the Lambs
Oscar winning movie Silence of the Lambs
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Argentine director Hector Babenco on his new film At Play in the Fields of the Lord
The Arts of Ghana
Ghanian arts, theatre and music with Mau Mau Musiki and actor director Evans Omar Hunter
Shadows and Fog
American director Woody Allen's film Shadows and Fog
remembering Satyajit Ray
Remembering Oscar winning Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray who died this week
Francis Bacon
Extended interview with legendary painter Francis Bacon recorded shortly before his death
Howards End - the film
Producer Ismail Merchant talks about his new film Howards End
For the love of Chekhov
Exploring the extraordinary affection felt for Russian author and dramatist Anton Chekhov
Marlene Dietrich - a tribute
Remembering German-born actress, singer, and entertainer Marlene Dietrich
Madrid - a profile
A profile of the Spanish capital Madrid, its people, culture and architecture
Chris Lynam's Prognosis
Stand-up comedian Chris Lynam on his free-form play Prognosis
Rembrandt
Special edition on one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art
Report from Cannes
Fun, sun, chaos, madness, hard work, no sleep: opinions on the Cannes Film Festival
Sir Harold Acton
Special on Anglo-Italian writer, scholar and dilettante Sir Harold Acton
Ay, Carmela!
Director Tessa Schneideman on Spanish play Ay, Carmela! by Jose Sanchis Sinisterra
Terence Davies' The Long Day Closes
A shy youngster copes with school and home life in The Long Day Closes
Toni Morrison - interview
The African-American author of The Bluest Eye, Sula and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Beloved
Robert Morley obituary
Remembering English character actor Robert Morley, star of The African Queen
Juliet Stevenson interview
Juliet Stevenson on her life and work including Ariel Dorfman's Death and the Maiden
The Master and Margarita
Mikhail Bulgakov's novel The Master and Margarita adapted for stage
High or Low Culture?
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the future of British arts and culture
Glyndebourne - a home for opera
Special documentary on Britain's only privately owned opera house, Glyndebourne