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Honoré de Balzac
Life and work of French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac
Wole Soyinka
Profile of Africa's greatest living writer, poet and playwright, Wole Soyinka
The mandolin
Documentary looking at musical instrument, the mandolin
Godot was here
Exploration of Samuel Beckett's play Waiting For Godot
Once upon a tape - audio books
Report on the fastest growing area in publishing - audio books
Robert Redford's Quiz Show
A review of Robert Redford's film Quiz Show
Hearing heaven
The life of the composer and conducter Gustav Mahler
Gramaphone Awards
The Gramaphone Award results
And the winner of the 1994 Booker Prize is …ÌýJames Kelman
On the night: the Booker Prize ceremony and interview with the winner, James Kelman
Ars Electronica
Report from Ars Electronica, an international festival of new media
Alan Bennett - Talking Heads
Profile of British playwright, actor, writer and diarist Alan Bennett
Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway
A review of Woody Allen's new film Bullets Over Broadway
A Bitter Truth - Richard Cork
Discussion with art historian Richard Cork on his war exhibition and book
Turkish literature - what does it mean to be a Turkish writer?
What does being a Turkish writer mean?
Peter Greenaway's Rosa
A review of Peter Greenaway's opera Rosa
Nightwalking with Dr Johnson and Mr Savage
Following in the footsteps of two friends, Samuel Johnson and Richard Savage
Peter Carey - The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith
Interview with Peter Carey and a review of his new novel
Adventures in Wonderland
A review of Christopher Hampton's interpretation of Adventures in Wonderland
British Theatre
Discussion on the state of British theatre
Out of a House Walked a Man
The Theatre du Complicite's production of Out of a House Walked a Man
Lines from an Orkney fireside
Roger Fenby talks to the poet and novelist George Mackay Brown
The legacy of the Brothers Grimm
The history and impact of the Grimm Fairy Tales
Radio - creating a drama
Creating a radio play and the impact it can have on an audience
Sir Dirk Bogarde and his memoirs
Sir Dirk Bogarde's new novel A Period of Adjustment
Meridan Arts Quiz
Seasonal Meridian arts quiz, hosted at the Â鶹Éç World Service in Bush House
Las Meninas - The Maids of Honour
A documentary on the painting Las Meninas or The Maids Of Honour
Dickens - stage and screen
Stage and screen adaptations of work by the great novelist Charles Dickens
The Threepenny Opera
A review of new productions of Uncle Vanya and the Threepenny Opera
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is 180 years old and the tale still holds its grip
Ang Lee's Eat Drink Man Woman
A new film by Taiwanese director Ang Lee - Eat Drink Man Women
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A documentary about Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream