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The Buccaneers
A feature-length special on Edith Wharton's The Buccaneers
Zimbabwean music and culture
A documentary about Zimbabwean music and popular culture
Restoration - on the film set
A review of the film adapted from Rose Tremain's novel Restoration
Fespaco - film in Africa
The opening ceremony of Fespaco, a major cinematic event in Africa
Duke Ellington - his life in music
A documentary on Duke Ellington
Nobody's Fool
Robert Benton's film, Nobody's Fool reviewed by Quentin Cooper
Fernando Pessoa
A documentary on Fernando Pessoa and his literary legacy
Man Ray and Meret Oppenheim
A documentary on surrealist artists Meret Oppenheim and Man Ray
Martin Amis and 20th Century writing
A feature-length programme on the writer Martin Amis
Morris and Booth
Christopher Cook talks to two prominent modern dance choreographers
The young Australian - Tim Winton
A feature-length programme on the writer Tim Winton
The art of a mobile phone conversation?
Overheard mobile 'phone conversations - is it eavesdropping? Is it art? Does it matter?
Shakespeare on the page and on the stage
A documentary looking at the works of Shakespeare both on the page and on the stage
The story of Salome
Documentary about the woman Salome, daughter of Herodias
David Hare's Skylight
A review of David Hare's latest play Skylight
Taking pictures - Tim Page and Richard Avedon
Interviews with photographers Tim Page and Richard Avedon
Nomathemba - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
A documentary on Ladysmith Black Mambazo and the staging of Nomathemba
Kazuo Ishiguro
An interview with the writer, Kazuo Ishiguro
Richard II
A review of William Shakespeare's Richard II
An interview with Irek Mukhamedov
An interview with dancer Irek Mukhamedov, star of the Bolshoi Ballet
The Venice Biennale - a centenary of art
The Venice Biennale, which takes place once every two years
Larry Kramer
Programme on Larry Kramer
Hearing Heaven
Profile of 20th century composer Olivier Messiaen
Beyond Rangoon
Review of Beyond Rangoon, a drama film directed by John Boorman
Lift Festival
A report on the London International International Theatre Festival
Barney Simon
A special report from Grahamstown, South Africa, paying tribute to Barney Simon
Julius Caesar
A look at the man behind the name Julius Caesar himself
A Man of No Importance
A review of the film A Man of No Importance
The Avignon Festival
Bernard Leach
The best known and most prominent of British studio potters, Bernard Leach
The Critic
The critics - programme looking at the role of critics and how others view them