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The Day of the Jackal
A remake of Fred Zimmerman's Day of the Jackal
David Grossman and The Zigzag Kid
A review of David Grossman's new novel The Zigzag Kid
Russia's past goes on show in China
An exhibition of rare Russian treasures goes on show in China
Prof. Roy Porter and a history of disease
Professor Roy Porter talks about his new medical history book
Stanley Kubrick
A special programme which takes an in-depth look at Stanley Kubrick
Rage In Paris
A look at the black community in the entertainment industry in Paris
Slave ship opera
An opera based on a slave ship rebellion and their fight for victory - Armistad
The Russian Booker Prize
A look at the shortlist for the 1997 Russian Booker Prize
Jack Kerouac
The alienation of young people as exemplified by the work of Jack Kerouac
A tribute to Kathy Acker
A special tribute to the late novelist Kathy Acker
Spielberg's Amistad
A look at Steven Spielberg's new film Amistad
John F. Kennedy biography
A sensational biography on John F. Kennedy is reviewed
Review of the year - 1997
Special edition of Meridian looking back at the past twelve months
Degenerate Art
A documentary about the Berlin cabaret scene
Tribute to Juzo Itami
A special tribute to the late Japanese director Juzo Itami
Children's literature
Children's literature - a look at what today's youngsters are reading
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
A documentary about the children's classic - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
International Arts Festival in Venice
News on the International Arts Festival in Venice
The Exorcist
First broadcast in 1998. Mark Kermode on the late William Friedkin's classic horror film
Hermann Nitsch
Controversy over an exhibition involving the slaughter of animals by Hermann Nitsch
Max Ernst
The life and work of surrealist painter Max Ernst.
The rebirth of American musical theatre
Celebrating the rebirth of American musical theatre from Broadway, New York
Who writes history - the victors or the losers?
Is there any truth in the statement 'history is written by the victors'?
Death of Klaus Tennstedt
A tribute to the German composer Klaus Tennstedt
'J'accuse....!'
The story behind Emile Zola's open letter, used in the famous newspaper headline J'accuse'
Kendall Geers and guilt
South African artist Kendall Geers and Guilty, a work of art on the legacy of Apartheid
Fay Weldon
The social upheaval caused by feminism captured by writer Faye Weldon
Don DeLillo
A documentary about the American writer Don DeLillo
Marie Antoinette - the opera
World premiere of the opera Marie Antoinette
Francis Bacon by George Melly
Number 4 Dean Street, Soho home of The Colony Room and a familiar haunt of Francis Bacon
Bertolt Brecht
A documentary on the work and life of Bertolt Brecht