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Edward Ball interview
The American writer talks about his book Slaves in the Family
Timberlake Wertenbaker interview
The British playwright talks to Melvyn Bragg about her play After Darwin
David Storey interview
The playwright, painter and author talks about his novel A Serious Man
Saving Private Ryan review
"One of the finest war sequences ever put on screen" – Spielberg'sÌýSaving Private Ryan
James Kelman's short stories
A review of the Scottish author's short story collection The Good Times
Henry Moore: a profile
The life and work of the British sculptor
Russian composer Alfred Schnittke
The legacy of the Soviet composer is explored after he dies aged 63
Zimbabwe International Book Fair
A special episode from the international fair in Harare, where the theme was Children
Louise Bourgeois
The life and work of the French-American artist and sculptor
Edinburgh International Festival
Highlights from the festival fringe, including a play by Zimbabwean Stephen Chifunyise
American writer Julien Green
The legacy of the American author who wrote in French and has died aged 97
Sitting on the Porch: storytelling in the American South
An exploration of the different forms of storytelling in the American South
David Williamson: a profile
The life and work of one of Australia's most popular playwrights
London's Notting Hill Carnival
The history of the annual event which has become Europe's biggest largest public gathering
Douglas Kennedy interview
The American writer talks about his novel The Job, which follows a unemployed salesman
Shanghai's Grand Theatre
A review of Shanghai's new venue which seats 1800 people
Amit Chaudhuri interview
The Indian writer talks about Freedom Song, plus Stephen King and Sebastian Faulks
Ben Okri interview
An in-depth conversation with the Nigerian writer who won the Booker Prize aged 32
Jonathan Swift
Victoria Glendinning talks about her biography of the author of Gulliver's Travels
Turandot staged in China
A review of a spectacular production of Puccini's opera in Beijing's Forbidden City
Rod Steiger
Rod Steiger was an American Academy Award-winning actor known for his intense performances
Stephen King
Profile of author Stephen Edwin King
A week of awards - Venice, Emmy and MTV MVA
A week of awards
Ben Elton - Blast from the Past
A review of Ben Elton's novel Blast From the Past
Octavio Paz
A tribute to the Mexican writer Octavio Paz
How to write
How do novelists physically write?
Country music
How country music is taking the charts and silver screen by storm
Steven Spielberg
A documentary on Steven Spielberg
Penelope Fitzgerald
This programme examines Penelope Fitzgerald, who was an English poet, novelist and biographer
Censorship and the Thai film industry
As the first Thai film festival ends, a look at the subject of censorship in Thailand
Jose Saramago - winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
An interview with the translator of Portuguese winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature