Listen to a selection of clips from recent and upcoming programmes.
Set in New Zealand in the 1860's, The Luminaries is long listed for the Man Booker Prize.
NoViolet Bulawayo's novel, We Need New Names, is shortlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize
Music, drugs & love, band relationships, & Christine on stage again with Fleetwood Mac
Sting performs The Last Ship, the title track from his new album, in the Front Row studio.
Sting explains how his hometown inspired him to write a musical and record an album.
Oliver Hirschbiegel talks about researching the princess鈥檚 life for his film, Diana.
Emily Gee from English Heritage speaks to Sarah Montague about newly-listed buildings.
Sudha Ragunathan on differences between Hindustani (north) & Carnatic (south) Indian music
Rev Richard Coles visits Glasgow's Barony Hall in search of Bach 'the technician'.
Michael Pennington talks about how his alter ego launched 'an aggressive takeover bid'.
Sheila Hancock on the misuse of language and her role as the matriarch in Barking in Essex
Edna O鈥橞rien
Richard Stone and Prof Elleke Boehmer discuss artworks inspired by Nelson Mandela.
James McAvoy says the Scotland should make films for itself and not try to break America.
This year's Reith Lectures start on Radio 4 from the 15th October.
From Three Ways School in Bath, with singer and music therapist Adrian Snell.
Hilary Mantel discusses 'Bringing Up the Bodies' with James Naughtie.
Jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp says US pop stations ignored his fellow black musicians.
Marilyn Rust reports on X&Y - a new play about maths to be performed at the Science Museum
Screenwriter Hanif Kureishi on how he and director Roger Michell came to make Le Weekend.
Grammy nominee Janelle Monae on being a role model for girls
Tom Hanks talks about about being too old for roles, having diabetes and Toy Story 4.
Watch highlights from the first Reith Lecture, recorded at Tate Modern.
Sir Paul McCartney talks about how he still loves the magic of songwriting.
