Spotlight Episodes Available now
Jane Austen
Her family and private life, in particular her relationship with her sister Cassandra
Scottish Drama at the Edinburgh Festival
Christopher Cook interviews an unspecified speaker about writing
Passion and Heathcliff
Helen Hobson on singing in musicals and playing Clara in Passion and Cathy in Heathcliff
Shakespeare's Othello
A discussion of Shakespeare's Othello and its issues of race and nationality
Play Not Known
Jack, Vera and Hilary are travelling to Australia - Stephen is their steward on their ship
This Lime Tree Bower
Irish playwright, Conor McPherson on his play set in an out of season seaside town
Faust
A discussion of the play of Faust by Goethe and today's notions of sin and evil
The Cherry Orchard
A light comedy or a serious drama?
Medea in the Mirror
Jose Triana's Medea in the Mirror is set in pre-revolutionary Cuba
Passionate Playing
With themes of nationality, passion, relationships - and a grandma with a mysterious past