Meridian Episodes Episode guide
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The Dance Theatre of Harlem energises the Royal Opera House
Director Arthur Mitchell's new repertoire makes the most of Covent Garden's large stage
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Brazilian Hero's Quest comes to the London Stage
Brazilian epic is brought to life in London, and Mozart's "lost" symphony is rediscovered
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Jonathan Miller's two Othellos
Director Jonathan Miller's two Othellos 鈥� Shakespeare's play and Verdi's opera
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Celebrating the Arts of Wales
The painters and poets of Wales, and the thrilling sounds of the Royal National Eisteddfod
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Shona Spirit, Zimbabwean Sculpture
Zimbabwe sculptures, and sculptor Joseph Ndandarika, arrive in London
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The Vietnam War in Hampstead
Actors Robert Lindsay and Ron Cooke discuss their parts in How I Got That Story
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Restoration by Edward Bond 鈥� did the Butler do it?
Radical playwright and comic moralist Edward Bond on Restoration, his musical play
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The Young Romantics
A special edition on the Romantics Festival on London's South Bank
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The revolutionary Georg Buchner on the French Revolution
Howard Brenton on the life and work of Georg Buchner
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English concert at Leeds Castle 鈥� in Kent
Handel sonatas in historic buildings by English Heritage
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The Gospel of St Mark, according to Alec McCowen
Alec McCowen turns a two-hour Bible reading into a gripping one-man show
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Here and There 鈥� Photographs from UK and California
Cool documentary-style photos hang next to wild experimental colour
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Amadeus re-conquers the London stage
Peter Schaffer's Amadeus has not only been around the world but to Broadway 鈥� and back
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Eastward Ho! Towards a new London?
The Mermaid Theatre reopens, rebuilt along with swathes of the London skyline
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Time to reappraise Troilus and Cressida?
Heroics or melodrama? Terry Hands' RSC production of Troilus and Cressida reviewed
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Weaving as a very Contemporary Art
Artists in Norwich weave modern narratives using an ancient art
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David Hockney on 'the Pleasure of Looking'
David Hockney on his contribution to the Artist's Eye series at the National Gallery
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Mrinal Sen's And Quiet Rolls the Dawn
Dilip Hiro reviews And Quiet Rolls the Dawn by director Mrinal Sen
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For Your Eyes Only 鈥� Bond Returns
The measures taken to make James Bond appeal to younger viewers
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The Shoemaker's Holiday and the spirit of London
Sheridan Morley reviews a bawdy comedy by Shakespeare contemporary Thomas Dekker
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Edward Bond's new view of two Worlds
Pink Floyd concerts in London, playwright Edward Bond's new play The Worlds, Zen Buddhist one man show at the Almeida. Presenter: Jim Hiley.
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Theater der Welt '81 in Cologne
International theatre companies join German ones in Cologne for Theater der Welt '81
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The enduring Appeal of Fairies and the Uncanny
Ghouls, giants, goblins and fairies populate the pages of a new book of English folk tales
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Barnum 鈥� a Musical Life of the Great Showman
"There's a sucker born every minute," sings Michael Crawford as the showman P.T.Barnum
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Finalists line up in The Comptition
Love and rivallry play out in The Competition, a film about finalists in a piano contest
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British Theatre on a Winning Streak in New York
Amadeus and Piaf bag top Tony Awards in New York
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Swashbucklers: Defending Honour with Rapiers and Wit
The Swashbuckler portrayed a romantic, cinematic world of witty gallantry and honour
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JG Ballard's New Vision of America
Science poetry not science fiction is one critic's description of JG Ballard's new novel
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The story of Russian Jews told through one Family
The suffering of Russian Jews under the Nazis shocked Russian readers of Heavy Sand
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Robin Hood Rides Again
The aristocratic outlaw returns to Nottingham in a new, immersive production
