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Eartha Kitt - interview special
American singer Eartha Kitt - one of the most distinctive voices of the 20th Century

Spike Lee's School Daze
Jenny Hargreaves talks with US director Spike Lee talks about his film School Daze

Nigerian poet and novelist Ben Okri
Nigerian poet and novelist Ben Okri talks about his new book Stars of the New Curfew

Russian film director Sergie Eisenstein
British exhibition devoted to revolutionary Russian film director Sergie Eisenstein

Raymond Chandler
Special on American crime writer Raymond Chandler

Ravel's Bolero
What goes into a work of art? Special on the orchestral parts that make up Ravel's Bolero

Israeli writer Amos Oz
Israeli writer Amos Oz on his novel Black Box

Indian music festival
New Ray of Light Festival in England featuring Indian music and dance

The Work of Picasso
Exhibition of Picasso at London's Tate and new biography by Arianna Huffington

First New York International Arts Festival
Report from the first New York International Arts Festival with artist Martha Clarke