Meridian Episodes Available now

Fay Weldon - The Shrapnel Academy
Author Fay Weldon on her novel The Shrapnel Academy

Runaway Train by Andrei Konchalovsky
New film survival-thriller Runaway Train by Andrei Konchalovsky

The Art of Ballet
The art of ballet including archive interviews with Marie Rambert and Agnes deMille

African Literature
A special edition reviewing new literature from or about Africa

Manchester and the arts
Leading cultural figure Bob Scott discusses the rise of galleries and theatres in Manchester

Rebecca West's Sunflower
A novel by Rebecca West, published three years after her death

Interpretations of a Midsummer Night's Dream
Three new London interpretations of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Delta Force
The Cannon Group releases its first film The Delta Force

The Entertainer
Review of a revival of The Entertainer at London's Shaftesbury Theatre

The Doctor and the Devils
A review of Freddie Francis's The Doctor and the Devils