Meridian Episodes Available now

George Orwell's Animal Farm on stage
New adaptation of George Orwell's Animal Farm at the National Theatre

Federico Fellini's And the Ship Sails On
And the Ship Sails On by Federico Fellini, plus Venice Preserv'd by Thomas Otway (1681)

The Hunt For Red October
Review of film The Hunt For Red October directed by John McTiernan

Behaving Badly by Catherine Heath
Book review of Behaving Badly, plus interview with author Catherine Heath

Silkwood
Film Silkwood starring Meryl Streep and directed by Mike Nichols

Scorched Earth by Edward Fenton
Writer Edward Fenton plus Glenda Jackson and Brian Cox on O'Neil's Strange Interlude

Celtic Culture
Special report from the 5th Celtic Film and Television Festival in Cardiff, Wales

The 1984 Academy Awards
Review of the 1984 Academy Awards, plus US screenwriter William Goldman

The Private Degas
The Private Degas, an exhibition of French artist Edgar Degas opens in Cambridge

Vincenzo Bellini's The Capulets and the Montagues
Review of Bellini's opera I Capuleti e i Montecchi at London's Royal Opera House