Meridian Episodes Available now
Soul Music: Amazing Grace
An exploration of John Newton's hymn, which was inspired by a near-death experience at sea
How the West was Shot: Part 4
How the treatment of Native Americans in Hollywood westerns shifted in the 1970s
Martin Cruz Smith鈥檚 Tokyo Station
The American thriller writer and author of Gorky Park talks about his novel set in Japan
How the West was Shot: Part 3
How the American westerns of the late 60s and 70s reflected the revolutionary times
Zadie Smith鈥檚 The Autograph Man
The British novelist talks about her second novel
How the West was Shot: Part 2
How the Italian director Sergio Leone took on the American genre of the western
Barry Unsworth鈥檚 The Songs of the Kings
The author talks about his novel set during the Trojan War
How the West was Shot: Part 1
How the American film genre, the Western, was invented in late 19th-century America
Ethan Hawke interview
The Gattaca and Dead Poets Society actor talks about his second novel Ash Wednesday
Culture in the age of speed
Are books and slow symphonies on their way out in the age of the fast forward button?
