Iconic arts series with films, plays, literature and music from around the world
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How close to the original text can translators of literary works really get?
Malcolm Bradbury, the acclaimed British satirical novelist and academic, has died
Claudia Stoltzer, head of make-up and wigs, at work in the Royal Opera House, London
"People book me for my ears," says repetiteur Helen Robertson-Barker about her work
How should Shakespeare's plays be performed in English for 21st-century audiences?
Julian Barnes on his new novel Love, Etc, in which he brings back characters from 1991
The challenges of directing Shakespeare for 21st-century audiences
Scottish poet Jackie Kay draws inspiration from Browning for her new work about Maw Broon
Paul Muldoon on Shelley's poen Ozymandias and his own work, The Stoic, written in response
Korean coloratura Sumi Jo talks about her life and international opera career
Virtuoso percussionist Evelyn Glennie talks about the bells in her instrument collection
How do other cultures and languages interpret the plays of Shakespeare?
What effect is the media emphasis on personalities over policies having on us as citizens?
Novelist Margaret Atwood talks about Iris, the central figure in The Blind Assassin
Richard Tognetti talks about the rich programme of the Australian Chamber Orchestra
Meet the "father of the American sitcom", producer and screenwriter James L. Brooks
Diane English, top American comedy writer, reflects on her creation Murphy Brown
Salvador DalÃ's life and art, as seen through his painting The Burning Giraffe
An appreciation of Yasujiro Ozu (1903-63), the great Japanese film director
Conflict journalists are now becoming part of the story, targets of bullets and propaganda
How are invstigative journalists adapting to globalisation and instant communication?
Politics, love affairs and music – the later years and work of composer Giuseppe Verdi
Juliet Barker biographer of William Wordsworth visits the places he knew and loved
Poet Laureate Andrew Motion talks about Keats and reads his own poem written in response
"I was born to be behind the camera," says Liv Ullman, distinguished actress and director
Exploring the cultural explosions of the 1950s and 1960s in Rio de Janeiro and Lagos
Writer Larry David talks about how he and Jerry Seinfeld created the sitcom Seinfeld
Exploring the contemporary cultural explosions in Tokyo and Bombay/Mumbai
Appreciation of director Satyjit Ray's masterpiece of Indian rural life, Pather Panchali
How Giuseppe Verdi's opera La Traviata was a total flop at its premiere in Venice
