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12/05/2011
Today Mark Coles is joined by American, singer songwriter Randy Newman
13/05/2011
As the Cannes film festival opens, Vincent Dowd tells us about the hot new films.
16/05/2011
Carla Bruni stars alongside actor Owen Wilson in Woody Allen's new film Midnight in Paris
17/05/2011
A major exhibition of British artist Tracy Emin's career looks at nearly 2 decades of work
18/05/2011
Philip Roth has been announced as this year's winner of the Man Booker International Award
19/05/2011
Variety's film critic Lisa Nesselson joins us to discuss contenders for the Palme d'Or
20/05/2011
We talk to Tahmima Anam about her new novel The Good Muslim
23/05/2011
We round up the winners at the Cannes Film Festival
24/05/2011
We review The Tree Of Life, winner of the prestigious Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival
25/05/2011
Malian songwriter Rokia Traore on her collaboration with Toni Morrison and Peter Sellars
26/05/2011
Jeffery Deaver discusses updating 007 for the 21st Century
27/05/2011
The best of the world's arts, film, music, literature and music brought to you every day.
30/05/2011
The Strand: The Arab Uprisings
31/05/2011
Owen Gleiberman reviews new film Beginners starring Christopher Plummer and Ewan McGregor
01/06/2011
02/06/2011
03/06/2011
Harriett Gilbert talks to Ann Patchett about her new book State of Wonder.
06/06/2011
Tim Marlow reports on a mixture of vuvuzelas, politics and pigeons at the Venice Biennale
07/06/2011
Gerard Depardieu is back in a drama-comedy about retirement, impermanence and motorcycles
08/06/2011
A new film about gospel music charting 200 years of the African American experience
09/06/2011
Thousands of people have been gathered in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa since February
10/06/2011
We review Paul Simon's latest album.
13/06/2011
We examine the results of this year's Tony Awards
14/06/2011
We talk about the campaign to save the Majestic in Zanzibar, one of Africa's first cinemas
15/06/2011
We review new film The Messenger, starring Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson
16/06/2011
We review Booker prize winner Aravind Adiga's new book Last Man In Tower
17/06/2011
Dutch writer Cees Nooteboom discusses his new collection of short stories
20/06/2011
We report on the biggest international show for Modern and contemporary art, Art Basel
21/06/2011
Cambodia's comedians who are also members of the prime minister's personal bodyguard unit
22/06/2011
We talk to Australian writer Kim Scott, the winner of this year's Miles Franklin Award
23/06/2011
Yemeni film maker Ziryab al Ghabri discusses his prize winning film