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20/07/2012
Ice T: The Art of Rap
Harry Belafonte at 85
A 2012 interview with the singer, actor, and civil rights activist
23/07/2012
The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day.
24/07/2012
Brazilian artists moving into London to stage performances in people鈥檚 homes.
Making with Thomas Heatherwick
Harriett Gilbert visits the designer Thomas Heatherwick in his studio.
26/07/2012
The latest on Russian girl band Pussy Riot and the protests sparked by their imprisonment.
27/07/2012
We find out what celebrations are planned to mark 50 years of Jamaican independence.
30/07/2012
Slovenia releases its most expensive film ever - a Roma romance called Shanghai Gypsy.
31/07/2012
We are joined by Frank Cottrell Boyce, the writer of the Olympic opening ceremony.
01/08/2012
A tribute to American man of letters Gore Vidal who has died aged 86.
02/08/2012
With the 18th Sydney Biennale well under way, we take a look at the biannual art show.
03/08/2012
We talk to Roger Lee, screenwriter of multi-award winning Hong Kong film A Simple Life.
06/08/2012
We talk to Tony Gilroy, screenwriter and filmmaker, about his new film The Bourne Legacy.
07/08/2012
We hear about the art of blind photography from two exponents.
08/08/2012
An interview with Mali's Oumou Sangar茅 and the world's premier banjo player, B茅la Fleck.
09/08/2012
If you think London's diverse community and music scene has gone missing then here it is.
10/08/2012
Joshua Marston joins us to talk about his film, The Forgiveness of Blood.
13/08/2012
We ask if Olympic ceremonies can adequately reflect the cultures of their host countries.
14/08/2012
Ukrainian author and satirist Andrey Kurkov delivers his Manifesto for Culture from Kiev.
15/08/2012
Controversial Danish director Lars von Trier wants your short films for his new project.
16/08/2012
The new film from graphic writer, Marjane Satrapi called Chicken with Plums.
17/08/2012
As writers meet in Edinburgh we ask if literature should be political
20/08/2012
We look at the legacy of Tony Scott, the filmmaker who changed the face of action movies.
21/08/2012
New film Shadow Dancer, from director James Marsh, about torn loyalties in 1990s Belfast.
22/08/2012
The controversial show on Saudi TV which dramatises the life of a companion of Muhammad.
23/08/2012
Ry Cooder is none-too pleased with what's on offer in the forthcoming USA election!
24/08/2012
Stuart Skelton talks about the role of Peter Grimes which is opening this October.
Jean Claude Carriere
Today a special long interview with veteran French screen-writer Jean Claude Carriere.
28/08/2012
Iranian graphic novelist, artist and film maker Marjane Satrapi.
29/08/2012
Today's programme is dedicated to the art found in airports.
30/08/2012
Artist Simon McKeown discusses his work 鈥榤otion capturing鈥� the movements of paralympians.
