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What kind of man was Claude Debussy?
Katharine Hepburn
A profile of Hollywood actress Katharine Hepburn
Peter Bazelgette
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Shabana Azmi
An interview with Indian actress and member of parliament Shabana Azmi
Heavy Hearts of Zanzibar
A look at marriage in Zanzibar
Fela Kuti: Gentleman
A profile of singer Fela Kuti
The Crucible - Arthur Miller
How Arthur Miller tried to throw light on the 1950s McCarthy witchhunt with 'The Crucible'
Monsters - Part 2 - The Monster Within
Exploring the universal fear of the monster within us all
Monsters - Part 3 - Scientific Monsters
A look at stories about creative fiends who use science to make monsters
Monsters - Part 4 - Alien Monsters
Are there monsters in outer space?
Soul Music: Fever
The history and continuing appeal of the song 'Fever' made famous by Peggy Lee
Soul Music: Moon River
A look at the appeal of the song 'Moon River' and the film 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'
Soul Music: Kol Nidre
Exploring the meaning and significance of performing the Jewish prayer 'Kol Nidre'
Soul Music: For Somewhere
The special appeal of Bernstein’s song ‘Somewhere’ from ‘West Side Story’
My African City: Kampala
Ugandan Philip Luswata gives a guided tour around his favourite city in Africa
Accra, Ghana
An exploration of the hip hop scene in Accra, Ghana
My African City: Marrakech
Rock writer Yusuf Al Alamy gives a guided tour around 'his favourite African city'
My African City: Maputo
A tour of the cultural heart of Maputo
Linda Colley and David Cannadine
A profile of two narrative historians who write ‘ big books for a broad public’
Sir Willard Wentworth White
An interview with Jamaican born opera singer Willard White
Michael Frayn and Claire Tomalin
Interview with Michael Frayn and his wife Claire Tomalin both nominated for the Whitbread Book of the Year Prize.
Media Discussions: Interactivity
Exploring our changing relationship with the media with a look at interactive media
Media Discussions: Objectivity
Examining the media in the modern world. Do we still need objective News media?
Media Discussions: Celebrity
Discussing how the media affects our lives and our fascination with celebrity
Porgy and Bess
Exploring the true story behind the novel and opera 'Porgy and Bess'
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood is interviewed at the National Film Theatre, London by Michael Parkinson
Cinema of the East: Hong Kong
A look at the East Asian film industry and it's influence and popularity across the world
Cinema of the East: South Korea
2/4 programmes looking at the East Asian film industry and it's influence and popularity
Cinema of the East: China
3/4 programmes looking at the East Asian film industry and it's influence and popularity
Cinema of the East: Japan
4/4 programmes looking at the East Asian film industry and it's influence and popularity
Toni Morrison
Interview with Toni Morrison as her latest novel 'Love' is published