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Life's a Dream
An adaptation of the Pedro Calderon de la Barca novel Life's A Dream
Pioneers of stage and screen
A look at the work of three influential people considered to be pioneers
James Bond and other cultural survivors
James Bond returns in new film 'Never Say Never Again', featuring Sean Connery
National Theatre's Cinderella
The National Theatre's first pantomime - Cinderella
Heritage Year - 1984
A look ahead to 1984 Heritage Year in Britain
The Art of Narrative
The art of narrative, or story telling, is featured
Catching up with Gulliver
Director Lou Stein on his stage adaptation of Swift's Gulliver's Travels
The ENO tour America
Meridian accompanies the ENO on it's five city tour of the USA
Joseph Losey - a celebration
Special programme about American film director and playwright Joseph Losey
The Art of Islam
The Art of Islam exhibition featuring artistic opulence between 1500 and 1700
Distant View of a Minaret
Review of Alifa Rifaat's book Distant View of a Minaret and Other Stories
Dream Flights
Review of the new Russian film Dream Flights
William Golding - The Paper Men
William Golding's new novel The Paper Men, is reviewed
Athol Fugard
Special edition devoted to Athol Fugard, South African playwright and actor
Unsuitable for Adults
A review of the play Unsuitable for Adults by Terry Johnson
Belfast special
A special edition of the programme from Belfast in Northern Ireland
Frances de la Tour as Saint Joan
Portrait of actress Frances de la Tour as she takes on the role of GB Shaw's Saint Joan
The Weather in the Streets by Rosamond Lehmann
大象传媒 television adaptation of The Weather in the Streets by Rosamond Lehmann
To Be or Not to Be - with Mel Brooks
Interview with US comedian Mel Brooks about his film To Be or Not to Be
Live from Australia's Perth Festival
The first of Ota Shogo's wordless Japanese station plays, Mizu no Eki (The Water Station)
Tribute to Italian opera singer Tito Gobbi
Tribute to Italian opera singer Tito Gobbi, plus interview with playwright Jack Klaff
Theatre director Peter Brook special
Interview with multiple Tony and Emmy Award winning British director Peter Brook
Soap Opera Special
A history of soap operas, beginning with the everyday story of Ma Perkins in 1933
Soprano Emma Kirkby special
Special programme with English soprano Emma Kirkby
Isaac Bashevis Singer's The Penitent
Review of Jewish writer Isaac Bashevis Singer's new book The Penitent
The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff, a film about the pilots and astronauts who first explored space
The Arts in Sydney, Australia
With Gil Brealey's film Annie's Coming Out and new TV mini-series Bodyline
The Pre-Raphaelites in Britain
Pre-Raphaelite exhibition at the Tate gallery in London
Terms of Endearment
American film Terms of Endearment and The Art of Central Asia at the British Museum
John Braine's The Two of Us
Interview with British writer John Braine about his new novel The Two of Us
Black Mas by John Constable
John Constable on his play Black Mas, plus review of Harold Pinter's play One for the Road