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Come and See by Klimov
The premier of the Soviet film Come and See, by Elem Klimov
Music and the ballet
An interview with Canadian ballet dancer Lynn Seymour
White Mischief
A review of the film White Mischief and the real-life story that inspired it
Christopher Nolan
The poet Christopher Nolan's second book Under the Eye of the Clock
British Theatre Museum.
Review of the new British Theatre Museum in Covent Garden
Glasgow - European city of culture for 1990
Glasgow, Scotland and its cultural revolution
London's Tricycle theatre damaged by fire
A report on the fire which damaged London's Tricycle Theatre
Tribute to Laurence Olivier
Special show celebrating the life and work of actor and director Sir Laurence Olivier
Opera and drama
An opera special, and a look at the divide between opera and drama
Compton Mackenzie
A look at the life and work of Compton Mackenzie
The US film industry
Is the American film industry too insular?
Rose Tremain
A review of Rose Tremain's new selection of short stories
Political theatre
A look at David Edgar and other political plays
British take over of Broadway
UK musicals having huge success on New York's Broadway
Bluebeard's Egg by Margaret Atwood
A review of Bluebeard's Egg by Margaret Atwood
Ayckbourn's A Small Family Business
A Small Family Business, starring Michael Gambon at the National Theatre
Israel Theatre Festival
Interview with writer, playwright and director Joshua Sobol at the Israel Theatre Festival
Institute of Contemporary Art's 40th anniversary
Special looking at London's Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) on it's 40th anniversary
The Rat by Gunter Grass
Review of the Gunter Grass' latest novel The Rat
Chronicle of a Death Foretold - the movie
Film adaptation of Chronicle of a Death Foretold directed by Francesco Rosi
James Bond - The Living Daylights
Review of latest James Bond film The Living Daylights
The Restoration of Art
The practise and controversy of restoring classic works of art, with Sir Ernst Gombrich
Brian Friel's Fathers and Sons
Fathers and Sons by Brian Friel at the National Theatre
Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue
Interview with Denis Donoghue about his invitation to present this years Reith Lectures
Arts funding in Britain
Discussion following Arts Minister Richard Luce's announcement of 'incentive funding'.
Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod
Report on the annual festival of folk music, song and dance from around the world
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
Review of the TV play The Trial of Klaus Barbie
Black Theatre in Britain
Directors Yvonne Brewster and Sam Miller discuss the state of black theatre in Britain
Dorothy Nelson's Tar and Feathers
Irish writer Dorothy Nelson on her new novel Tar and Feathers
Stephen Sondheim's Follies
Director Mike Ockrent on his new production of Stephen Sondheim's Follies in London
Perfect Murder: A Century of Unsolved Homicides
Writer Bernard Taylor on his book Perfect Murder: A Century of Unsolved Homicides