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A movie biography special
Into the Woods
Review of Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim
Mikhail Gorbachev's Perestroika
A review of Mikhail Gorbachev's book Perestroika
The Barber of Seville
A new ENO production of The Barber of Seville by Jonathan Miller
In the Fertile Land
Review of Gabriel Josipovici's In the Fertile Land
Cry Freedom
Richard Attenborough's film Cry Freedom
James Baldwin - obituary
Special obituary show for Black-American writer James Baldwin
Prince Charles on architecture
Prince of Wales attacks the "ugliness" of some modern British architecture
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs - 50 year anniversary
The 50th anniversary of Walt Disney's Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs
Tribute to Jascha Heifetz
Tribute to late Russian violinist Jascha Heifetz
Florence Nightingale in Egypt
Florence Nightingale's Letters from Egypt
Traverse Theatre Club
Traverse Theatre Club in Edinburgh Scotland
RSC's Wizard of Oz
Review of the RSC production of The Wizard Of Oz
Ira Aldridge
Life and work of groundbreaking black Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge
A history of horror
Discussing the horror genre and why people are so fascinated with it
Musicians' health hazards
The health hazards and conditions musicians have experienced through the ages
The Tutor
A new production of The Tutor by Reinhold Lenz
Sir Peter Hall
Shakespeare's The Tempest at the National Theatre directed by Sir Peter Hall
Cookery books
Over the last 30 years, cookery writing has become a genre in its own right
Other people's lives
Four books about other people's lives reviewed
A tribute to Trevor Howard
Sir Ian McKellen
A special edition of Meridian, devoted to the life and work of actor Ian McKellen
Van Dyck exhibition
A step back in time to the 17th century
The year 1968
Meridian looks back to the year 1968
The Vision
A review of the apocalyptic TV drama The Vision
Buster - Phil Collins
Review of the film Buster, starring Phil Collins and Larry Lamb
Christopher Nolan wins the Whitbread Prize
The Whitbread Prize plus a review of new books by American writers
Gerry Anderson
This weeks Meridian is entirely devoted to Gerry Anderson
Raymond Chandler
A special programme looking at the work of Raymond Thornton Chandler
Raymond Williams
The legacy of Raymond Williams
UK Clause 28
Clashes and confrontations in the arts over plans to introduce Clause 28
