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William Butler Yeats
Author Norman Jeffers on his biography of Irish poet WB Yeats
Mike Newell's Soursweet
New film Soursweet by British director Mike Newell
Contemporary Architecture
With architects Terry Farrell, Richard Rogers and James Stirling
Anton Chekhov
Exploring the Russian writer with VS Pritchett, author of Chekhov: A Spirit Set Free
Samuel Beckett
Special exploring the Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet
Vaclav Havel - imprisoned
Theatre director Roger Michell on the recently imprisoned Czech writer Vaclav Havel
The Guitar
Guitar documentary. Includes work by Andres Segovia and Joe Pass
The Ian St James Awards
Announcement of the Ian St James Awards for unpublished writers
Scandal
British film Scandal directed by Michael Caton-Jones with John Hurt
William Wordsworth: A Life
Writer Stephen Gill on his new biography of the English poet William Wordsworth: A Life
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Director Terry Gilliam on his fantasy comedy The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
World Service Photographic Competition of 1989
The judging and winners of the World Service photographic competition of 1989
Writing and Directing Films
Who is more powerful, the writer or director, and should one person do both?
The Arts in Toronto
Special from Toronto, Canada, exploring its contemporary art scene
Oscar Awards
The results of Oscar prize-giving week in Hollywood
Further Secrets of the Freemasons
Writer Martin Short on his book Inside the Brotherhood-Further Secrets of the Freemasons
The March on Russia by David Storey
English director Lindsay Anderson writer David Storey's play The March on Russia
John Sayles' Matewan
Review of film Matewan by director John Sayles with Chris Cooper
Tour of Paris
Special programme taking in the monuments and views of Paris
Charlie Chaplin
The life and work of silent film comedian Charlie Chaplin
Remembering Daphne du Maurier
Remembering British Daphne du Maurier, author of Rebecca, Jamaica Inn and Don't Look Now
Aspects of Love by Andrew Lloyd Webber
New musical Aspects of Love by Andrew Lloyd Webber opens in London
Simon Rattle - a profile
Profile of the British conductor Simon Rattle
Green Book Fortnight
Interviews with environmentalist Jonathon Porritt and illustrator Raymond Briggs
Ghetto by Joshua Sobol
Israeli writer Joshua Sobol on his play Ghetto set in Lithuania during World War Two
Critics
The critic and the legacy and function of criticism
Martin Sherman's - A Madhouse In Goa
Martin Sherman's apocalyptic play A Madhouse in Goa
Cannes Film Festival
A review of the opening film of this year's Cannes film festival
The Royal Ballet
The Royal Ballet, preparing for the first night of a classical Russian ballet
Hungary's 'theatre of misery'
A review of Hungarian theatre and the 'theatre of misery'
Learning the art of painting
A special programme on art schools