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Richard II
A review of William Shakespeare's Richard II
An interview with Irek Mukhamedov
An interview with dancer Irek Mukhamedov, star of the Bolshoi Ballet
The Venice Biennale - a centenary of art
The Venice Biennale, which takes place once every two years
Larry Kramer
Programme on Larry Kramer
Hearing Heaven
Profile of 20th century composer Olivier Messiaen
Beyond Rangoon
Review of Beyond Rangoon, a drama film directed by John Boorman
Lift Festival
A report on the London International International Theatre Festival
Barney Simon
A special report from Grahamstown, South Africa, paying tribute to Barney Simon
Julius Caesar
A look at the man behind the name Julius Caesar himself
A Man of No Importance
A review of the film A Man of No Importance
The Avignon Festival
Bernard Leach
The best known and most prominent of British studio potters, Bernard Leach
The Critic
The critics - programme looking at the role of critics and how others view them
Damien Hirst
Discussing the work of artist Damien Hirst
Ariel Dorfman
An interview with Ariel Dorfman
Edinburgh's alternative festival
A report on street entertainers and the fringe festival at this year's Edinburgh Festival
Apollo
Discussing the role of Apollo and the music surrounding him
Peter Sellars
The work of American theatre director Peter Sellars
The Edinburgh Festival
A taste of the global offerings at this year's Edinburgh Festival
David Edgar
On playwright David Edgar - particularly active since the late 1970s
Africa 95
Nigerian sculptor and what African sculpture means to her
Shyam Benegal
Interview with Shyam Benegal, a prolific Indian director
Pride and Prejudice
Review of a new TV adaptation of Pride and Prejudice
Wole Soyinka
Wole Soyinka discusses his play The Beatification of Area Boy
Booker Prize 1995
The winner of the Booker Prize 1995 was Pat Barker with The Ghost Road
Carlos Fuentes
This programme looks at Carlos Fuentes
Statues in bronze
The casting of artifacts in metal - Glyn Williams discusses his sculpture of Henry Purcell
Mother Courage
A new production of Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage at the National Theatre
Malawi Prison Poetry
Malawi prisoners read their own poems, written whilst serving their time inside
Shanghai Triad
A review of the film, Shanghai Triad
Amos Oz
Christopher Cook presents a programme about Amos Oz, Israeli novelist and journalist