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China and the Cultural Revolution
China uncovered
Edinburgh Arts Festival and the theatre of Africa
The theatre of Africa at the Edinburgh Arts Festival
Ben Elton's Popcorn
A review of Ben Elton's novel Popcorn
Uncle Vanya and the Edinburgh International Arts Festival
The closing of the 50th Edinburgh International Arts Festival
The Conversations at Curlow Creek
A review of the book The Conversations At Curlow Creek by David Malouf
Blinded by the Sun
A review of Blinded by the Sun, by Stephen Poliakoff
David Malouf
An interview with the author David Malouf
The popularity of reading
A history of books, as reading appears more popular than ever
Steven Spielberg
An interview with the American film director, screenwriter and producer, Steven Spielberg
Competition winner - where do you best like to read?
The winner of our competition asking readers where they best like to read
The Handyman
A review of the play The Handyman, now showing in London
Nobel Prize Winner - Wislawa Szymborska
The winner of this year's Nobel Prize for Literature, Wislawa Szymborska
Dance at the Natural History Museum
Why an American dance group has taken over the Natural History Museum
Mario Puzo's The Last Don
New novel by Mario Puzo - The Last Don
The Dublin Theatre Festival
A review of the Dublin Theatre Festival, including offerings from all over the world
Biography of Queen Elizabeth II
Review of a biography of Queen Elizabeth II by Ben Pimlott
Get On The Bus
A review of Spike Lee's latest film Get on the Bus
Cliff Richard as Heathcliff
A production of Wuthering Heights featuring the singer Sir Cliff Richard
The fall and rise of Bill Clinton
A review of a biography of US President Bill Clinton by Martin Walker
The history of American art
What is the future of American art? Robert Hughes talks about his TV series
The Booker Prize
The Booker prize winner Graham Swift
Andrew Davies
Andrew Davies, the screenwriter behind some of the 大象传媒's greatest success stories
Margaret Atwood
We look at Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood and her fans
Linton Quasi Johnson and Arthur Miller
The dub poet Linton Quasi Johnson narrates his latest work
Happy Days
A review of Samuel Beckett's Happy Days
Horror films
Horror movie discussion
James Herbert's 48
A review of James Herbert's latest novel 48
Margaret Drabble
A documentary on the writer Margaret Drabble
Everyman
A review of the morality play Everyman by the Royal Shakespeare Company
Bob Hoskins
An interview with the actor Bob Hoskins
Jesus Christ Superstar
The resurrection in London of 1970s rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar