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Australia's history

The novelists Alexis Wright, Nikki Gemmell and Kate Grenville discuss Australian identity

• 24 mins

The American artist Robert Mangold

The artist talks about how and why he paints.

• 23 mins

Aaron Copland

A review of a recording of the American composers' three great ballet scores

• 24 mins

James Turrell's Roden Crater

How the American sculptor made his famous work in an extinct volcano in Arizona

• 24 mins

A Good Read: Gillian Tyndall and Sir Ernest Hall

Gillian Tyndall and Sir Ernest Hall discuss Apsley Cherry-Garrard and Marguerite Youcenar

• 23 mins

Handel's Acis and Galatia

A review of a recording by Les Arts Florissants and conducted by William Christie

• 24 mins

The Legacy of Sigmund Freud

How Freud's psychoanalytic theories and practices have been refined since his death

• 23 mins

A Good Read: Marina Warner and Jim Perrin

The writer and rock climber talk about books by Robert Graves, Maeve Binchy and J M Synge

• 23 mins

A Good Read: Giles Foden and B B Baskin

The novelist and journalist discuss work by Paul Muldoon, Patrick McCabe and Eric Newby

• 23 mins

A Good Read: Mike Hodges and Mike Figgis

The two British filmmakers discuss books by Frederick Exley, James Blinn and Barbara Pym

• 23 mins

Edward Said interview

Edward Said discusses his often controversial work, including scholarship and journalism focusing on his native Palestine

• 23 mins

The Copland Years: Return to America

Returning to America, composer Aaron Copland's career is launched with his Organ Symphony

• 24 mins

A Good Read: Tessa Blackstone and Julian Le Grand

Books by JM Coetzee, Patrick O'Brian and Jane Gardam are discussed

• 23 mins

The Legacy of Frantz Fanon

A discussion about one of the fiercest theorists of anti-colonialism

• 24 mins

Toronto Literary Festival

A report from the Canadian festival and the novelist David Adams Richards

• 24 mins

The Copland Years: Wartime and Fanfare for the Common Man

Aaron Copland's fanfare for "the common man who was doing all the dirty work of this war"

• 24 mins

Musical Moves: Siobhan Davies

The British choreographer Siobhan Davies talks about how she works with music

• 23 mins

Musical Moves: David Bintley

The British choregrapher talks about his relationship with music and how it inspires him

• 23 mins

The Copland Years: A Lyrical and Radical Pioneer

In his centenary year, Aaron Copland is still the most-played American composer

• 24 mins

Indian authors writing in English

How Indian writers use the English language with Arundhati Roy and Sagarika Ghose

• 23 mins

Czech artist Alphonse Muchae

The story of Art Nouveau's most famous practitioner who was best known for his poster art

• 24 mins

Return To Joujouka

Retracing Brian Jones' 1967 journey to encounter the master musicians of Morocco

• 23 mins

Writing in English

A discussion about why international authors write in English or their native language

• 24 mins

Round Table: Building houses

A discussion about how to design cheap and appropriate dwellings

• 24 mins

Inside Opera! The director

An exploration of the role of the director in creating an opera. With David Pountney

• 24 mins

Inside Opera! The conductor

An exploration of the role of the conductor and musical director in creating an opera

• 24 mins

What gets Lost in Literary Translation?

How close to the original text can translators of literary works really get?

• 24 mins

Malcolm Bradbury – RIP, the History Man

Malcolm Bradbury, the acclaimed British satirical novelist and academic, has died

• 24 mins

Inside Opera! An unsung heroine?

Claudia Stoltzer, head of make-up and wigs, at work in the Royal Opera House, London

• 24 mins

Inside Opera – The role of the Repetiteur

"People book me for my ears," says repetiteur Helen Robertson-Barker about her work

• 24 mins