Night Waves

Radio 3’s flagship arts programme until 2013. Search the extensive archive for interviews, debates and reviews. Go to Free Thinking for the new home of arts and ideas on Radio 3.

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Feminism in 2013
Anne McElvoy discusses feminism in 2013, from Twitter trolls to identity politics.
19 Dec 2013,45 mins
Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant
Singer Neil Tennant, who grew up in North Shields, talks to Philip Dodd about his career.
17 Dec 2013,45 mins
Peter O'Toole Appreciation, Genetics and Education, Japan at Christmas, Dragons
Including the life of Peter O'Toole, genes in education, Christmas in Japan and dragons.
16 Dec 2013,45 mins
American Pyscho, Roosevelt, Medieval Christmas, British Architects
Anne McElvoy presents a first-night review of a new musical adaptation of American Psycho.
12 Dec 2013,45 mins
Mind Maps, Freud, Psychotherapy, Partition
Philip Dodd with Howard Brenton, Giles Fraser and Lisa Appignanesi, Moniza Alvi.
10 Dec 2013,45 mins
The Early 1960s
Matthew Sweet discusses 1963 and Profumo as Lloyd Webber's new musical Stephen Ward opens.
09 Dec 2013,45 mins
Nelson Mandela
Athol Fugard and Dame Janet Suzman talk to Philip Dodd about Nelson Mandela and his legacy
05 Dec 2013,45 mins
Big Business, Art and the Middle East, Nebraska
Samira Ahmed discusses big business. Plus art and the Middle East and the film Nebraska.
04 Dec 2013,45 mins
Henry V, The Sea, Black Nativity
Matthew Sweet presents a review of Henry V in the West End, plus the film Black Nativity.
03 Dec 2013,45 mins
2013 Turner Prize Announcement, Candide Review, the Value of Letters, Can
Including the 2013 Turner Prize winner, Bernstein's Candide and a discussion about letters
02 Dec 2013,45 mins
Amy Tan, Strange Blooms, Francois Mitterrand
Novelist Amy Tan talks to Anne McElvoy about her new book The Valley of Amazement.
28 Nov 2013,45 mins
Orwell, Stoicism Week, Sue Webster and Gavin Turk on Glass Art
Philip Dodd discusses Orwell, artists working in glass, and Stoicism Week.
26 Nov 2013,45 mins
Tony Benn, Political Traditions, PL Travers, Guy Debord
Including Tony Benn's diaries, political traditions, PL Travers and the work of Guy Debord
25 Nov 2013,45 mins
Britten 100: Britten Libretti, Young Vic Theatre Uncut
Frances Spalding and Alexandra Harris discuss Myfanwy Piper's libretti for Britten.
21 Nov 2013,45 mins
Artist William Tillyer, Doctor Who, The Gettysburg Address
Doctor Who with Dominic Sandbrook and Ray Monk. The Gettysburg Address. William Tillyer.
19 Nov 2013,45 mins
Eric Schlosser, Richard II, Basil Bunting, Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough
David Tennant in Richard II, Eric Schlosser, Basil Bunting reevaluated. With Anne McElvoy.
17 Oct 2013,45 mins
Landmarks: Oh What a Lovely War
Samira Ahmed and guests discuss Joan Littlewood's musical Oh What a Lovely War.
16 Oct 2013,45 mins
Paul Klee, US Shutdown, Catherine Merridale, Man Booker Prize, National Theatre
Philip Dodd's guests historian include Catherine Merridale.
15 Oct 2013,45 mins
Captain Phillips, David Thomson, David Greig's The Events
Matthew Sweet on the new Paul Greengrass film, Captain Phillips, starring Tom Hanks.
14 Oct 2013,45 mins
Night Waves at ZSL London Zoo
Matthew Sweet examines the zoo as a cultural institution
Matthew Sweet examines the zoo as a cultural institution
23 Sep 2013,45 mins
Night Waves at ZSL London Zoo
Landmark: The Old Men at the Zoo
Matthew Sweet and guests discuss Angus Wilson's 1961 novel The Old Men at the Zoo.
02 Oct 2013,45 mins
Night Waves at ZSL London Zoo
Matthew Sweet discusses the ways we can think about our close association with primates
Matthew Sweet discusses the ways we can think about our close association with primates
10 Oct 2013,45 mins
Verdi 200
Dayanita Singh, Social Media, Verdi and Shakespeare. Cultural debate with Philip Dodd.
09 Oct 2013,45 mins
Hans Kung, Masters of Sex, Roots, Wendy Lower
Anne McElvoy discusses the Donmar Warehouse's new production of Roots.
08 Oct 2013,45 mins
Ghosts, Slavoj Žižek, Miliband, Melissa Benn
Richard Eyre and Stephen Unwin discuss Ibsen's Ghosts with Anne McElvoy.
03 Oct 2013,45 mins
Jung Chang, Sarah Lucas, Allende, Everest Music
Presented by Rana Mitter. With Jung Chang on her book about Empress Dowager Cixi of China.
01 Oct 2013,45 mins
Clash of Civilizations, Simon Heffer, George Grosz
Philip Dodd discusses the Clash of Civilizations, George Grosz and talks to Simon Heffer.
30 Sep 2013,45 mins
The Ugly Renaissance, Cate Blanchett, Mira Schendel, Maxim Leo
With Cate Blanchett, the art of Mira Schendel, Maxim Leo and debating the Renaissance.
26 Sep 2013,45 mins
Zaha Hadid, French Cinema Music, Cynicism
Including architect Zaha Hadid, French cinema music and a debate on cynicism.
25 Sep 2013,45 mins
Loyalty, Herodotus, Shunga, Martin Parr
Philip Dodd discusses loyalty in public life and talks to Tom Holland about Herodotus.
24 Sep 2013,45 mins