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    Prince Avalanche reviewed; Masterpiece in a primary school; Theatre director Michael Blakemore

    The film Prince Avalanche starring Paul Rudd; theatre director Michael Blakemore.

  2. Paul McCartney; El Dorado; Sebastian Junger on Tim Hetherington

    Arts news. John Wilson meets Paul McCartney, who talks about his latest album, New.

  3. Rufus Norris; David Jason; Jeremy Deller

    Actor David Jason; Rufus Norris, next director of the National Theatre; Jeremy Deller.

  4. The Light Princess; Paul Klee; Enough Said

    Mark Lawson reviews the comedy film Enough Said, starring the late James Gandolfini.

  5. Penelope Lively; Julian Fellowes' Romeo and Juliet; Paddy McAloon

    Novelist Penelope Lively; Julian Fellowes' Romeo and Juliet; Prefab Sprout's Paddy McAloon

  6. Tom Hanks; Alice Munro; Dana Schutz

    Mark Lawson talks to Tom Hanks, star of Captain Phillips, a film about modern-day piracy.

  7. Jennifer Saunders; The Commitments on stage; Elizabethan portraits

    Jennifer Saunders reflects with Mark Lawson on her career so far as she publishes a memoir

  8. BBC National Short Story Award; Mark Lewisohn on The Beatles; The Fifth Estate

    John Wilson reports live from the BBC National Short Story Award ceremony.

  9. John Eliot Gardiner, Le Week-End, Breathless

    Le Week-End and Breathless reviewed, and John Eliot Gardiner on his new book about Bach.

  10. Anoushka Shankar; TV drama Truckers; Frank Auerbach

    Anoushka Shankar on her new album, TV's Truckers reviewed and Frank Auerbach painting.

  11. James McAvoy in Filth; Dizzee Rascal; director Lucy Walker; young Poets Laureate

    Arts news with John Wilson, including the verdict on James McAvoy in Filth.

  12. Saoirse Ronan; Thatcher meets the Queen; Erotic art from Japan

    Mark Lawson meets actress Saoirse Ronan, who stars in the film How I Live Now.

  13. David Tennant and Gregory Doran; Bill Bryson; Sex on film and TV

    Mark Lawson talks to David Tennant as he prepares to play Richard II at the RSC, Stratford

  14. Sunshine on Leith; Adil Ray; Malcolm Mackay; Art Under Attack

    Mark Lawson reports on Art Under Attack, an exhibition about physical attacks on artworks.

  15. Austenland, Stephen Poliakoff, Hannah Kent, Elmgreen and Dragset

    Kirsty Lang talks to Stephen Poliakoff, and Viv Groskop reviews romantic comedy Austenland

  16. Atlantis; Michael Morpurgo; Hannah Arendt; BBC National Short Story Award

    Arts news with Kirsty Lang, including a review of the new family drama Atlantis.

  17. Johnny Vegas, William Boyd, BBC Short Story Award

    Mark Lawson meets writer William Boyd, as he publishes a new James Bond novel.

  18. Fourth Plinth art; Stephen King reviewed; Alfred and Adrian Brendel; BBC Short Story Award

    Mark Lawson on the artworks competing to occupy the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square.

  19. Hugh Jackman; The Wrong Mans; BBC National Short Story Award 2013

    Mark Lawson reviews Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal in the film thriller Prisoners.

  20. BBC Short Story Award; Jack Vettriano retrospective; poet John Cooper Clarke

    The BBC National Short Story Award 2013 shortlist; Jack Vettriano retrospective review.

  21. Woody Allen interview, with Sally Hawkins and Mike Leigh

    Mark Lawson interviews Woody Allen, whose new film Blue Jasmine stars Cate Blanchett.

  22. David Walliams and Sheridan Smith; poet Dannie Abse at 90; Booker Prize changes

    Mark Lawson talks to David Walliams and Sheridan Smith, on stage in a Shakespeare comedy.

  23. Sting; Australian art at the Royal Academy

    John Wilson reports on a major exhibition of Australian art, on show at the Royal Academy.

  24. Derek Jacobi; Naomi Watts on Diana; Orphan Black

    Mark Lawson talks to actor Derek Jacobi as he publishes his autobiography.

  25. Mark Rylance; prisons on television; actors on songs

    Mark Rylance on directing Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones. Plus TV prison dramas.

  26. Francis Bacon meets Henry Moore; Manic Street Preachers; Jason Byrne; In a World

    Arts news with John Wilson. Francis Bacon and Henry Moore paired in a new exhibition.

  27. Mercury Music Prize, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Dennis Kelly

    Mark Lawson presents news of the shortlist for the Mercury Prize for album of the year.

  28. Lee Evans, White House Down, Man Booker shortlist

    John Wilson with news of the shortlist for the Man Booker Prize for fiction.

  29. Rush; Ian Hislop and Nick Newman; Thomas Pynchon's new novel

    Mark Lawson reviews Rush, a film about the rivalry between Niki Lauda and James Hunt.

  30. Cillian Murphy, Mira Nair, revenge songs, Million Second Quiz

    Cillian Murphy on TV drama Peaky Blinders; director Mira Nair; revenge songs.

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