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    Sir John Eliot Gardiner; Jack the Giant Slayer review

    Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Jack the Giant Slayer, Shakespeare's weddings, Philip Roth at 80.

  2. Our Queen documentary; John Ashbery; Beyond the Hills review

    Our Queen, a TV documentary with rare access; poet John Ashbery; Beyond the Hills review.

  3. Conductor Gustavo Dudamel

    Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel on his career and the importance of music education.

  4. Pompeii at the British Museum; maths in music; new literature prize

    New prize for writers around the world, Pompeii at the British Museum, and maths in music.

  5. Edmund de Waal; The Paperboy; the art of George Bellows

    Edmund de Waal, The Paperboy reviewed, the art of George Bellows, and bookshops fight back

  6. Twilight creator Stephenie Meyer; Steve Carrell in Burt Wonderstone; Simon Starling's Phantom Ride

    Author Stephenie Meyer talks Twilight; The Incredible Burt Wonderstone; Simon Starling.

  7. William Boyd's first play; Hilary Mantel; Seven Deadly Sins

    William Boyd's first stage play; Hilary Mantel; musicians take on the Seven Deadly Sins.

  8. David Bowie - the Return

    John Wilson assesses David Bowie's music and influence in the light of a new album.

  9. Mark Strong: comedy duo Anna and Katy; Tash Aw

    Actor Mark Strong on Welcome to the Punch; comedy duo Anna and Katy; author Tash Aw.

  10. Side Effects; Lara Croft's comeback

    Side Effects reviewed; Lara Croft's comeback; artist Chuck Close; bomb disposal comedy.

  11. Oz the Great and Powerful; Julia O'Faolain; Written on Skin

    Oz the Great and Powerful; George Benjamin and Martin Crimp on their opera Written on Skin

  12. Yinka Shonibare; playing prime ministers on stage; film classification

    Artist Yinka Shonibare, portraying the PM on stage, and UK attitudes to film censorship.

  13. Best-selling British solo artist Robbie Williams

    John Wilson talks to Robbie Williams, who reflects on the highs and lows of his career.

  14. Edith Pearlman; Trelawny of the Wells review; crime TV

    Joe Wright's stage debut Trelawny of the Wells; author Edith Pearlman; new TV crime dramas

  15. Claire Foy, Dinos Chapman and The Bay

    Claire Foy on playing Lady Macbeth; Dinos Chapman turns to music; eco-horror The Bay.

  16. Sue Perkins, Brett Anderson, and Arbitrage reviewed

    Sue Perkins, Brett Anderson from Suede, and a review of Richard Gere in Arbitrage.

  17. Damien Hirst; To the Wonder

    Damien Hirst on humour in art, To the Wonder review, RB Kitaj, Marc Isaacs on The Road.

  18. Jacksons interview; Banksy auction

    Jackson brothers Jackie, Marlon and Tito; Meera Syal in a new global debt play.

  19. A Chorus Line: Song for Marion; new play about football pioneer Walter Tull

    A Chorus Line; new film Song for Marion reviewed; footballer Walter Tull's life on stage.

  20. Nicole Kidman, Margaret Forster, Cloud Atlas

    Mark Lawson talks to Nicole Kidman and Margaret Forster and reviews the film Cloud Atlas.

  21. Paul Abbott; the art of Roy Lichtenstein; tribute to Richard Briers

    Mark Lawson visits a major exhibition of work by pioneering pop artist Roy Lichtenstein.

  22. Simon Beaufoy; Rokia Traore and Salif Keita; novelist John Green

    Screenwriter Simon Beaufoy, Malian musicians Rokia Traore and Salif Keita, and John Green.

  23. Skyfall title sequence; Picasso show; Nairobi crime fiction

    Creating the title sequence for Skyfall; Picasso's breakthrough year; a Nairobi detective.

  24. Duchamp, Mark Ravenhill goes running, and actor David Oyelowo

    Marcel Duchamp, Mark Ravenhill goes running, actor David Oyelowo and dangling storylines.

  25. Mea Maxima Culpa, Ray Cooney, Marianne Elliott

    Catholic documentary Mea Maxima Culpa reviewed; director Marianne Elliott; Ray Cooney.

  26. Ben Affleck, Jonathan Miller and Barrie Rutter, This Is 40

    Ben Affleck, Jonathan Miller on his return to the stage, and the verdict on This Is 40.

  27. Tracey Thorn; Gael García Bernal; Warm Bodies; Show tunes

    Gael García Bernal in Pinochet's Chile, singer Tracey Thorn, and zom-rom-com Warm Bodies.

  28. David Morrissey, Jake Bugg, Glam! at Tate Liverpool

    John Wilson reports on Glam! at Tate Liverpool; actor David Morrissey; singer Jake Bugg.

  29. Comedian Harry Hill and Hollywood actor John C Reilly

    Harry Hill on his return to stand-up comedy, plus Hollywood actor John C Reilly.

  30. Hopkins as Hitchcock, Ice Age, Antony Sher

    Ice Age artefacts, Anthony Hopkins as Hitchcock, Antony Sher on Richard III's skeleton.

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