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  1. Night Waves - Sculptured Carving

    Philip Dodd goes to Kew Gardens in London to watch David Nash carving sculpture from...

  2. Night Waves - Ryszard Kapuscinski

    As a new biography of Ryszard Kapuscinski is released, the author Artur Domoslawski 4...

  3. Night Waves - Rousseau

    To mark the 300th anniversary of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's birth and discuss why still...

  4. Night Waves - Rothko Returns to Latvia

    The Mark Rothko Arts Centre has opened its doors for the first time and some of his to...

  5. Night Waves - Rory Kinnear

    Actor Rory Kinnear, currently playing Iago at the National Theatre, discusses the of...

  6. Night Waves - Robert Caro

    Samira Ahmed talks to the writer Robert Caro about The Passage of Power, the latest of...

  7. Night Waves - Rick Gekoski

    Rana Mitter discusses the allure of the missing work of art with the writer Rick Gekoski.

  8. Night Waves - Richard III's Bones

    The King in the car park: what is the significance of the University of Leicester’s...

  9. Night Waves - Richard Holloway, Jonathan Safran Foer and Howard Jacobson

    Philip Dodd explores the boundaries between faith and doubt. His expert guides in this...

  10. Night Waves - Richard Dawkins & Tacita Dean

    Philip Dodd is joined by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins speaking about his new...

  11. Night Waves - Ray Kurzweil

    Ray Kurzweil, renowned American inventor, thinker and futurist, joins Rana Mitter to a...

  12. Night Waves - Race & Statistics

    Philip Dodd reviews the UK premiere of David Mamet's controversial play Race and its...

  13. Night Waves - Psychotherapy

    The Science Museum in London is staging Mind Maps, an exhibition on the history of and...

  14. night Waves - Prometheus

    Director Ridley Scott returns to the big screen this week with his new film Prometheus.

  15. Night Waves - Procrastination

    Actor Samuel West speaks to Samira Ahmed about the art of delay, whilst former banker...

  16. Night Waves - Portraits Day

    In a special edition from the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Philip Dodd is by at...

  17. Night Waves - Photographers' Gallery

    Samira Ahmed and guests discuss the opening and relaunch of The Photographer's Gallery...

  18. Night Waves - Philosophical Investigations

    To mark the 60th anniversary of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations,...

  19. Night Waves - Phil Redmond

    Phil Redmond, the creator of ground-breaking series such as Grange Hill, Brookside and...

  20. Night Waves - Peter O'Toole

    To pay tribute to the actor Peter O’Toole, Matthew Sweet is joined by director Roger...

  21. Night Waves - Peter Nichols

    Rana Mitter talks to the playwright Peter Nichols as his 1981 Passion Play opens again...

  22. Night Waves - Peter Brook

    Matthew Sweet talks to Peter Brook. The theatre director has had a lifelong with which...

  23. Night Waves - Paul Preston, The Stuff That Really Matters, Mark Pagel, Chung Kuo China

    Rana Mitter meets Paul Preston, whose new account of the Spanish Civil War is called -...

  24. Night Waves - Paul Foot Award

    As the winner of the Paul Foot award for investigative and campaigning journalism is a...

  25. Night Waves - Paul Auster

    Novelist and film director Paul Auster joins Anne McElvoy to discuss his new memoir,...

  26. Night Waves - Othello & Insects

    Rana Mitter talks to Susannah Clapp with the first review of the National Theatre's of...

  27. Night Waves - Orwell & Stoicism

    As Scotland and England consider the future of the United Kingdom, Philip Dodd what of...

  28. Night Waves - Opium & TV Dramas

    Matthew Sweet on 'Opium: Reality's Dark Dream. ' Corruption and pain relief, war and in...

  29. Night Waves - Open Access

    Education minister David Willetts and research chief Dame Janet Finch are in the to of...

  30. Night Waves - Oliver Stone

    Samira Ahmed talks to American film director Oliver Stone about his documentary which...

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