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  1. Night Waves - Eric Schlosser, Richard II

    Susannah Clapp joins Anne McElvoy for the very first review of David Tennant’s much...

  2. Night Waves - Eric Hobsbawm

    Following the death of the celebrated – and controversial – Marxist historian Eric...

  3. Night Waves - Englishness

    Philip Dodd, Jesse Norman MP, Lord Maurice Glasman, the author Paul Kingsnorth, Lisa...

  4. Night Waves - English landscape painting

    Constable, Gainsborough and Turner, the three towering figures of English landscape in...

  5. Night Waves - Egypt's democracy

    Philip Dodd is joined by the historian Tom Holland and the political scientist Salwa...

  6. Night Waves - Edvard Munch

    With Rana Mitter. Night Waves has a first night review of The Royal Opera's production...

  7. Night Waves - Dystopia & Mexico

    Two new dystopian novels by the scientist Susan Greenfield and academic Martin Goodman...

  8. Night Waves - Dostoevsky's 'The Idiot'

    Dostoevsky's 'The Idiot' (1869) raises 'the good life' as an existential question that...

  9. Night Waves - Don Paterson

    Scottish poet and musician Don Paterson joins Philip Dodd for an extended conversation.

  10. Night Waves - Doctor Who at 50

    50 years of Dr Who is celebrated this weekend by the BBC. Matthew Sweet discusses the...

  11. Night Waves - Django Unchained

    Django Unchained, the newest Quentin Tarantino film causing controversy, is reviewed...

  12. Night Waves - Diarmaid Macculloch

    Church Historian Diarmaid Macculloch joins Anne McElvoy to discuss the role that has...

  13. Night Waves - Desertion in the armed forces

    Matthew Sweet asks historian Charles Glass, author of a new book on deserters in World...

  14. Night Waves - Death

    Matthew Sweet visits Tate Britain’s unveiling of a comprehensive new vision of its...

  15. Night Waves - David Hare

    Philip Dodd is joined by the playwright David Hare whose play, The Judas Kiss, is to...

  16. Night Waves - David Edgar

    Anne McElvoy talks to David Edgar about his new play 'If Only' which focuses on The...

  17. Night Waves - David Eagleman

    Anne McElvoy talks to neuroscientist David Eagleman to discuss the new ethical issues...

  18. Night Waves - David Cronenberg

    Anne McElvoy asks Director David Cronenberg if he sees himself as a political or are...

  19. Night Waves - Danny Boyle

    The Olympics ceremony master Danny Boyle joins Rana Mitter to discuss the British film...

  20. Night Waves - Constitutions and press regulation

    As Zimbabwe votes in favour of a new constitution, Anne McElvoy is joined by Albie to...

  21. Night Waves - Conor McPherson

    Matthew Sweet talks to Conor McPherson about his new play The Night Alive, working his...

  22. Night Waves - Compassion

    Does compassion inhibit rational political debate? To discuss, Philip Dodd is joined 3...

  23. Night Waves - Clive James

    Matthew Sweet talks to award-winning director Jane Campion about her new TV drama Top...

  24. Night Waves - Claire Messud

    With Anne McElvoy, including an interview with the best-selling american novelist her...

  25. Night Waves - China's Silent Army

    Rana Mitter & Susannah Clapp review a new production of Simon Gray's Quartermaine's...

  26. Night Waves - China Growth

    What will China's economy look like in ten years' time? Liam Byrne an MP, is also a he...

  27. Night Waves - Childhood

    Matthew Sweet examines our current and past attitudes to childhood and asks whether is...

  28. Night Waves - Chagall Reviewed

    Alex Harris and Anne McElvoy review the latest Marc Chagall exhibition at the Tate...

  29. Night Waves - Cate Blanchett, The Ugly Renaissance

    Actress Cate Blanchett joins Samira Ahmed to discuss her role in Woody Allen's latest...

  30. Night Waves - Captain Phillips, David Thomson, The Events

    Tom Hanks stars as Captain Phillips in the new film from Paul Greengrass; writer Kevin...

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