Meridian Episodes Available now
The Satanic Verses
Writer Salman Rushdie on the controversy surrounding his new book The Satanic Verses
Vanessa Redgrave interview
British actress Vanessa Redgrave on inviting the Russian Vakhtangov Theatre to London
Sophocles Electra with Fiona Shaw
Sophocles' Greek tragedy Electra directed by Deborah Warner
Roald Dahl - interview
Special programme talking to Britain's most popular children's writer, Roald Dahl
Dustin Hoffman as Shylock
Director Sir Peter Hall on casting US film star Dustin Hoffman in The Merchant of Venice
Writing for children
Trends in children's writing from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to Matilda
Book review of the year
Favourite books include Nora by Brenda Maddox and Doris Lessing's The Fifth Child
African music in Britain
Includes interviews with Jonah Moyo and Devera Ngwena Jazz Band, both from Zimbabwe
Orpheus Descending with Vanessa Redgrave
Director Sir Peter Hall on Tennessee Williams' Orpheus Descending with Vanessa Redgrave
Musical injuries
Special exploring the injuries suffered by musicians
