Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Radio 4,·4294 episodes
Muse on their Olympic role, Andy Williams remembered, and Short Story Award writers.
26 Sep 2012,·30 mins
Mark Lawson reviews Bruce Willis in Looper, plus Extras actress Ashley Jensen on stage.
25 Sep 2012,·30 mins
French film Holy Motors with Kylie Minogue, plus TV drama The Paradise and Indian settings
24 Sep 2012,·30 mins
French hit Untouchable reviewed, and Louise Wener and Roy Boulter on their radio drama.
21 Sep 2012,·30 mins
Actor Rupert Everett on his new memoir, novelist Deborah Levy and Big Boys Go Bananas!*.
20 Sep 2012,·30 mins
Oliver Stone on Savages; Mel C, Tim Minchin and Chris Moyles on Jesus Christ Superstar.
19 Sep 2012,·30 mins
Brad Pitt in Killing Them Softly reviewed, choirmaster Gareth Malone, comedian Greg Davies
18 Sep 2012,·30 mins
Now Is Good director Ol Parker, Caryl Churchill's new play, BBC Short Story Award writer.
17 Sep 2012,·30 mins
BBC International Short Story Award shortlist, John Cale interview, and John Moores Prize.
14 Sep 2012,·30 mins
Downton Abbey returns; Sheridan Smith stars as Hedda Gabler; David Byrne's musical rules.
13 Sep 2012,·30 mins
Mark Lawson on Jonathan Pryce as King Lear, and Thomas Heatherwick on his Olympic cauldron
12 Sep 2012,·30 mins
Mark Lawson on bronze artworks, American band The Killers and the Booker Prize shortlist.
11 Sep 2012,·30 mins
Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones in Hope Springs, plus a major pre-Raphaelites exhibition.
10 Sep 2012,·30 mins
Director Charles Sturridge; Iraq war novel; silent cinema return; chess sets by artists.
07 Sep 2012,·30 mins
Ballerina Darcey Bussell; new Bob Dylan album reviewed; restored Bristol Old Vic re-opens.
06 Sep 2012,·30 mins
Donny Osmond, Cecil Beaton's war photos, the return of Dallas and new art from China.
05 Sep 2012,·30 mins
Booker-winning writer Howard Jacobson, Damian Lewis on The Sweeney, and Lawless reviewed.
04 Sep 2012,·30 mins
Actress Hermione Norris, Anna Karenina reviewed, Henning Mankell and Northumberlandia.
03 Sep 2012,·30 mins
Opera star Alfie Boe, TV drama The Bletchley Circle, and organist Cameron Carpenter.
31 Aug 2012,·30 mins
John Wilson talks to soul survivor Bobby Womack, with views from collaborator Damon Albarn
30 Aug 2012,·30 mins
Mark Lawson chairs a debate on whether ebooks are a threat or a new chance for publishers.
29 Aug 2012,·30 mins
Sheridan Smith in Mrs Biggs, novelist Joyce Carol Oates, and poetry from the rooftop.
28 Aug 2012,·30 mins
Mark Lawson talks to Hustle star Adrian Lester, who answers questions from young actors.
27 Aug 2012,·30 mins
Mark Lawson reports from the annual Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate.
24 Aug 2012,·30 mins
Booker T and the MGs, the Authors cricket team, and Charlie Brooker's new comedy series.
23 Aug 2012,·30 mins
Mark Lawson interviews Ian McEwan, as he publishes his new novel Sweet Tooth.
22 Aug 2012,·30 mins
Novelist James Meek, The Three Stooges return, and Stockhausen's epic opera Mittwoch.
21 Aug 2012,·30 mins
Tom Stoppard, Tony Scott remembered, The Watch reviewed and music by cellist Natalie Clein
20 Aug 2012,·30 mins
Novelist Philippa Gregory, Blake Morrison's The Last Weekend, and Dirty Dancing at 25.
17 Aug 2012,·30 mins
Jeanette Winterson on witch trials; Birger Larsen, director of The Killing; political pop.
16 Aug 2012,·30 mins
