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Radio 4,·4293 episodes
Mark Lawson talks to Christos Tsiolkas, whose novel The Slap generated considerable debate
21 Jun 2011,·30 mins
Mark Lawson talks to film director Stephen Frears on his 70th birthday.
20 Jun 2011,·30 mins
Mark Lawson with an extended interview with Booker prize-winning writer Alan Hollinghurst.
17 Jun 2011,·30 mins
Kate Winslet in Mildred Pierce reviewed; a theatre tests out its seating plans.
16 Jun 2011,·30 mins
Shrek the Musical, and the winner of the Art Fund Prize announced.
15 Jun 2011,·30 mins
John Wilson talks to architect Zaha Hadid in Glasgow; Life in a Day reviewed.
14 Jun 2011,·30 mins
William H Macy, and new Mel Gibson film The Beaver.
13 Jun 2011,·30 mins
Mark Lawson meets actor Kristin Scott Thomas and reviews Terry Pratchett's TV documentary.
10 Jun 2011,·30 mins
Kirsty Lang meets Julian Barratt and Doon Mackichan as they take on a classic Russian play
09 Jun 2011,·30 mins
Mark Lawson reports on a new staging of Arnold Wesker's play Chicken Soup with Barley.
08 Jun 2011,·30 mins
With Mark Lawson, including new Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson and John Berger.
07 Jun 2011,·30 mins
John Wilson talks to Ray Davies and Derren Brown, and reviews French thriller Point Blank.
06 Jun 2011,·30 mins
Rolando Villazón on opera and pop and Kaiser Chiefs on their pick and mix new album.
03 Jun 2011,·30 mins
With Mark Lawson, including an interview with actor Dominic West.
02 Jun 2011,·30 mins
John Wilson meets Frankie Valli - frontman of The Four Seasons, and novelist Ali Smith.
01 Jun 2011,·30 mins
With Mark Lawson, including Julian Barnes on tennis, and a review of the film Senna.
31 May 2011,·30 mins
Mark Lawson reassesses the plays of Terence Rattigan in his centenary year.
30 May 2011,·30 mins,·
Kirsty Lang reports on the role of the war correspondent.
27 May 2011,·30 mins
With Mark Lawson, including an interview with actor Rob Lowe, as he publishes a memoir.
26 May 2011,·30 mins
Mark Lawson meets Martin and Eliza Carthy and reviews James Corden in a Goldoni comedy.
25 May 2011,·30 mins
Film producer Peter Bart on the stories behind films such as The Godfather.
24 May 2011,·30 mins
With Mark Lawson. Beryl Bainbridge's last novel and Germaine Greer on Australian Art.
23 May 2011,·30 mins
Chinese pianist Lang Lang, Patrick Stewart as Shylock and food as theatre.
20 May 2011,·30 mins
Mark Lawson talks to David Tennant and Catherine Tate and Ed Smith reviews cricket films.
19 May 2011,·30 mins
Miriam Margolyes talks to Mark Lawson on her 70th birthday.
18 May 2011,·30 mins
Paul Giamatti in new film Win Win reviewed; documentary-maker Adam Curtis; Danger Mouse.
17 May 2011,·30 mins
Germaine Greer reviews a new Tracey Emin exhibition; and the new Pirates of the Caribbean.
16 May 2011,·30 mins
Kirsty Lang reports on the re-opening of Bath's Holburne Museum; film news from Cannes.
13 May 2011,·30 mins
Mark Lawson talks to choregrapher Wayne McGregor and examines documentaries on film and TV
12 May 2011,·30 mins
With Mark Lawson, who reports on new exhibitions of work by the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.
11 May 2011,·30 mins
