Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Radio 4,·4293 episodes
With Mark Lawson, including Hugh Laurie on his debut album, a disc of New Orleans blues.
10 May 2011,·30 mins
With Kirsty Lang, who reviews film maker Terry Gilliam's debut as an opera director.
09 May 2011,·30 mins
Composer Steve Reich; a report from the Brighton Festival; My Dog Tulip reviewed.
06 May 2011,·30 mins
Randy Newman at the piano and in conversation with Kirsty Lang.
05 May 2011,·30 mins
Kate Bush in a rare interview; and John Cleese's Alimony Tour.
04 May 2011,·30 mins
Mark Lawson with arts news, interviews and reviews.
03 May 2011,·30 mins
Mark Lawson reports on the new Hepworth gallery in Wakefield.
02 May 2011,·30 mins
Kirsty Lang reports on why true stories currently inspire so many films and TV dramas.
29 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Mark Lawson talks to actress Brenda Blethyn. Plus Nitin Sawhney and James Taylor.
28 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Mark Lawson reports on the new Lyric Theatre in Belfast and new TV drama The Shadow Line.
27 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Mark Lawson talks to actress Shirley MacLaine. Plus Kenneth Branagh's film Thor reviewed.
26 Apr 2011,·30 mins
John Wilson reports on Andy Warhol's last visit to London in 1986, and its unlikely legacy
25 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Mark Lawson visits the BBC archives to trace dramatic and literary portrayals of Christ.
22 Apr 2011,·30 mins
John Wilson on David Tennant in the TV drama United and Ray Winstone in the film Tracker.
21 Apr 2011,·30 mins
John Wilson talks to singer and songwriter Morrissey.
20 Apr 2011,·30 mins
John Wilson in Iran as the Cyrus Cylinder returns to the UK; musician Robbie Robertson.
19 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Kirsty Lang reviews the remake of the film Arthur, with Helen Mirren and Russell Brand.
18 Apr 2011,·30 mins
With Kirsty Lang, who reviews David Foster Wallace's posthumous novel The Pale King.
15 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Mark Lawson reviews Betty Blue Eyes, the new stage musical based on an Alan Bennett film.
14 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Mark Lawson meets the creators of the play, London Road, about the five murders in Ipswich
13 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Joan Miro on show at Tate Modern and Henning Mankell on writing the last Wallander novel.
12 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Oranges and Sunshine writer Rona Munro, and new western Meek's Cutoff.
11 Apr 2011,·30 mins
TV thriller The Reckoning, and director of Iraq film Son of Babylon.
08 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Mark Lawson interviews film-maker Molly Dineen; Roger Michell discusses one-take films.
07 Apr 2011,·30 mins
With Mark Lawson, including an interview with actress Stephanie Powers.
06 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Bob Marley photos, and Danish documentary Armadillo, following troops in Afghanistan.
05 Apr 2011,·30 mins
David Lodge discusses his new novel about HG Wells; a review of TV drama The Kennedys.
04 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Kirsty Lang meets violinist Leila Josefowicz, and considers the phenomenon of The Killing.
01 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Mark Lawson meets singer Daniel O'Donnell and reviews Rocket to the Moon by Clifford Odets
31 Mar 2011,·30 mins
Mark Lawson reports on arts funding cuts and reviews Rattigan's Cause Celebre.
30 Mar 2011,·30 mins
