Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Radio 4,·4293 episodes
George Clooney in The American; Seth MacFarlane; and Rufus Wainwright on Judy Garland.
23 Nov 2010,·30 mins
Mark Lawson meets director Sir Peter Hall, who is about to celebrate his 80th birthday.
22 Nov 2010,·30 mins
Mark Lawson reviews Fela! and author Michael Dobbs assesses actors playing Mrs Thatcher.
18 Nov 2010,·30 mins
John Wilson talks to Julian Schnabel about directing films and artist Ben Johnson.
17 Nov 2010,·30 mins
Mark Lawson reveals the contenders for the Costa Book Awards.
16 Nov 2010,·30 mins
With Kirsty Lang, including a report on the Thai film which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
15 Nov 2010,·30 mins
Sir David Attenborough on fossils; war artists on working in Afghanistan.
12 Nov 2010,·30 mins
With Mark Lawson, including news of the shortlist for the BBC National Short Story Award.
11 Nov 2010,·30 mins
With Mark Lawson, including an interview with screenwriter and producer Jimmy McGovern.
10 Nov 2010,·30 mins
Rapper Tinie Tempah; Chinese film Aftershock; documentary maker John Krish.
09 Nov 2010,·30 mins
With Mark Lawson, including comedian Bill Bailey and Spooks actor Peter Firth.
08 Nov 2010,·30 mins
With Mark Lawson, including an interview with South African playwright Athol Fugard.
04 Nov 2010,·30 mins
Mark Lawson talks to Dawn French about her first novel, and to jazz singer Cleo Laine.
03 Nov 2010,·30 mins
Brett Anderson and Mat Osman from the re-formed band Suede; Let Me In reviewed.
02 Nov 2010,·30 mins
Mark Lawson talks to PD James as her only work about a true crime is republished.
01 Nov 2010,·30 mins
With Mark Lawson in Belfast, including an interview with the poet Paul Muldoon.
29 Oct 2010,·30 mins
John Wilson interviews songwriter Elvis Costello, and comedians Rob Brydon & Steve Coogan.
28 Oct 2010,·30 mins
The verdict on the film The Kids Are All Right; Lloyd Cole; Bill Tarmey on Jack Duckworth.
27 Oct 2010,·30 mins
Simon Pegg in comedy horror film Burke and Hare and Arts Council England cuts.
26 Oct 2010,·30 mins
Sound of Music actor Christopher Plummer and Ed Smith on new cricket film Out of the Ashes
25 Oct 2010,·30 mins
John Wilson talks to Damien Hirst and reviews the British Art Show, held every five years.
22 Oct 2010,·30 mins
John Wilson reviews Bruce Willis in the film Red; Peter Asher remembers Apple Records.
21 Oct 2010,·30 mins
Mark Lawson asks Ed Vaizey about how the Spending Review announcement will affect the arts
20 Oct 2010,·30 mins
Stephen Sondheim in conversation with Mark Lawson, recorded at the Cheltenham Festival.
19 Oct 2010,·30 mins
Mark Lawson talks to comedians Armstrong and Miller and reviews the US drama The Event.
18 Oct 2010,·30 mins
Kirsty Lang meets comedian Simon Pegg. Plus Kim Cattrall in Antony and Cleopatra.
15 Oct 2010,·30 mins
Marilyn Monroe's hand-written fragments; best-selling children's writer Michelle Paver.
14 Oct 2010,·30 mins
John Wilson reports on Robert Lindsay's stage portrayal of the tycoon Aristotle Onassis.
13 Oct 2010,·30 mins
Nicolas Roeg on Canaletto's images of Venice; Andrew Lloyd Webber on the Palladium at 100.
12 Oct 2010,·30 mins
Dame Joan Sutherland tribute, plus Ronnie Wood on his new album.
11 Oct 2010,·30 mins
