Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Radio 4,·4293 episodes
Mark Lawson talks to some of 2009's key cultural figures.
23 Dec 2009,·30 mins
Eddie Izzard on 2012 and political aims; TV Hamlet and Turn Of The Screw reviewed.
22 Dec 2009,·30 mins
Kenneth Branagh on Wallander and John Wilson on the last decade's cultural highlights.
21 Dec 2009,·30 mins
Keira Knightley in The Misanthrope and an interview with John Hurt.
18 Dec 2009,·30 mins
Catherine Tate; Rope on screen and stage; artist Conrad Shawcross; audio books.
17 Dec 2009,·30 mins
The Cat in the Hat on stage; St Trininan's 2; crime books for Christmas; countertenors.
16 Dec 2009,·30 mins
Terry Wogan on bowing out, and a review of new film Nine.
15 Dec 2009,·30 mins
Robert Downey Jnr and Jude Law on Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes and a review of Avatar.
14 Dec 2009,·30 mins
Harry Hill on his show TV Burp; Alexander Hanson on the production of A Little Night Music
11 Dec 2009,·30 mins
Heidi Thomas on writing Cranford; children's books for over 9s; film-maker Sally Potter.
10 Dec 2009,·30 mins
Michael Frayn discusses his travel writing; Elvis Costello on the Black-E arts centre.
09 Dec 2009,·30 mins
Including 2009 Turner Prize-winning artist Richard Wright.
08 Dec 2009,·30 mins
The announcement of the winner of the BBC National Short Story Award; silent films on TV.
07 Dec 2009,·30 mins
Green Wing's Julian Rhind-Tutt, and a review of TV drama Small Island.
04 Dec 2009,·30 mins
Including reviews of Tamzin Outhwaite in Sweet Charity and John Malkovich in Disgrace.
03 Dec 2009,·30 mins
Carol Ann Duffy and Posy Simmonds on their Christmas collaboration.
02 Dec 2009,·30 mins
Florence and the Machine, and artists responding to climate change at the Royal Academy.
01 Dec 2009,·30 mins
New Cameron Diaz film, The Box; the National Short Story Award.
30 Nov 2009,·30 mins
Robert Englund on life as Freddy Krueger; a review of the new TV sitcom, Big Top.
27 Nov 2009,·30 mins
Four of the women playing the Queen in a new TV series discuss the role with John Wilson.
26 Nov 2009,·30 mins
John Wilson debates arts policy with Ben Bradshaw and his opposition counterparts.
25 Nov 2009,·30 mins
James Earl Jones on Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and playing Darth Vadar.
24 Nov 2009,·30 mins
Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson, including an interview with writer Dave Eggers.
23 Nov 2009,·30 mins
Richard Linklater on his new film and Christopher Frayling reviews School of Saatchi.
20 Nov 2009,·30 mins
Ian Rankin on writing a graphic novel; Irish rock band Ash's A to Z of touring.
19 Nov 2009,·30 mins
Bill Bailey on orchestras, Fay Weldon on Nabokov and the latest Coen brothers film.
18 Nov 2009,·30 mins
Mark Lawson interviews writer Alan Bennett.
17 Nov 2009,·30 mins
Singer Rosanne Cash, 3D TV, and AN Wilson reviews new film Glorious 39.
16 Nov 2009,·30 mins
Mira Nair on Amelia, her film about Amelia Earhart; a review of TV drama about Enid Blyton
13 Nov 2009,·30 mins
A review of the apocalyptic film 2012, and Norah Jones on her new CD, The Fall.
12 Nov 2009,·30 mins
