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Hamlet and As You Like It at Shakespeare's Globe, Mysterious Marginalia, Morris Dance Music
Hamlet and As You Like It, Michelle Terry's first productions at The Globe.
18 May 2018,30 mins
Joel Meyerowitz, The Girl on the Train on stage, the Famous Women Dinner Service
Photographer Joel Meyerowitz, and a review of The Girl on the Train on stage.
17 May 2018,30 mins
Brighton Festival, Laurie Anderson on the poetry of Lou Reed, Cannes Film Festival
Brighton Festival, Laurie Anderson and the poetry of Lou Reed, News from Cannes.
16 May 2018,30 mins
King Lear, Tom Wolfe remembered, Deadpool 2, Royal Academy at 250
Richard Eyre on his new TV production of King Lear, starring Anthony Hopkins.
15 May 2018,30 mins
Backstage at Swan Lake, Emily Bronte and Wuthering Heights, Kaffe Fassett
Behind the scenes at the Royal Ballet's new production of Swan Lake
14 May 2018,30 mins
David Nicholls on Patrick Melrose, Gaz Coombes, Kayo Chingonyi
David Nicholls on adapting Patrick Melrose starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
11 May 2018,30 mins
Male full-frontal nudity, Chris Lang, Stuart Hall's memoirs
Why is male full-frontal nudity so rare on screen?
10 May 2018,30 mins
Neil Gaiman's How To Talk To Girls At Parties and rewatching old films in the #MeToo era
Author Neil Gaiman on the film version of his story How To Talk To Girls At Parties.
09 May 2018,30 mins
On Chesil Beach with Ian McEwan, Older people and the arts, Drew McOnie
Ian McEwan on bringing his novel On Chesil Beach to the big screen.
08 May 2018,30 mins
Literary Norwich
Rose Tremain, Sarah Hall and Sarah Perry on Norwich's thriving literary culture.
07 May 2018,30 mins
David Shrigley, Madeline Miller, the Power of Netflix
Artist David Shrigley on his Brighton Festival, Novelist Madeline Miller.
04 May 2018,30 mins
Kate Mosse, Kanye West, Loewe Craft Prize
Kate Mosse talks about her latest historical novel The Burning Chambers.
03 May 2018,30 mins
Benjamin Zephaniah, Male suicide on Coronation Street, I Feel Pretty, Mircea Eliade
Benjamin Zephaniah, Coronation Street male suicide storyline, I Feel Pretty review.
02 May 2018,30 mins
Tate Modern's Shape of Light; Art Fund Museum of the Year Prize 2018; Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling
The shortlist for the Art Fund Museum of the Year prize 2018 is announced.
01 May 2018,30 mins
Plan B on his new album, Women in Chinese art, plus art reproduced on household items.
Plan B on his new album, Women in Chinese art, plus art reproduced on household items.
30 Apr 2018,30 mins
The Marvel Universe, Libraries today, Kizzy Crawford and Gwilym Simcock
Avengers: Infinity War - the latest offering from Marvel - and the role of libraries today
27 Apr 2018,30 mins
Janelle Monae, The Assassination of Katie Hopkins, Turner Prize shortlist
Janelle Monae on her new album and her film roles including Hidden Figures and Moonlight.
26 Apr 2018,30 mins
Rodin, Curtis Sittenfeld, Mark Simpson's cello concerto, Korean television drama
Rodin and the art of ancient Greece at the British Museum.
25 Apr 2018,30 mins
Millicent Fawcett statue, Joe Penhall, Stage lighting under review, Thomas Chippendale at 300
The first statue of a woman in Parliament Square is unveiled today, but is it any good?
24 Apr 2018,30 mins
Women's Prize for Fiction Shortlist, The Shires, Poet Sean O'Brien
Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist, The Shires play live in studio plus poet Sean O'Brien
23 Apr 2018,30 mins
Romola Garai, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Guy Gunaratne
Romola Garai is The Writer, Ladysmith Black Mambazo perform, Guy Gunaratne's debut novel.
20 Apr 2018,30 mins
Windrush cultural contribution, Dale Winton remembered, Poet Imtiaz Dharker, BBC Proms season
The artistic contribution of the Windrush generation.
19 Apr 2018,30 mins
Tina the Musical, Nicola Walker, Venue Accessibility, Cherry Blossom Poetry
Tina, the musical telling Tina Turner's life story, hits the stage.
18 Apr 2018,30 mins
The royals on TV, Luke Evans, Stabat Mater at the Sistine Chapel
Director Jane Treays discusses her TV documentary The Queen's Green Planet.
17 Apr 2018,30 mins
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society director Mike Newell, Joanna Walsh, Milos Forman, 1978 in music
Director Mike Newell reflects on a 40-year career in films and discusses his latest movie.
16 Apr 2018,30 mins
Sharlene Teo, Alice Oswald, William Tillyer, The Chelsea Hotel, Coronation Street's women
Singaporean author Sharlene Teo on her praised debut novel Ponti.
13 Apr 2018,30 mins
Janelle Monáe's PYNK, Young People's Laureate for London, A Clockwork Orange score, Oldest bridge in the world
As singer Janelle Monáe's video for PYNK drops, we consider game-changing music videos.
12 Apr 2018,30 mins
Naomie Harris, Working class talent, Gurrumul
Naomie Harris on fighting oversized genetically-modified predators in new film Rampage.
11 Apr 2018,30 mins
Viv Albertine, Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall reopens, BBC Three controller Damian Kavanagh
Musician Viv Albertine's new memoir and how BBC Three is attracting young audiences.
10 Apr 2018,30 mins
Tate Liverpool's Exploring the Unseen, Ben Okri and Joanne Harris, Fortnite Battle Royale, Universal Love album
Writers Ben Okri and Joanne Harris discuss writing to be read aloud.
09 Apr 2018,30 mins