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Bette Midler, Neil MacGregor, Christmas ghost stories
Bette Midler, Neil MacGregor, Christmas ghost stories, and a farewell to deep coal mining.
18 Dec 2015,30 mins
Star Wars, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Edith Piaf celebrated
Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including Star Wars director JJ Abrams.
17 Dec 2015,30 mins
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Roman poet Horace, Christmas TV
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Roman poet Horace, Christmas TV, gallery gift shop economics
16 Dec 2015,30 mins
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter, Poets as novelists, Rosie Hood, The Haunting of Hill House
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter, poets as novelists, Rosie Hood, The Haunting of Hill House.
15 Dec 2015,30 mins
We're Doomed, The Dazzle, The Waterstone's Book of the Year, The impact of touring musicals on original regional theatre
Kirsty Lang on We're Doomed, The Dazzle and the Waterstones Book of the Year winner.
14 Dec 2015,30 mins
Grandma, Val Wood, Theatrical wigs, Best stand-up comedy DVDs
Including a review of Lily Tomlin's new comedy Grandma. Kirsty Lang presents.
11 Dec 2015,30 mins
Christopher Ricks on TS Eliot, Arthur Miller play premier, Top picks for non-fiction books of 2015
Literary critic Christopher Ricks discusses TS Eliot's annotated poems. With John Wilson.
10 Dec 2015,30 mins
Peter Mullan, Peggy Guggenheim, Transparent
John Wilson talks to Peter Mullan about his new film Hector.
09 Dec 2015,30 mins
Andrew Graham-Dixon on the Mona Lisa, David Bowie's Lazarus and Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock open in New York
Andrew Graham-Dixon discusses his TV documentary on the Mona Lisa. Samira Ahmed presents.
08 Dec 2015,30 mins
Jim Broadbent and Patrick Barlow, Victoria and Albert New Galleries, By the Sea, TV box sets
Jim Broadbent and Patrick Barlow discuss A Christmas Carol. Samira Ahmed presents.
07 Dec 2015,30 mins
John Constable, Frank Sinatra, The art of animation, Poetic performance enhancers
John Wilson talks to Frank Sinatra's biographer and views Constable's The Lock.
04 Dec 2015,30 mins
Carlos Acosta, Sheridan Smith's Funny Girl, Gregory Porter
John Wilson talks to ballet star Carlos Acosta as he starts his UK farewell tour.
03 Dec 2015,30 mins
A Very Murray Christmas, Conductor Xian Zhang, Macbeth at Young Vic, Big Bang show
With Kirsty Lang. Jason Solomons reviews A Very Murray Christmas.
02 Dec 2015,30 mins
Queen Anne, John Napier, Google Cultural Institute, Sunset Song
Arts news with Kirsty Lang. Kate Williams reviews Queen Anne at the RSC.
01 Dec 2015,30 mins
Victor Frankenstein, Andrew McMillan, Shami Chakrabarti, Finding Winnie (the Pooh)
Samira Ahmed reviews Victor Frankenstein and interviews the poet Andrew McMillan.
30 Nov 2015,30 mins
Richard Eyre on Ibsen, Ancient Greek drama and PTSD, Vivien Duffield
Richard Eyre discusses his adaptation of Ibsen's play Little Eyolf. Kirsty Lang presents.
27 Nov 2015,30 mins
William Hill Sports Book of the Year, Simon Callow, Michael Oglesby
The William Hill Sports Book of the Year winner is revealed. Samira Ahmed presents.
26 Nov 2015,30 mins
Black Mass, The Homecoming at 50, Peter Bazalgette on arts funding, Paul Ruddock
Black Mass review, The Homecoming at 50, Arts Council's Peter Bazalgette on future funding
25 Nov 2015,30 mins
Elisabeth Frink, Quentin Letts, Lloyd Dorfman
Kirsty Lang on Quentin Letts' debut novel, Elisabeth Frink's sculptures and ticket fraud.
24 Nov 2015,30 mins
Steven Spielberg, Artist and Empire, Hannah Rothschild
John Wilson talks to Steven Spielberg about Bridge of Spies, his new Cold War thriller.
23 Nov 2015,30 mins
Emile Zola Special: JR, Michel Houellebecq
Kirsty Lang meets the contemporary artists and writers walking in Emile Zola's footsteps.
20 Nov 2015,30 mins
Cate Blanchett, Enya, Bruntwood Prize winner
Cate Blanchett discusses her role in Todd Haynes's new film Carol. Kirsty Lang presents.
19 Nov 2015,30 mins
Samuel Pepys, Jon Savage, Dana Fouras and Russell Maliphant
John Wilson presents a look at a new Samuel Pepys exhibition.
18 Nov 2015,30 mins
The Hunger Games, Costa Book Awards, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, The Man in the High Castle
Samira Ahmed reviews The Hunger Games and reveals the contenders for the Costa Book Award.
17 Nov 2015,30 mins
Toby Jones and Peter Bowker on Capital, Adil Ray on Saeed Jaffrey, Ticket re-selling, Hollywood's mature directors
John Wilson talks to Toby Jones and screenwriter Peter Bowker about new TV drama Capital.
16 Nov 2015,30 mins
Tracy Chapman, Raymond Briggs, The Fear of 13
John Wilson talks to singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman and writer Raymond Briggs.
13 Nov 2015,30 mins
Dutch Artists in the Age of Vermeer, Vikram Seth, The Last Panthers
A look at Dutch Artists in the Age of Vermeer, at Buckingham Palace. Samira Ahmed presents
12 Nov 2015,30 mins
Nicholas Hytner, Peep Show, Winner of the Goldsmiths Prize, Waste review
Director Nicholas Hytner describes the filming of The Lady in the Van. With Kirsty Lang.
11 Nov 2015,30 mins
Umberto Eco, Roger Waters, Tangerine, Video game strike
Samira Ahmed talks to author Umberto Eco and musician Roger Waters.
10 Nov 2015,30 mins
Kenneth Branagh, Glenda Jackson, The art of Alexander Calder
Kenneth Branagh discusses the inaugural season of his theatre company. With John Wilson.
09 Nov 2015,30 mins