Music, art and culture on the African continent
World Service,·209 episodes
Why Gogol's play 'The Government Inspector' is so relevant for Liberia
22 Aug 2000,·28 mins
A visit to 'the largest international theatre extravaganza in the world'
03 Sep 2000,·28 mins
The music and culture of Swaziland
21 Sep 2000,·29 mins
Celebrating the arts in Nigeria on its fortieth anniversary of independence
02 Oct 2000,·30 mins
An interview with the man described as 'an encyclopedia of African music' - John Collins
05 Oct 2000,·29 mins
What is the state of theatre in Lagos, Nigeria as the popularity of video is booming?
22 Oct 2000,·29 mins
A report from the Womex world music trade fair in Berlin, Germany
29 Oct 2000,·29 mins
Actor Patrice Naiambana talks about his ambitions for his work and his new show in London
12 Nov 2000,·30 mins
Controversy at the Kora All African Music Awards 2000
21 Nov 2000,·28 mins
Exploring theatre, censorship and democracy in Uganda and Sierra Leone
10 Dec 2000,·30 mins
A looks at the arts in Kenya, including books, comedy and music
17 Dec 2000,·29 mins
A look at how the arts are faring in Central African Republic (CAR)
22 Dec 2000,·29 mins
African composers exploring African musicology with new forms of music
27 Jan 2001,·29 mins
Songs and soldiers on the Ivory Coast
02 Feb 2001,·28 mins
Are the arts in Gambia suffering or benefiting from the influx of tourists?
11 Feb 2001,·30 mins
A review of the 17th Pan-African Film and Television Festival, FESPACO
04 Mar 2001,·28 mins
The launch of Macmillan Writer's Prize for Africa
22 Apr 2001,·29 mins
Report from the Anglophone African Writers' Prize event in Johannesburg
29 Apr 2001,·29 mins
A review of 'one of the most impressive works of fiction to have ever come out of Africa'
13 May 2001,·29 mins
The rise of television soap operas in francophone West Africa
27 May 2001,·30 mins
A tribute to one of Africa's great cultural figures, musician and writer Francis Bebey
01 Jun 2001,·31 mins
What is happening to Nigeria's National Theatre building?
10 Jun 2001,·29 mins
'It's like the King of a village selling the village square'
17 Jun 2001,·30 mins
Why the National Theatre in Senegal is being given extra support by the government
24 Jun 2001,·30 mins
How are the arts surviving in the latest upheavals in CAR?
01 Jul 2001,·30 mins
A report on the second largest arts festival in the world
08 Jul 2001,·30 mins
Profiles of two prominent Zimbabwean writers, Chenjerai Hove and Charles Mungoshi
22 Jul 2001,·28 mins
A look at the Michael Caine Prize for African Writing and this year's winner Helon Habila
29 Jul 2001,·29 mins
Wole Soyinka returns from self-imposed exile to premiere his new play in Nigeria
12 Aug 2001,·29 mins
Reflecting on the assassination of South African President Hendrik Verwoerd
19 Aug 2001,·28 mins
