Iconic arts series with films, plays, literature and music from around the world
World Service,·2413 episodes
The novelist and journalist discuss work by Paul Muldoon, Patrick McCabe and Eric Newby
26 Oct 2000,·23 mins
The writer and rock climber talk about books by Robert Graves, Maeve Binchy and J M Synge
19 Oct 2000,·23 mins
How Freud's psychoanalytic theories and practices have been refined since his death
10 Oct 2000,·23 mins
A review of a recording by Les Arts Florissants and conducted by William Christie
06 Oct 2000,·24 mins
Gillian Tyndall and Sir Ernest Hall discuss Apsley Cherry-Garrard and Marguerite Youcenar
05 Oct 2000,·23 mins
How the American sculptor made his famous work in an extinct volcano in Arizona
27 Sep 2000,·24 mins
The artist talks about how and why he paints.
22 Sep 2000,·23 mins
A review of a recording of the American composers' three great ballet scores
22 Sep 2000,·24 mins
The novelists Alexis Wright, Nikki Gemmell and Kate Grenville discuss Australian identity
21 Sep 2000,·24 mins
Can traditional dance survive in the face of contemporary dance?
20 Sep 2000,·23 mins
Examining the author Margaret Mitchell and her epic historical novel
18 Sep 2000,·22 mins
A profile of the American film director and choreographer
18 Sep 2000,·24 mins
How to write novels, with advice from writers Eliot Perlman and Michele Roberts
15 Sep 2000,·23 mins
How a handful of educated slaves expressed their ideas
12 Sep 2000,·23 mins
The tenor and his soprano wife talk about their chemistry on and off stage
11 Sep 2000,·24 mins
A profile of the first great poet to write in English, 600 years after his death
10 Sep 2000,·24 mins
How the video game industry is threatening traditional entertainment such as cinema and TV
06 Sep 2000,·23 mins
A close examination of the Norwegian composer's Piano Concerto
05 Sep 2000,·24 mins
The South African journalist and anti-apartheid activist introduces his favourite prose
29 Aug 2000,·24 mins
An examination of Strauss' tone poem based on the character created by Miguel de Cervantes
The life and work of JS Bach, from 1717 when he worked for Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen
22 Aug 2000,·24 mins
An examination and comparison of two symphonies written 150 years apart
21 Aug 2000,·23 mins
Frank McGuinness' version of three plays by the Spanish playwright Ramón del Valle-Inclán
20 Aug 2000,·24 mins
The life and work of the leading dancer, choregrapher and stage director
18 Aug 2000,·23 mins
A profile of the composer's prodigious talent, influences and early life.
15 Aug 2000,·23 mins
A profile of the American choreographer and co-founder of New York City Ballet
10 Aug 2000,·23 mins
The life and work of composer J S Bach, from 1703 when he was an organist at Arnstadt
08 Aug 2000,·24 mins
The life and work of JS Bach, from 1708 when he moved to Weimar
How slaves fought for their own emancipation
07 Aug 2000,·23 mins
A close examination of the Rhenish, the last symphony composed by Schumann
