Iconic arts series with films, plays, literature and music from around the world
World Service,·2413 episodes
The journalist talks about his book about the Rwandan genocide
13 Apr 1999,·28 mins
The Indian author talks about his novel An Equal Music
09 Apr 1999,·29 mins
What is Rushdie's novel really about - love, art, identity or the modern human condition?
06 Apr 1999,·28 mins
A review of the festival's opening film, Ordinary Heroes by Hong Kong filmmaker Ann Hui
The Booker Prize-winning writer talks about her novel I, Dreyfus
03 Apr 1999,·28 mins
The Argentine writer and translator talks about the moral and ethical duty of reading
23 Mar 1999,·28 mins
A new production of the Kunqu opera is staged in Shanghai
An exploration of the life and work of New York's most famous film director
20 Mar 1999,·29 mins
Tribute to violinist and conductor Lord Yehudi Menuhin; Sri Lankan film 'Death On A Full Moon Day'; Curator Anthony Shelton talks about exhibition 'African Worlds'; Ecuadorian painter Oswaldo Guayasamin dies.
16 Mar 1999,·28 mins
The eminent American scholar talks about why he thinks Shakespeare is uniquely great
Maggie Gee, Ursula Owen and Anita Roy discuss the importance of women's literature
09 Mar 1999,·28 mins
The Congolese filmmaker wins the top prize at the Pan African Film Festival in Ouagadougou
The chair of the Eurasian region judges Professor Malashri Lal talks about the winners
02 Mar 1999,·28 mins
The daughter of one of China's most prolific writers of the 20th century pays tribute
The British spy writer's novel is reviewed by the British politician Gerald Kaufmann
23 Feb 1999,·28 mins
The Nigerian poet talks about how the arts struggled against military rule
The gregarious Australian author of Schindler's Ark talks about his life and work
20 Feb 1999,·28 mins
A portrait of the Californian city which has reinvented itself through TV and film
19 Feb 1999,·28 mins
The Finnish actress Kati Outinen talks about rediscovering silent movie acting
16 Feb 1999,·28 mins
"All revolutions start with books." The American feminist talks about her book of essays
A tribute to the philosopher novelist who has died aged 79
09 Feb 1999,·28 mins
Festival of Islamic pop in Iran, previously banned by Ayatollah Khomeini; Salman Rushdie to return to India; Writer Iris Murdoch dies; Berlin's Film Festival; Oscar nominations.
09 Feb 1999,·27 mins
An analysis of Shakespeare's historical play
05 Feb 1999,·28 mins
The story of how George Gershwin wrote his most famous work
02 Feb 1999,·28 mins
The literary critic Surendranath Dasgupta reports from one of the annual literary event
Film critic Ken Turan reports from the independent film festival in Utah
26 Jan 1999,·28 mins
A review of the last white President of South Africa's memoir
How Hydrabad played host to the festival which featured a film market for the first time
22 Jan 1999,·28 mins
The architect Peter Eisenman talks about a new plan for the memorial
19 Jan 1999,·28 mins
A psychiatrist and a writer reviews the American writer and psychiatrist's novel
18 Jan 1999,·28 mins
