Iconic arts series with films, plays, literature and music from around the world
World Service,·2413 episodes
A review of Terry Pratchett's twentieth Discworld novel
26 Nov 1996,·28 mins
The resurrection in London of 1970s rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar
22 Nov 1996,·28 mins
An interview with the actor Bob Hoskins
A review of the morality play Everyman by the Royal Shakespeare Company
15 Nov 1996,·28 mins
A documentary on the writer Margaret Drabble
14 Nov 1996,·28 mins
A review of James Herbert's latest novel 48
12 Nov 1996,·28 mins
Horror movie discussion
11 Nov 1996,·28 mins
A review of Samuel Beckett's Happy Days
08 Nov 1996,·28 mins
The dub poet Linton Quasi Johnson narrates his latest work
01 Nov 1996,·28 mins
We look at Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood and her fans
31 Oct 1996,·28 mins
Andrew Davies, the screenwriter behind some of the BBC's greatest success stories
30 Oct 1996,·28 mins
The Booker prize winner Graham Swift
29 Oct 1996,·28 mins
What is the future of American art? Robert Hughes talks about his TV series
25 Oct 1996,·28 mins
A review of a biography of US President Bill Clinton by Martin Walker
22 Oct 1996,·28 mins
A production of Wuthering Heights featuring the singer Sir Cliff Richard
18 Oct 1996,·28 mins
A review of Spike Lee's latest film Get on the Bus
17 Oct 1996,·27 mins
Review of a biography of Queen Elizabeth II by Ben Pimlott
15 Oct 1996,·28 mins
A review of the Dublin Theatre Festival, including offerings from all over the world
11 Oct 1996,·28 mins
New novel by Mario Puzo - The Last Don
08 Oct 1996,·28 mins
Why an American dance group has taken over the Natural History Museum
04 Oct 1996,·29 mins
The winner of this year's Nobel Prize for Literature, Wislawa Szymborska
01 Oct 1996,·27 mins
A review of the play The Handyman, now showing in London
27 Sep 1996,·28 mins
The winner of our competition asking readers where they best like to read
24 Sep 1996,·28 mins
An interview with the American film director, screenwriter and producer, Steven Spielberg
23 Sep 1996,·28 mins
A history of books, as reading appears more popular than ever
An interview with the author David Malouf
16 Sep 1996,·28 mins
A review of Blinded by the Sun, by Stephen Poliakoff
06 Sep 1996,·28 mins
A review of the book The Conversations At Curlow Creek by David Malouf
03 Sep 1996,·28 mins
The closing of the 50th Edinburgh International Arts Festival
30 Aug 1996,·28 mins
A review of Ben Elton's novel Popcorn
27 Aug 1996,·28 mins
