Meridian

Iconic arts series with films, plays, literature and music from around the world

World Service,2413 episodes

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Native Americans since Columbus
Report on Home of the Brave, a Scottish exhibition about Native Americans
26 Jun 1992,29 mins
Glyndebourne - a home for opera
Special documentary on Britain's only privately owned opera house, Glyndebourne
23 Jun 1992,28 mins
High or Low Culture?
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the future of British arts and culture
22 Jun 1992,28 mins
The Master and Margarita
Mikhail Bulgakov's novel The Master and Margarita adapted for stage
12 Jun 1992,29 mins
Juliet Stevenson interview
Juliet Stevenson on her life and work including Ariel Dorfman's Death and the Maiden
08 Jun 1992,28 mins
Robert Morley obituary
Remembering English character actor Robert Morley, star of The African Queen
05 Jun 1992,28 mins
Toni Morrison - interview
The African-American author of The Bluest Eye, Sula and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Beloved
04 Jun 1992,28 mins
Terence Davies' The Long Day Closes
A shy youngster copes with school and home life in The Long Day Closes
29 May 1992,30 mins
Ay, Carmela!
Director Tessa Schneideman on Spanish play Ay, Carmela! by Jose Sanchis Sinisterra
22 May 1992,29 mins
Sir Harold Acton
Special on Anglo-Italian writer, scholar and dilettante Sir Harold Acton
21 May 1992,28 mins
Report from Cannes
Fun, sun, chaos, madness, hard work, no sleep: opinions on the Cannes Film Festival
19 May 1992,27 mins
Rembrandt
Special edition on one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art
14 May 1992,28 mins
Chris Lynam's Prognosis
Stand-up comedian Chris Lynam on his free-form play Prognosis
14 May 1992,29 mins
Madrid - a profile
A profile of the Spanish capital Madrid, its people, culture and architecture
12 May 1992,28 mins
Marlene Dietrich - a tribute
Remembering German-born actress, singer, and entertainer Marlene Dietrich
08 May 1992,29 mins
For the love of Chekhov
Exploring the extraordinary affection felt for Russian author and dramatist Anton Chekhov
05 May 1992,28 mins
Howards End - the film
Producer Ismail Merchant talks about his new film Howards End
01 May 1992,28 mins
Francis Bacon
Extended interview with legendary painter Francis Bacon recorded shortly before his death
28 Apr 1992,28 mins
remembering Satyajit Ray
Remembering Oscar winning Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray who died this week
24 Apr 1992,28 mins
Shadows and Fog
American director Woody Allen's film Shadows and Fog
17 Apr 1992,28 mins
The Arts of Ghana
Ghanian arts, theatre and music with Mau Mau Musiki and actor director Evans Omar Hunter
15 Apr 1992,29 mins
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Argentine director Hector Babenco on his new film At Play in the Fields of the Lord
10 Apr 1992,28 mins
Silence of the Lambs
Oscar winning movie Silence of the Lambs
03 Apr 1992,29 mins
Britten's Death in Venice
Exploring the juxtaposition of the beauty of Venice and the horror of death
30 Mar 1992,28 mins
My Own Private Idaho
Looking at My Own Private Idaho and its director Gus Van Sant
27 Mar 1992,28 mins
talking with Nicholas Hytner
Extended interview with Nicholas Hytner, associate director of the National Theatre
23 Mar 1992,27 mins
remembering Richard Brooks
Remembering Richard Brooks, director of Blackboard Jungle and Elmer Gantry
13 Mar 1992,28 mins
Considering the Voice
Exploring how we use our voices and what it reveals about us
10 Mar 1992,28 mins
talking with Sir John Gielgud
"I must play the part and not worry about the audience, or the critics"
10 Mar 1992,29 mins
Martin Scorsese's Cape Fear
Director Martin Scorsese's Cape Fear opens in London
06 Mar 1992,28 mins