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World Service,2413 episodes

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Richard Watkins, French Horn virtuoso
Interview with Richard Watkins, one of the leading horn players of his generation
21 Mar 2002,23 mins
Judges announce World Service Poetry Competition Winners
Results of the World Service Poetry Competition, interviews with the winners and judges
20 Mar 2002,23 mins
Cinema City – Bombay
Bombay's position at the centre of India's film industry and how the city is portrayed
18 Mar 2002,24 mins
Putting Time into Art: interview with Bill Viola
American video artist Bill Viola talks about working with the dimension of time
17 Mar 2002,24 mins
'One breath away from death': growing up in Zimbabwe
Alexandra Fuller talks about her book, Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
13 Mar 2002,23 mins
Cinema City – Paris
How Paris – birthplace of cinema a century ago – has itself appeared in films ever since
12 Mar 2002,24 mins
Cinema City – Los Angeles
How Los Angeles – home of Hollywood and dreams – is depicted in the movies
12 Mar 2002,24 mins
Cinema City – New York
How New York is represented in the movies of Woody Allen and earlier classics
10 Mar 2002,24 mins
Cinema City – London
How the darker side of London's history has been used in films about crime
08 Mar 2002,24 mins
A History of the N-word
A programme devoted to one word: nigger. Author Randall Kennedy on his history of the word
05 Mar 2002,24 mins,
Langston Hughes
A profile of the African American poet and the leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance
03 Mar 2002,24 mins
Anne Sofie von Otter performing Cecile Chaminade
A review of Anne Sofie von Otter performing Cecile Chaminade’s songs
01 Mar 2002,24 mins
David Grossman interview
The Israeli author talks about his unsettling novel Be My Knife
27 Feb 2002,24 mins
Anthony Rooley and Emma Kirkby interview
The lutenist and soprano talk about their hugely successful musical partnership
27 Feb 2002,26 mins
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers
What makes Vincent Van Gogh’s much-loved still life a masterpiece?
25 Feb 2002,23 mins
Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness
How Joseph Conrad’s masterpiece was a response to real events in the Congo of the 1880s
24 Feb 2002,24 mins
Michael Holroyd interview
The celebrated British biographer talks about the craft of biography and its origins
20 Feb 2002,24 mins
BBC Radio 3 World Music awards
How do you define world music?
15 Feb 2002,24 mins
The Diwan bookstore, Cairo
An interview with the co-founder of the bookstore and cultural space in Cairo, Egypt
12 Feb 2002,23 mins
JG Ballard interview
The British author talks about his unsettling fiction from his suburban London home.
10 Feb 2002,24 mins
The American contralto Marian Anderson
A centenary tribute to one of the most remarkable singers of the 20th century
08 Feb 2002,24 mins
Bunmi Oyinsan interview
The Nigerian writer talks about her work, which ranges from novels to dramas for TV
06 Feb 2002,24 mins
Chenjerai Hove interview
The Zimbabwean writer talks about his latest novel Ancestors
05 Feb 2002,24 mins
Ralph Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending
A celebration of the English composer’s pastoral masterpiece
03 Feb 2002,24 mins
Glenn Miller's In The Mood
A celebration of the American big band leader’s 1940 hit
02 Feb 2002,23 mins
Esa-Pekka Salonen and Magnus Lindberg interview
The Finnish composers talk about their remarkable musical partnership
01 Feb 2002,26 mins
Maxim Vengerov
The life and work of Alexandrovich Vengerov, the Israeli violinist
29 Jan 2002,24 mins
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap
What is the secret behind the longest running play in the world?
24 Jan 2002,24 mins
Ivan Vladislavic interview
The South African storyteller talks about his novel The Restless Supermarket
23 Jan 2002,24 mins
John Adams interview
The American composer talks about his controversial opera The Death of Klinghoffer
22 Jan 2002,24 mins