Meridian

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

World Service,2413 episodes

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artistic freedom in Chile
Talking artistic freedom with Chilean painters following the end of the Pinochet regime
17 May 1991,29 mins
Dead Certainties: Unwarranted Speculations
Historian Simon Schama talks about his novel Dead Certainties: Unwarranted Speculations
16 May 1991,28 mins
Gillian Weir and the art of organ playing
From JS Bach to Olivier Messiaen, with acclaimed concert organist Gillian Weir
15 May 1991,28 mins
The making of an Indian epic
Special dedicated to the TV adaptation of the ancient 500 page Hindi poem the Mahabharata
14 May 1991,28 mins
The Well of Ignorance
Tomio Tada on his controversial new Noh drama, The Well of Ignorance
10 May 1991,28 mins
Peruvian writer Mario Vargas
In Praise of the Stepmother, an erotic novel by Peruvian writer Mario Vargas
09 May 1991,29 mins
talking with Lindsay Kemp
A special programme on the iconic British dancer, actor, and choreographer, Lindsay Kemp
03 May 1991,28 mins
Was God a Woman?
The Book of J, a new translation of biblical texts by Harold Bloom
02 May 1991,29 mins
Yehudi Menuhin
An in-depth look at the American-born British violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin
30 Apr 1991,28 mins
Will We Always Have Paris?
Report on Paris' role in the world art scene
26 Apr 1991,28 mins
Timothy Mo's - The Redundancy of Courage
A review of the new Timothy Mo novel, The Redundancy of Courage
25 Apr 1991,28 mins
David Lean obituary
A special obituary programme exploring the life and work of film director David Lean
23 Apr 1991,28 mins
Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet
A tribute to the work of David Lean
19 Apr 1991,28 mins
World book special - Namibia, Nigeria and Mexico
Review of a novel about Namibia and the 1989 elections
18 Apr 1991,28 mins
Ending South Africa's cultural boycott
Report on a conference to review the cultural boycott of South Africa
12 Apr 1991,28 mins
Female writer special
Female writer special
11 Apr 1991,28 mins
Martha Graham obituary
A special tribute to Martha Graham, a pioneer in the world of modern dance
09 Apr 1991,28 mins
Martha Graham
Tribute to the late choreographer Martha Graham
05 Apr 1991,27 mins
Graham Greene obituary
A special obituary programme for the late novelist Graham Greene
04 Apr 1991,27 mins
Bertolt Brecht
A review of Bertolt Brecht's Cabaret
29 Mar 1991,28 mins
Caryl Phillips' - Cambridge
A review of Cambridge with Caryl Philips
28 Mar 1991,28 mins
Max Ernst
An in-depth look at the work of the surrealist artist Max Ernst
26 Mar 1991,28 mins
The Western Genre; Dancing with Wolves
Christopher Frayling looks at the popularity of the Western genre of films, concentrating on the film 'Dancing with Wolves'.
26 Mar 1991,29 mins
The Death of Klinghoffer
A review of the John Adams opera The Death of Klinghoffer
22 Mar 1991,29 mins
Thomas Keneally
Interview with author Thomas Keneally
21 Mar 1991,28 mins
Living History - Kaleidoscope
A look at istorical figures portrayed in the cinema
19 Mar 1991,28 mins
Aly Bain
A look at the work and background of the Scottish fiddle player Aly Bain
18 Mar 1991,28 mins
The Twelfth Pan-African film festival
Report from Burkina Faso on the 12th Pan African Film Festival
08 Mar 1991,28 mins
Gay and lesbian cinema
A special programme which takes an in-depth look at the gay/lesbian community in cinema
05 Mar 1991,28 mins
The Art of Stanley Spencer
A special programme which takes an in depth look at the life and work of Stanley Spencer
04 Mar 1991,28 mins