Meridian

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

World Service,2413 episodes

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CS Lewis - a new biography
New biography of provocative writer CS Lewis by AN Wilson (with interview of Lewis)
15 Feb 1990,28 mins
Women directors in Hollywood
Talking to directors Lee Grant, Susan Seidelman, Amy Heckerling, and Mary Lambert
13 Feb 1990,28 mins
A Clockwork Orange - on stage
Phil Daniels in controversial play A Clockwork Orange at the Barbican Theatre
09 Feb 1990,28 mins
Salman Rushdie interview
Interview with author Salman Rushdie on the first anniversary of the fatwa against him
08 Feb 1990,28 mins
David Grossman's See Under: Love
Talking with David Grossman about his Holocaust novel See Under: Love
01 Feb 1990,29 mins
Jesus of Montreal
Canadian film director Denys Arcand on his film Jesus of Montreal
29 Jan 1990,28 mins
remembering Barbara Stanwyck and Ava Gardner
Tributes to late American actresses Barbara Stanwyck and Ava Gardner
26 Jan 1990,29 mins
The Whitbread book of the year
Review of Richard Holmes biography of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
25 Jan 1990,28 mins
A look back at the 1890s
A look back at the 1890s, a decade of social upheaval in Britain
23 Jan 1990,28 mins
Chronicling the Crusades
Malcolm Billings reviews two new books about the Crusades
18 Jan 1990,28 mins
Glenda Jackson
Glenda Jackson as Galactica in Howard Barker's Scenes from an Execution
12 Jan 1990,28 mins
Argentinian Theatre special
Exploring the state of Argentinian theatre amid the closure of 22 independent theatres
05 Jan 1990,28 mins
Georgia special
The music, poetry and theatre of the Soviet republic of Georgia
01 Jan 1990,28 mins
John Updike interview
A special programme on American novelist John Updike and his 'Rabbit' saga
01 Jan 1990,28 mins
Experimental Theatre in Britain
Is it simply new theatre, and how much of a challenge does it offer to the mainstream?
21 Dec 1989,28 mins
Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye
Books about films, featuring directors Satyajit Ray, Andrei Tarkovsky and David Lean
21 Dec 1989,29 mins
Jonathan Miller and The Liar
Director Jonathan Miller on his production of The Liar by Pierre Corneille
15 Dec 1989,28 mins
The Pleasure of Diaries
Each Returning Day: Pleasure of Diaries by Dr Ronald Blythe
14 Dec 1989,28 mins
Violence in Films
Discussion on violence in films. Is there a case for regulation and censorship?
13 Dec 1989,27 mins
Blue Note Records
Exploring Blue Note Records the jazz label established by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff
12 Dec 1989,28 mins
Vaclav Havel and the fall of communism
What role did the arts play in the downfall of communism in Czechoslovakia?
08 Dec 1989,28 mins
Writers in Education Movement.
The writers in education movement, where authors visit local schools
06 Dec 1989,28 mins
The Good Person of Szechwan
Director Deborah Warner's The Good Person of Szechwan with Fiona Shaw
01 Dec 1989,28 mins
Literary Prize-fighting in France
The winner of The Prix Goncourt, Un Grand pas vers le Bon Dieu by Jean Herman
30 Nov 1989,28 mins
Big Bands
With music from the Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw
28 Nov 1989,28 mins
Community Theatre
Exploring plays where ordinary people produce and participate in an original work
27 Nov 1989,28 mins
Art in a time of Change
How artists and writers have responded to changes in Eastern Europe
24 Nov 1989,28 mins
Paul Mellon and the price of Art
The sale of works from American financier and philanthropist Paul Mellon's art collection
21 Nov 1989,26 mins
Hungarian Culture Festival
Special from the Barbican's Magyarok Festival celebrating Hungary's art, music, and dance
18 Nov 1989,31 mins
Animal at the ICA
Animal at the Institute for Contemporary Arts, written and starring artist Gary Stevens
10 Nov 1989,28 mins