Meridian

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

World Service,2413 episodes

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The 40th Edinburgh Festival
Includes Friedrich Schiller's play Mary Stuart and Sean O'Casey's Juno and the Paycock
14 Aug 1987,29 mins
Museum Special
The changing face of British museums and the new 'hands-on' trend
13 Aug 1987,28 mins
Stuart Hood's The Upper Hand
Author Stuart Hood on his novel The Upper Hand
12 Aug 1987,28 mins
Jazz Summer School
Report on a jazz summer school in Hull, England
11 Aug 1987,30 mins
Michael Frayn special
Extended interview with English playwright, novelist and translator Michael Frayn
11 Aug 1987,28 mins
Alan Ayckbourn's Henceforward
Prolific dramatist Alan Ayckbourn's on his new play Henceforward
07 Aug 1987,28 mins
The Kirov Opera in London
The Kirov Opera performs in London including The Queen of Spades by Tchaikovsky
31 Jul 1987,29 mins
Perfect Murder: A Century of Unsolved Homicides
Writer Bernard Taylor on his book Perfect Murder: A Century of Unsolved Homicides
30 Jul 1987,28 mins
Stephen Sondheim's Follies
Director Mike Ockrent on his new production of Stephen Sondheim's Follies in London
24 Jul 1987,28 mins
Dorothy Nelson's Tar and Feathers
Irish writer Dorothy Nelson on her new novel Tar and Feathers
22 Jul 1987,28 mins
Black Theatre in Britain
Directors Yvonne Brewster and Sam Miller discuss the state of black theatre in Britain
21 Jul 1987,28 mins
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
Review of the TV play The Trial of Klaus Barbie
18 Jul 1987,29 mins
Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod
Report on the annual festival of folk music, song and dance from around the world
16 Jul 1987,28 mins
Arts funding in Britain
Discussion following Arts Minister Richard Luce's announcement of 'incentive funding'.
14 Jul 1987,28 mins
Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue
Interview with Denis Donoghue about his invitation to present this years Reith Lectures
12 Jul 1987,28 mins
Brian Friel's Fathers and Sons
Fathers and Sons by Brian Friel at the National Theatre
10 Jul 1987,28 mins
The Restoration of Art
The practise and controversy of restoring classic works of art, with Sir Ernst Gombrich
06 Jul 1987,28 mins
James Bond - The Living Daylights
Review of latest James Bond film The Living Daylights
03 Jul 1987,28 mins
Chronicle of a Death Foretold - the movie
Film adaptation of Chronicle of a Death Foretold directed by Francesco Rosi
26 Jun 1987,28 mins
The Rat by Gunter Grass
Review of the Gunter Grass' latest novel The Rat
24 Jun 1987,28 mins
Institute of Contemporary Art's 40th anniversary
Special looking at London's Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) on it's 40th anniversary
23 Jun 1987,28 mins
Israel Theatre Festival
Interview with writer, playwright and director Joshua Sobol at the Israel Theatre Festival
19 Jun 1987,30 mins
Ayckbourn's A Small Family Business
A Small Family Business, starring Michael Gambon at the National Theatre
12 Jun 1987,28 mins
Bluebeard's Egg by Margaret Atwood
A review of Bluebeard's Egg by Margaret Atwood
10 Jun 1987,29 mins
British take over of Broadway
UK musicals having huge success on New York's Broadway
09 Jun 1987,28 mins
Political theatre
A look at David Edgar and other political plays
05 Jun 1987,28 mins
Rose Tremain
A review of Rose Tremain's new selection of short stories
03 Jun 1987,28 mins
The US film industry
Is the American film industry too insular?
29 May 1987,29 mins
Compton Mackenzie
A look at the life and work of Compton Mackenzie
27 May 1987,28 mins
Tribute to Laurence Olivier
Special show celebrating the life and work of actor and director Sir Laurence Olivier
26 May 1987,28 mins