Meridian

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

World Service,2413 episodes

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Richard Attenborough's A Chorus Line
Richard Attenborough's film version of stage musical A Chorus Line
10 Jan 1986,28 mins
Defence of the Realm
British film Defence of the Realm and Janusz Anderman's novel Poland Under Black Light
09 Jan 1986,28 mins
Christopher Isherwood
Profile of writer Christopher Isherwood after his recent death
07 Jan 1986,28 mins
Danny Glover in Silverado
Actor Danny Glover and director Lawrence Kasdan on their film western Silverado
06 Jan 1986,28 mins
A Life in Movies - Michael Powell
Profile of British film director Michael Powell
01 Jan 1986,29 mins
Culture and Art In Manchester
Bob Scott discusses the rise of galleries and theatres in Manchester, England
01 Jan 1986,28 mins
Romantic Fiction
Romantic fiction - is it all just harmless fantasy or lies that can corrode the soul?
23 Dec 1985,28 mins
Sir Alec Guinness interview
Celebration of the life and work of actor Sir Alec Guinness
08 Nov 1985,28 mins
The Victoria and Albert Museum
A celebration of London's Victoria and Albert Museum
23 Aug 1985,28 mins
The British Museum
Audio tour through the world famous British Museum
06 Aug 1985,28 mins
Festival d'Avignon
Fireworks and music from the Festival d'Avignon to celebrate France's national day
19 Jul 1985,29 mins
Lawrence Durrell interview
Exploring the life and work of novelist, poet, and travel writer Lawrence Durrell
30 May 1985,28 mins
Andrzej Wajda's A Love in Germany
Review of Polish director Andrzej Wajda's film A Love in Germany
10 May 1985,28 mins
Adapting Novels For The Stage
Exploring stage adaptations of novels Pamela and Bleak House
26 Apr 1985,28 mins
Charlton Heston interview
London stage debut for Hollywood star Charlton Heston in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
05 Mar 1985,28 mins
Sir Hugh Casson
Richard Cork talks to the president of The Royal Academy of the Arts, Sir Hugh Casson
04 Jan 1985,28 mins
Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa
Exploring the life and work of the Peruvian writer, politician and journalist
01 Jan 1985,28 mins
International Youth Year
Special programme on the realities of launching a career in the arts
28 Dec 1984,28 mins
The Box of Delights
BBC TV adaptation of the children's fantasy book The Box of Delights by John Masefield
21 Dec 1984,28 mins
Alan Bennett's Private Function
Alan Bennett's film comedy A Private Function, Neil Tierney's biography of William Walton
18 Dec 1984,28 mins
David Hare interviewed
Associate director of the National Theatre, playwright and director David Hare
18 Dec 1984,28 mins
Brother from Another Planet
Review of the film Brother from Another Planet, and new musical The Wiz
13 Dec 1984,28 mins
Olivier Theatre Awards 1984
The Society of West End Theatre Awards are renamed the Olivier Awards
11 Dec 1984,28 mins
English playwright Ray Cooney
English playwright Ray Cooney discusses his life and work
06 Dec 1984,28 mins
National Theatre of Nigeria
The National Theatre of Nigeria perform at London's Commonwealth Institute
04 Dec 1984,28 mins
Alan Ayckbourn Special
Special edition with Richard Briers and excerpts from Tom Conti and Penelope Keith
01 Dec 1984,28 mins
Machine Dreams by Jayne Anne Phillips
Machine Dreams by Jayne Anne Phillips, and director Roland Joffe on The Killing Fields
27 Nov 1984,28 mins
Russian author Yevgeny Zamyatin
The life and work of the Russian author Yevgeny Zamyatin
23 Nov 1984,28 mins
British folk music
British folk music including Frankie Armstrong, Martin Carthy and John Tams
16 Nov 1984,28 mins
Dance Umbrella 1984
Programme devoted to Britain's festival of modern dance, Dance Umbrella
15 Nov 1984,28 mins