Meridian

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

World Service,2413 episodes

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Judith by Rolf Hochhuth
Director Robert David MacDonald on staging Judith by German playwright Rolf Hochhuth
13 Nov 1984,28 mins
Breaking the Silence by Stephen Poliakoff
Director Ron Daniels on Breaking the Silence by playwright Stephen Poliakoff
09 Nov 1984,28 mins
Marlene Dietrich - a new biography
Film critic Alexander Walker on his biography of Marlene Dietrich
08 Nov 1984,28 mins
New musical Chess
New musical Chess, by Tim Rice and Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson
06 Nov 1984,28 mins
John Lennon - the definitive biography
Ray Coleman talks about his biography of John Lennon
02 Nov 1984,28 mins
Rough Crossing by Tom Stoppard
Director Peter Wood on Rough Crossing, by British playwright Tom Stoppard
01 Nov 1984,28 mins
Irish writer Jennifer Johnston
Special on Irish writer Jennifer Johnston and her seventh novel: The Railway Station Man
26 Oct 1984,29 mins
Ronald Harwood's Tramway Road
Discussion of Ronald Harwood's South African play Tramway Road
25 Oct 1984,28 mins
Tribute to Francois Truffaut
Tribute to film director Francois Truffaut, plus Money: A Suicide Note by Martin Amis
23 Oct 1984,27 mins
Booker Prize Winners Announced
Anita Brookner wins Booker Prize for Hotel du Lac
19 Oct 1984,28 mins
Nobel Prize for Literature
The announcement of this year's Nobel Prize for Literature
11 Oct 1984,28 mins
Stepping Out
A review of Richard Harris' version of the play Stepping Out
09 Oct 1984,28 mins
Once Upon a Time in America
Review of two films, a book, and a play, which critique recent American history
05 Oct 1984,28 mins
The East End of London
A special programme on arts in the rapidly changing east end of London
30 Sep 1984,28 mins
The Bounty
Jim Hiley with news of some of the latest happenings in the arts
28 Sep 1984,28 mins
Old Story Time
A review of Trevor Rhone's play Old Story Time
27 Sep 1984,28 mins
Frederick Forsyth - The Fourth Protocol
Frederick Forsyth's latest novel The Fourth Protocol
25 Sep 1984,28 mins
Andre Brink - The Wall of the Plague
A review of the work of Andre Brink and The Wall of the Plague
20 Sep 1984,28 mins
The Devil and the Good Lord
Review of the epic play The Devil and the Good Lord by Jean-Paul Sartre
18 Sep 1984,28 mins
Graham Greene
A season of Graham Greene's films, including the The Third Man
13 Sep 1984,28 mins
Greek theatre - part two
A look at the explosion of Greek drama in the 5th Century BC
12 Sep 1984,28 mins
Greek theatre - part one
A look at the explosion of Greek drama in the 5th Century BC
08 Sep 1984,28 mins
Isaac Bashevis Singer
A programme about the work of the Polish-born American author Isaac Bashevis Singer
07 Sep 1984,28 mins
Hamlet special
Hamlet - the play, the character and a new production by the Royal Shakespeare Company
04 Sep 1984,28 mins
Edinburgh Festival
A report from this year's Edinburgh Festival as it enters its third week
30 Aug 1984,28 mins
Steven Spielberg
This programme is devoted to an interview with the film director Steven Spielberg
28 Aug 1984,28 mins
Paris, Texas
Review of the film Paris, Texas, a winner at the Cannes Film Festival
24 Aug 1984,28 mins
Broadway Danny Rose - Woody Allen
Review of Woody Allen's film Broadway Danny Rose
21 Aug 1984,28 mins
The Edinburgh Festival
This week's programme is live from the Edinburgh Festival
17 Aug 1984,28 mins
Tribute to J. B. Priestly
John Brayne pays tribute to the writer J. B. Priestly who has died
16 Aug 1984,28 mins