The Ticket

Your ticket to the world's arts and entertainment scene with Mark Coles.

World Service,112 episodes

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Tom Cruise On The Last Samurai
Tom Cruise talks prancing horses and fight scenes in his new epic movie The Last Samurai
10 Jan 2004,49 mins
Kwame Kwei-Armah On Acting And Politics
Casualty actor Kwame Kwei-Armah talks about his multi-faceted career
17 Jan 2004,50 mins
Music And The Fortress Of Solitude
Jonathan Lethem talks about the musical centre to his new novel, The Fortress of Solitude
24 Jan 2004,49 mins
Yoko Ono On Art
Yoko Ono invites the presenter to get into a giant cage with her in the name of art
06 Feb 2004,53 mins
Thomas Keneally On The Tyrant's Novel
Thomas Keneally explains why his new novel is better than Schindler's Ark
14 Feb 2004,49 mins
Sacha Distel Talks Crooning
French crooner Sacha Distel discusses his 50 years in the business
02 Mar 2004,49 mins
Angelina Jolie On Playing Role Models
Angelina Jolie talks about her new crime movie, Taking Lives
27 Mar 2004,52 mins
The Fog Of War And Reflections On The Nature Of Evil
New documentary The Fog of War asks: can we learn lessons from war?
03 Apr 2004,49 mins
Talking To Kiri Te Kanawa
A look at New Zealand's leading lady Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
25 Apr 2004,51 mins
Youssou N'Dour On Islam
A look at the career of Youssou N'Dour
05 Jun 2004,49 mins
A Tribute To Ray Charles
The show pays tribute to the late Ray Charles
12 Jun 2004,49 mins
Outrage Over Farenheit 9/11
Why did Michael Moore's Farenheit 9/11 cause such a stir?
26 Jun 2004,49 mins
On The Road With Paul McCartney
The former Beatle is the show's special guest today
03 Jul 2004,50 mins
A South African Take On Shakespeare's Othello
Sello Maake Ka-Nkube tells the show why he's not playing Othello to racial stereotypes.
10 Jul 2004,49 mins
Artistic Athens And The Cultural Olympics
In the run to the 2004 Olympic Games, Mark Coles looks at Athens' influence on the arts
17 Jul 2004,49 mins
Spiderman Falls In Love
How will fans react to the romance in Spiderman 2?
24 Jul 2004,49 mins
Christopher Reeve Looks Forward
Superman actor Christopher Reeve talks about his hopes for the future
07 Aug 2004,53 mins
Suzanne Vega On Her Literary Inspirations
American songwriter Suzanne Vega talks about the stories that have inspired her music
14 Aug 2004,53 mins
Walter Salles On Che Guavara
Walter Salles, director of the film The Motorcycle Diaries, talks about Che Guavara
21 Aug 2004,53 mins
The West African Reggae Star
A look at reggae star Alpha Blondy, who originally hails from The Ivory Coast, West Africa
18 Sep 2004,53 mins
Yann Martel After The Life Of Pi
Yann Martel talks about re-releasing his book The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios
25 Sep 2004,53 mins
Joy Unbridled Joy
A look at Angelique Kido's new album Joy Unbridled Joy
02 Oct 2004,49 mins
Carl Hiaasen's Latest Novel
Crime writer Carl Hiaasen talks about the inspiration behind new book Skinny Dip
30 Oct 2004,50 mins
P.J. O'Rourke On Bush And Iraq
P.J. O'Rourke talks about his book Peace Kills: America's Fun New Imperialism
06 Nov 2004,50 mins
Mel Brooks On The Producers
Mel Brooks talks about his move from film to musical theatre
13 Nov 2004,49 mins
A Look Round The Museum Of Modern Art
A visit to the refurbished Museum of Modern Art in New York
20 Nov 2004,49 mins
Don McCullin On Life Interrupted
British photographer Don McCullin talks through his powerful new pictures
04 Dec 2004,49 mins
Peter Bogdanovic On Hollywood Icons
Director Peter Bogdanovic talks about his new book Who The Hell's In In?
11 Dec 2004,49 mins
Michael Crichton On Global Warming
Author Michael Crichton tells the show why he thinks global warming is exaggerated
18 Dec 2004,49 mins
Bubble Baths, Ballads And Brain Teasers
Christopher Lee discusses his bloodcurdling career
25 Dec 2004,51 mins