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Night Waves Episodes

  1. Julian Baggini, Jennifer Egan, Donny George Obituary, UK Census

    Presented by Rana Mitter. With Jennifer Egan, Julian Baggini and Danny Dorling.

  2. Natural Disaster

    After events in Japan, Philip Dodd examines how west and east respond to natural disaster.

  3. Werner Herzog, Emma Rice, Holiday Camps

    Matthew Sweet talks to Emma Rice, artistic director of Kneehigh Theatre Company.

  4. Javier de Frutos, Mikhail Gorbachev, Dirt, The New North

    Anne McElvoy learns why the Arctic will be the geo-political centre of the world in 2050.

  5. David Baddiel, Brian Greene, Submarine

    Anne McElvoy talks to David Baddiel about his latest novel.

  6. Italy 150th Anniversary of Unification Special

    Anne McElvoy discusses the state of Italy, as the country marks 150 years of unification.

  7. Frank Skinner, Route Irish, Norman Stone, Questions of Existence

    Philip Dodd talks to historian Norman Stone about his new account of Turkey's past.

  8. The Eagle, The Bible, In a Forest Dark and Deep, Cities

    Matthew Sweet talks to film director Kevin Macdonald about his Roman saga The Eagle.

  9. 10/03/2011

    Philip Dodd asks a panel of guests what it means to be an Arab?

  10. Tim Flannery

    Tim Flannery talks to Matthew Sweet about his book Here on Earth: A New Beginning.

  11. Mark Malloch Brown, Ageing Well, Peter Harris, Norwegian Wood

    Mark Malloch Brown talks to Anne McElvoy about his book The Unfinished Global Revolution.

  12. Beryl Bainbridge and the Booker Prize, Maxine Hong Kingston, Watteau, Life Goes On

    Presented by Rana Mitter. With a discussion on Beryl Bainbridge and the Booker Prize.

  13. Michael Longley, The Wizard of Oz, Edith Sitwell Biography, Nazi Ideology

    Matthew Sweet talks to poet Michael Longley and reviews the musical The Wizard of Oz.

  14. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Skip Gates, Happiness, Archipelago

    Anne McElvoy discusses Christopher Wheeldon's new ballet Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

  15. Niall Ferguson, Siobhan Davies, Women in Love, Afghanistan

    Presented by Rana Mitter. With historian Niall Ferguson, choreographer Siobhan Davies.

  16. China, Frankenstein, Protest Songs, Elliott Erwitt

    Rana Mitter and Robert Bickers discuss the British Empire in China.

  17. Allen Ginsberg, Jan Gossaert, Izzeldin Abuelaish, Adolf Loos

    Presented by Matthew Sweet. With the new Allen Ginsberg biopic Howl.

  18. Michael Grade

    Philip Dodd is in conversation with Michael Grade about his life and career.

  19. Siddhartha Mukherjee, Edna O'Brien, Brutalism, South Riding

    Philip Dodd discusses the history of cancer with physician Siddhartha Mukherjee.

  20. Wilderness

    Anne McElvoy explores the 'wilderness' with poets Paul Farley and Michael Symmons Roberts.

  21. Humphrey Bogart, Watercolour, Mark Henderson, Utopia

    Matthew Sweet and biographer Stefan Kanfer discuss the career of actor Humphrey Bogart.

  22. True Grit Review, Arthur Miller Biography, Fig Leaf Discussion, Child Psychology

    Matthew Sweet reviews the Coen brothers' remake of the classic western True Grit.

  23. Norman Foster, David Chipperfield

    Philip Dodd talks to leading British architects Norman Foster and David Chipperfield.

  24. Colin Thubron, Never Let Me Go, John Adams and Gardening, Christianity and the Novel

    With the film Never Let Me Go and second US President John Adams's love of gardening.

  25. Sebastian Faulks, Brighton Rock, Good Society, The Promise

    Philip Dodd explores the history of the British novel with author Sebastian Faulks.

  26. The Tenth Parallel, Mike Figgis, Wilful Blindness, Climate Change Plays

    Anne McElvoy explores the tenth parallel, the faultline between Christianity and Islam.

  27. India, Boardwalk Empire, Children's Hour, Stefan Collini

    Rana Mitter debates whether the West understands the emerging power of India.

  28. Biutiful, Lizzie Collingham, Jerusalem Biography, Laughter

    Matthew Sweet talks to Simon Sebag Montefiore about his new biography of Jerusalem.

  29. Russian Plays, John Gray, Susan Hiller

    Presented by Philip Dodd. With a season of Russian plays in London's West End.

  30. Mary Midgley, Havi Carel

    Philip Dodd talks to Mary Midgley and Tom Shakespeare talks to Havi Carel.

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