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Night Waves Episodes

  1. 20th Century British sculpture; Wilbert Rideau; Black Swan; Nina Raine interview

    Anne McElvoy talks to playwright Nina Raine and former death row inmate Wilbert Rideau.

  2. Rudyard Kipling, Dambisa Moyo, Neds, Evgeny Morozov

    Matthew Sweet debates Rudyard Kipling's place in literary history.

  3. Alan Lomax, Will Self, Whistle and I'll Come to You, Philanthropy in the Arts

    Philip Dodd discusses Alan Lomax, pioneering oral historian, and Will Self's Idea of 2010.

  4. Compassion, David Harding, Festive Theatre, Immersiveness

    Presented by Anne McElvoy. With religious writer Karen Armstrong discussing compassion.

  5. Danny Boyle, Nev Schulman, Stephanie Shirley, Just Deserts

    Matthew Sweet talks to film-maker Danny Boyle and philanthropist Stephanie Shirley.

  6. Stammering, Garry Kasparov, Tannhauser, Amy Sackville

    Anne McElvoy discusses stammering, the subject of the new film The King's Speech.

  7. Peter Weir, Chess Versus Poker, Elyse Fenton

    Presented by Matthew Sweet. With director Peter Weir on his new film The Way Back.

  8. Chess, Tannhauser

    Philip Dodd explores the eternal use of chess as a measure of human intelligence.

  9. Protests, Derek Jacobi, Europe in American Films/Books, Nassim Nicholas Taleb

    Philip Dodd reviews Derek Jacobi as King Lear directed by Michael Grandage.

  10. Lisa Jardine, Cultural Olympiad, Air, Chinese History

    Rana Mitter talks to academic Lisa Jardine about her scientist father, Jacob Bronowski.

  11. Jennifer Homans, Turner Prize 2010, Rob Lemkin

    Anne McElvoy talks to Jennifer Homans about the history of classical ballet.

  12. Hugh Pennington

    Hugh Pennington discusses the science and politics behind food fashions of our own time.

  13. Alex Ross, Climate Science, Of Gods and Men, Nannerl O Keohane

    Rana Mitter talks to music critic Alex Ross. Plus the new Climate Science gallery.

  14. Anne Enright, David Thomson, Data Silos, Les Parents Terribles

    Philip Dodd talks to Booker Prize winning writer Anne Enright.

  15. 24/11/2010

    Matthew Sweet talks to the American political satirist PJ O'Rourke.

  16. Pat Barker

    Anne McElvoy talks to Pat Barker about her celebrated novels set during World War One.

  17. Michael Holroyd, Bridget Riley, Thilo Sarrazin, Garry Trudeau

    Philip Dodd with renowned biographer Michael Holroyd on what he's calling his final book.

  18. Craig Raine, Uncle Boonmee, John Maeda, Scott Atran

    Philip Dodd talks to poet Craig Raine and meets design guru John Maeda.

  19. Andrew Marvell

    Matthew Sweet and biographer Nigel Smith discuss 17th-century poet Andrew Marvell.

  20. 04/11/2010

    Philip Dodd talks to cancer researcher Prof Frances Balkwill.

  21. The Enlightenment

    Rana Mitter and guests debate whether the Enlightenment is still relevant today?

  22. Egyptian Book of the Dead, The Sun, Universal Theory of History

    With Philip Dodd. Jonathan Miller and Julia Neuberger on the Egyptian Book of the Dead.

  23. Leo Tolstoy, Violence and Photography, Happiness, The Tea Party

    Presented by Anne McElvoy. With writer Rosamund Bartlett on Tolstoy's life and work.

  24. Amanda Foreman

    Rana Mitter talks to historian Amanda Foreman about her new book A World on Fire.

  25. The Kids Are All Right, Nicholas Ostler, Merce Cunningham, Silbury Hill

    Anne McElvoy reviews the new comedy film The Kids Are All Right, starring Annette Bening.

  26. Fintan O'Toole, Alasdair Gray, Horror Films, Saatchi Gallery

    Presented by Philip Dodd. With Fintan O'Toole on creating a new republic in Ireland.

  27. Philip Larkin, Attutides to the State, Clio Barnard, Edwidge Danticat

    Philip Dodd on a new cache of letters between Philip Larkin and his lover Monica Jones.

  28. Lady Chatterley Trial, HP Lovecraft, Tribes, Comprehensive Spending Review

    Matthew Sweet explores novels that have caused social or legal changes.

  29. Baroness Warnock

    Anne McElvoy presents an interview with Baroness Warnock.

  30. Patrick Wright, Carlos, Ordinance Survey Map, Benoit Mandelbrot, Brain Drain

    Rana Mitter talks to historian Patrick Wright about Anglo-Chinese relations.

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