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Night Waves Episodes

  1. David Mitchell, Sheila Rowbothan, Michael Goldfarb, Eurydice

    Presented by Rana Mitter. With David Mitchell and Sheila Rowbotham, plus the new Eurydice.

  2. China Mieville, Kent State Shootings, Florence Nightingale, Four Lions

    Matthew Sweet discusses the lasting impact of Florence Nightingale.

  3. Landmarks: The Master and Margarita

    Anne McElvoy explores novelist Mikhail Bulgakov's masterpiece The Master and Margarita.

  4. Per Wastberg, Modern Masters, The Candidate, Heiner Goebbels

    Presented by Anne McElvoy. With Nobel literature prize chair Per Wastberg.

  5. Andrew O'Hagan, Aida, World War Two

    Matthew Sweet talks to Andrew O'Hagan whose latest novel centres on Marilyn Monroe's dog.

  6. Elections and the Visual Arts, David Greig, Climate Change, Fred Halliday

    Presented by Rana Mitter. With a discussion on elections and the visual arts.

  7. Javier de Frutos/Dinah Birch

    Matthew Sweet talks to choreographer Javier de Frutos about working on Macbeth.

  8. The Real Thing/Pascal Bruckner/Antony Griffiths/

    Matthew Sweet talks to the French writer Pacal Bruckner about the power of Western guilt.

  9. Frederick Wiseman/Centurion/The Politics of Aid/South African Writers

    Anne McElvoy talks to the acclaimed American documentary maker Frederick Wiseman.

  10. Mark Twain/Maps/Billy Bragg and Mick Gordon

    Philip Dodd and guests the life and legacy of Mark Twain, who died in 1910.

  11. Posh/City of Life and Death/The Prisoner

    Rana Mitter reviews Posh, a play about an elite dining society like the Bullingdon Club.

  12. Mexico/The Ghost/WWII/Mark Morris

    Anne McElvoy on the legacy of the 20th century's first social revolution - in Mexico.

  13. Laurie Anderson/Compromise/Grace Kelly Dresses/Anish Kapoor

    Matthew Sweet talks to experimental artist and musician Laurie Anderson.

  14. Tony Judt/Bill Fontana/Dystopian Science Fiction/Treme

    Philip Dodd talks to historian Tony Judt and sound artist Bill Fontana.

  15. Alberto Manguel/Westminster Abbey/Aminatta Forna/Science

    Anne McElvoy talks to the writer Alberto Manguel, expert in the art of reading.

  16. Anthony Caro/Modern Sculpture/Mark Haddon/David Baddiel

    Presented by Matthew Sweet. With sculptor Anthony Caro and David Baddiel on his new film.

  17. Philip Pullman

    Best-selling writer Philip Pullman talks to Philip Dodd about his new book.

  18. Shakespeare

    Matthew Sweet talks to leading Shakesepeare scholars James Shapiro and Stanley Wells.

  19. Ideas Election/Maggi Hambling

    Anne McElvoy talks to artist Maggi Hambling about her portrayals of the Crucifixion.

  20. The Fool

    Matthew Sweet explores the past, present and future of the comic fool.

  21. HG Wells/The Pacific/Slum Cities/No Greater Love

    Philip Dodd and his guests ask if sprawling slum cities are the future of urban life.

  22. Alex Callinicos/Macbeth

    Philip Dodd talks to the political theorist Alex Callinicos.

  23. George Carey

    Anne McElvoy reviews the National Theatre's new production of The White Guard.

  24. Universities

    Rana Mitter chairs a round-table discussion on the future of Britain's universities.

  25. John Simpson, Jack Fuller/Angels/Childhood/No One Knows about Persian Cats

    Anne McElvoy interviews John Simpson about his views on contemporary journalism.

  26. Ngugi Wa Thiong'o

    Philip Dodd is in extended conversation with Kenyan writer Ngugi Wa Thiong'o.

  27. Peter Greenaway/Vikram Seth/Art and Love Exhibition/Coalitions

    Presented by Anne McElvoy. With Peter Greenaway, Vikram Seth and historian Lynn Nead.

  28. Ian McEwan/Jeremy Rifkin/Katya Kabanova/Tony Cragg

    Rana Mitter talks to Ian McEwan about his much-anticipated new novel Solar.

  29. Jean Marie Le Clezio

    Philip Dodd talks to Nobel prize-winning author Jean Marie Le Clezio.

  30. Tom Murphy/The Kreutzer Sonata/Godfrey Barker

    Presented by Matthew Sweet. Playwright Tom Murphy and a review of The Kreutzer Sonata.

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