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Night Waves Episodes

  1. Green Zone/'New' Atheism/Alex Butterworth/Bill Buford

    Anne McElvoy reviews Paul Greengrass's new film Green Zone, which stars Matt Damon.

  2. Amy Bloom/Shutter Island/Simon Russell Beale/Dai Williams

    Matthew Sweet interviews the American novelist and former psychotherapist Amy Bloom.

  3. Violet Gibson/Burying Ancient Remains/Michael Foot/Nicholas Christakis

    Anne McElvoy talks to Frances Stoner Saunders about would-be assassin Violet Gibson.

  4. Confessions of a Justified Sinner

    Ian Rankin joins Matthew Sweet to examine James Hogg's Confessions of a Justified Sinner.

  5. Hilary Mantel/Horace Walpole/Helene Cixous/Banksy

    Rana Mitter talks to Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel about her novel Wolf Hall.

  6. Tim Burton/Don Delillo/Jonathan Safran Foer

    Philip Dodd examines Tim Burton's makeover of Alice in Wonderland.

  7. Rose Tremain/Vanity/Ibsen's Ghosts/The Day the Immigrants Left

    Matthew Sweet has a first night review of Ibsen's play Ghosts, adapted by Frank McGuinness

  8. Atiq Rahimi

    Afghan writer Atiq Rahimi discusses his new novel The Patience Stone.

  9. Anthony Julius/An Enemy of the People/Scandals/Baftas

    Anthony Julius talks to Anne McElvoy about the long history of English anti-Semitism.

  10. Painting History/Ron Arad/The Last Station/Barbara Demick

    Matthew Sweet discusses French versions of British history and reviews The Last Station.

  11. Douglas Hurd/Arthur Koestler/The Lovely Bones/Irving Penn

    Philip Dodd interviews Douglas Hurd and discusses the legacy of Arthur Koestler.

  12. Joseph Stiglitz/Hussein Chalayan/Tom Ford/Alexander McQueen Tribute/Stasi Exhibition

    Anne McElvoy talks to economist Joseph Stiglitz and fashion designer Hussein Chalayan.

  13. 10/02/2010

    Rana Mitter presents the arts and ideas magazine, with interviews, debates and discussion.

  14. Baby Boomers/Peter Brook/Turkey

    Philip Dodd talks examines the world created by the Baby Boomer generation.

  15. Raymond Tallis/JMG Le Clezio

    Matthew Sweet talks to philosopher, doctor, poet and critic Raymond Tallis.

  16. Martin Amis

    In an extended interview, Philip Dodd talks to writer Martin Amis about his latest novel.

  17. Feminism

    Anne McElvoy asks whether feminism is a central part of a civilised society.

  18. Don McCullin

    Rana Mitter looks at the state of photography today as an art form and tool of reportage.

  19. Peter Carey/The Music Instinct/Gwyneth Lewis/Catcher in the Rye

    Matthew Sweet talks to Booker Prize-winning novelist Peter Carey about his latest novel.

  20. The Woman in White

    Matthew Sweet and guests explore Wilkie Collins's influential novel The Woman in White.

  21. 1492/Mo Mowlam/The Germans/Atul Gawande

    Presented by Rana Mitter. Including historian Felipe Fernandez Armesto on the year 1492.

  23. Tom Paulin/Chekhov Anniversary/Free Will/Precious

    Presented by Philip Dodd. With poet and playwright Tom Paulin, plus the new film Precious.

  24. The Enlightenment

    Rana Mitter and guests debate the question: 'Is the Enlightenment still relevant today?'.

  25. Science under Barack Obama

    Philip Dodd and guests assess science in America under Barack Obama.

  26. Van Gogh

    Anne McElvoy is joined by Richard Cork to discuss the Royal Academy's Van Gogh exhibition.

  27. TS Eliot Prize/Class Consciousness/A Prophet/Whitechapel Gallery Exhibition

    Matthew Sweet interviews the winner of the 2009 TS Eliot prize. Plus the film A Prophet.

  28. Antonia Fraser

    Philip Dodd talks to historian Lady Antonia Fraser about her husband Harold Pinter.

  29. Barbara Ehrenreich

    Anne McElvoy talks to journalist Barbara Ehrenreich about her new book Smile and Die.

  30. Eric Rohmer/Frank McGuinness/New Ice Age/Grand Palais/Gary Lachman

    Matthew Sweet talks to playwright and poet Frank McGuinness about his new play.

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