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03/04/2012
James Copnall reports on South Sudan's first Shakespearean production, Cymbeline.
04/04/2012
An interpretation of Shakespeare's Richard II by ASHTAR Theatre addresses the Arab Spring.
05/04/2012
We speak to Morgan Spurlock, director of documentary Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope.
06/04/2012
A poetry edition of The Strand, discussing the Montreal Prize and featuring Ben Okri.
09/04/2012
Nadine Gordimer discusses South Africa and her new novel No Time Like the Present.
10/04/2012
Post Mortem, a film with a very original perspective on Pinochet's 1973 coup in Chile.
12/04/2012
We find out why artists of all kinds are congregating in specific public spaces in Egypt.
11/04/2012
We review Le Havre, the latest film by Finnish director Aki Karusmaki.
13/04/2012
Seriously midblowing music from Pakistan.
16/04/2012
We find out why Chinese publishing is so prominent at this year's London Book Fair.
17/04/2012
Scholar Alex Huang discusses the history of Shakespeare performances in China.
18/04/2012
Director Oliver Hermanus talks about his Afrikaans-language film Skoonheid.
20/04/2012
Polish director Malgorzata Szumowska discusses her film Elles, starring Juliette Binoche
19/04/2012
We talk to his Patrick White's biographer about his posthumous novel
23/04/2012
A superhero movie with not just one mega-powered saviour but a whole gang!
24/04/2012
David Starkey, curator of the Royal River: Power, Pageantry and the Thames exhibition.
26/04/2012
We look at two of the new TV series opening in the US
25/04/2012
Bernie, starring Jack Black, a documentary-style film based on a real-life murder.
27/04/2012
Korean novelist Krys Lee on the divided response to Lady Gaga's concert in Seoul
30/04/2012
Toni Morrison's novel 成人快手 reviewed.
01/05/2012
Louisa Buck profiles the artists nominated for this year鈥檚 Turner Prize.
02/05/2012
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International Playwriting Competition - Writing tips
We offer advice to writers entering this year's World Service Playwriting Competition.
04/05/2012
We hear how Bauhaus spread around the world
07/05/2012
As Bollywood celebrates 100 years of film production we鈥檙e in Mumbai.
08/05/2012
We talk to the bestselling author Sapphire about her novel The Kid, the sequel to Push.
09/05/2012
We're in Athens to hear how artists are responding to the major challenges facing Greece.
10/05/2012
Nigel Floyd reviews Dark Shadows, Tim Burton's latest film
11/05/2012
Novelist Naomi Benaron discusses her book Running The Rift.
14/05/2012
We talk to French-Romanian director Radu Mihail茅anu about his latest film, the Source.
15/05/2012
Peru's popular TV talent show, Yo Soy!