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Mordechai Vanunu
A documentary of the Israeli whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu
Wang Shuo - Playing For Thrills
Review of the latest novel by Chinese novelist Wang Shuo, Playing For Thrills
Cold Mountain
A review of Charles Frazier's novel Cold Mountain about the American civil war
Wagner and a family history
How controversy has dogged the Bayreuth festival, which celebrates the work of Wagner
William S. Burroughs
A tribute to the American writer William S. Burroughs who died last week
Steve Reich
A documentary looking at the life and work of Steve Reich
James Patrick Donleavy
The work of James Patrick Donleavy
The Edinburgh Festival turns 50
The world's biggest arts festival in Edinburgh, celebrates its 50th anniversary
Grace Notes
Review of Northern Irish novel Grace Notes
Edinburgh International Arts Festival - 1997
A special programme which takes an in depth look at the Edinburgh festival
Edinburgh festival round up
It is the second week of the Edinburgh International Arts Festival
Edinburgh Book Festival
This programme comes from the eighth Edinburgh Book Festival
She's So Lovely
A review of the film She's So Lovely starring Sean Penn and real-life wife Robin Wright
Cyrano de Bergerac
A special programme which takes an in depth look at Cyrano De Bergerac
Amos Oz and the birth of Israel
Book review special featuring Amos Oz, Carol Shields, Helen Garner, John Updike
That's showbusiness - the ups and downs of performing at a festival
The ups and downs of performing at festivals such as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
The Brits invade the Venice Film Festival
Saul Bellow - The Actual
A review of a new novel by Saul Bellow, The Actual
Elmore Leonard
Interview with Elmore Leonard at the National Film Theatre in London
Sir Georg Solti
A tribute to the conductor Sir Georg Solti who died last week age 84
Christian Jacq's Ramses
Why Christian Jacq's blockbusters about Egyptian king Ramses have sold so well
Bollywood uncovered
A special programme which takes an in depth look at the Bollywood film industry
The Booker Prize shortlist
This year's Booker Prize shortlist
The best of young British art
A look at the best of young British art and its controversial stars
William Faulkner
A special programme which looks at the work of Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner
Christopher Hope - how nations shape their authors
How nations shape their authors - a profile of South African novelist Christopher Hope
Caryl Churchill
A special programme which takes an in depth look at the life of the dramatist Caryl Churchill
Lolita
Review of a film version of Lolita
The life of Jesus
Two fictionalised versions of Christ's life fight it out
Peter Carey's 'great expectations'
Peter Carey talks about his novel Jack Maggs
Israeli play - Murder
Israeli's are left reeling at a shocking new play called Murder