A Good Read: Giles Foden and B B Baskin

The novelist and journalist discuss work by Paul Muldoon, Patrick McCabe and Eric Newby

• 23 mins

A Good Read: Mike Hodges and Mike Figgis

The two British filmmakers discuss books by Frederick Exley, James Blinn and Barbara Pym

• 23 mins

Edward Said interview

Edward Said discusses his often controversial work, including scholarship and journalism focusing on his native Palestine

• 23 mins

The Copland Years: Return to America

Returning to America, composer Aaron Copland's career is launched with his Organ Symphony

• 24 mins

A Good Read: Tessa Blackstone and Julian Le Grand

Books by JM Coetzee, Patrick O'Brian and Jane Gardam are discussed

• 23 mins

The Legacy of Frantz Fanon

A discussion about one of the fiercest theorists of anti-colonialism

• 24 mins

Toronto Literary Festival

A report from the Canadian festival and the novelist David Adams Richards

• 24 mins

The Copland Years: Wartime and Fanfare for the Common Man

Aaron Copland's fanfare for "the common man who was doing all the dirty work of this war"

• 24 mins

Musical Moves: Siobhan Davies

The British choreographer Siobhan Davies talks about how she works with music

• 23 mins

Musical Moves: David Bintley

The British choregrapher talks about his relationship with music and how it inspires him

• 23 mins

The Copland Years: A Lyrical and Radical Pioneer

In his centenary year, Aaron Copland is still the most-played American composer

• 24 mins

Indian authors writing in English

How Indian writers use the English language with Arundhati Roy and Sagarika Ghose

• 23 mins

Czech artist Alphonse Muchae

The story of Art Nouveau's most famous practitioner who was best known for his poster art

• 24 mins

Return To Joujouka

Retracing Brian Jones' 1967 journey to encounter the master musicians of Morocco

• 23 mins

Writing in English

A discussion about why international authors write in English or their native language

• 24 mins

Round Table: Building houses

A discussion about how to design cheap and appropriate dwellings

• 24 mins

Inside Opera! The director

An exploration of the role of the director in creating an opera. With David Pountney

• 24 mins

Inside Opera! The conductor

An exploration of the role of the conductor and musical director in creating an opera

• 24 mins

What gets Lost in Literary Translation?

How close to the original text can translators of literary works really get?

• 24 mins

Malcolm Bradbury 鈥� RIP, the History Man

Malcolm Bradbury, the acclaimed British satirical novelist and academic, has died

• 24 mins

Inside Opera! An unsung heroine?

Claudia Stoltzer, head of make-up and wigs, at work in the Royal Opera House, London

• 24 mins

Inside Opera 鈥� The role of the Repetiteur

"People book me for my ears," says repetiteur Helen Robertson-Barker about her work

• 24 mins

Shakespeare at the Millennium 鈥� Contemporary Performance

How should Shakespeare's plays be performed in English for 21st-century audiences?

• 23 mins

Julian Barnes revisits Love

Julian Barnes on his new novel Love, Etc, in which he brings back characters from 1991

• 24 mins

Shakespeare at the Millennium 鈥� New Directions?

The challenges of directing Shakespeare for 21st-century audiences

• 23 mins

The Lyrics 鈥� Robert Browning and Jackie Kay

Scottish poet Jackie Kay draws inspiration from Browning for her new work about Maw Broon

• 23 mins

The Lyrics 鈥� Percy Shelley and Paul Muldoon

Paul Muldoon on Shelley's poen Ozymandias and his own work, The Stoic, written in response

• 23 mins

Sumi Jo 鈥� A Korean on the world opera Stage

Korean coloratura Sumi Jo talks about her life and international opera career

• 24 mins

Evelyn Glennie, ringing the Bells

Virtuoso percussionist Evelyn Glennie talks about the bells in her instrument collection

• 24 mins

Shakespeare at the Millennium 鈥� In Translation

How do other cultures and languages interpret the plays of Shakespeare?

• 23 mins