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Episode Guide

27/05/2013

TV and film producer Tony Garnett, whose credits include Cathy Come Home, Cardiac Arrest and...

24/05/2013

Arts and culture programme featuring news, interviews and reviews, presented by John Wilson.

23/05/2013

Presented by John Wilson. As part of the Cultural Exchange, violinist Nigel Kennedy selects...

22/05/2013

Mark Lawson reports on Michael Landy's series of kinetic sculptures of saints, made from...

21/05/2013

Mark Lawson is joined by The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown, whose new novel Inferno is...

20/05/2013

Mark Lawson gives his take on Robert De Niro and Diane Keaton's performances in film comedy The...

17/05/2013

Arts and culture programme presented by John Wilson, including a report on the hits and misses...

16/05/2013

John Wilson speaks to photographer Rankin, who has a new exhibition of work in Liverpool. Plus,...

15/05/2013

As part of the Cultural Exchange project, Mark Lawson talks to author Will Self about the novel...

13/05/2013

Mark Lawson gives his verdict on the new film version of The Great Gatsby, and the Rev Justin...

10/05/2013

Arts and culture programme featuring news, interviews and reviews, presented by Mark Lawson.

09/05/2013

John Wilson presents as Chair of Arts Council England Peter Bazalgette nominates a portrait by...

08/05/2013

As part of the Cultural Exchange project, Mark Lawson talks to novelist Howard Jacobson about...

07/05/2013

Mark Lawson and writer Germaine Greer discuss an Australian novel she feels is overlooked and...

06/05/2013

Actor, director and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah discusses his new play, race relations, and the...

03/05/2013

Novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie talks about Tutu by Ben Enwonwu. Presented by John Wilson.

02/05/2013

Mark Lawson presents the Cultural Exchange, in which Madness frontman Suggs shares his passion...

01/05/2013

Mark Lawson talks to broadcaster and author Melvyn Bragg about a Rembrandt self-portrait from...

30/04/2013

Mark Lawson talks to Meera Syal about To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

29/04/2013

The Cultural Exchange project continues with director Bernardo Bertolucci, who reveals his...

19/04/2013

An interview with Ian Gillan and Ian Paice - long-standing members of the band Deep Purple....

18/04/2013

Arts and culture programme featuring news, interviews and reviews, presented by John Wilson.

16/04/2013

Mark Lawson interviews best-selling thriller writer David Baldacci, whose latest novel The Hit,...

15/04/2013

Mark Lawson presents news of the latest Best of Young British Novelists list, as selected by...

12/04/2013

Director Oliver Stone speaks about his ambitious 10-part documentary series Untold History of...

10/04/2013

Writer and poet Maya Angelou, who has recently celebrated her 85th birthday, joins Mark Lawson...

09/04/2013

John Wilson reports on Genesis, a major new exhibition of photographs by Sebastiao Salgado at...

08/04/2013

John Wilson delivers his verdict on Derek Cianfrance's new film The Place Beyond the Pines,...

05/04/2013

John Wilson reports on the reopening of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam after a decade of...

04/04/2013

Arts and culture programme featuring news, interviews and reviews, presented by Mark Lawson.

03/04/2013

Mark Lawson talks to writer Julian Barnes about his new book Levels of Life, which draws on...

02/04/2013

Mark Lawson announces the contenders for the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2013 prize.

01/04/2013

Kirsty Lang examines efforts to market British musicals, films, TV, music and architecture to...

29/03/2013

Mark Lawson talks to novelist Anne Tyler about her life and career, including her approach to...

28/03/2013

Arts and culture programme featuring news, interviews and reviews, presented by Mark Lawson.

27/03/2013

Arts and culture programme featuring news, interviews and reviews, presented by Mark Lawson.

25/03/2013

John Wilson reviews Danny Boyle's film Trance, a crime thriller about a missing painting,...

22/03/2013

Rebecca Nicholson reviews The Book of Mormon - a Broadway musical by the writers of animated...

21/03/2013

With John Wilson, featuring an interview with comedian and writer Lee Mack, the star of TV...

20/03/2013

Playwright Alan Bennett joins Mark Lawson to discuss his recent work for the National Theatre,...

19/03/2013

Jenny McCartney reviews Compliance, a thriller in which a fast food restaurant's manager is...

18/03/2013

Arts and culture programme featuring news, interviews and reviews, presented by Mark Lawson.

15/03/2013

Arts and culture programme featuring news, interviews and reviews, presented by Mark Lawson.

14/03/2013

Gustavo Dudamel discusses his role as Musical Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and his...

13/03/2013

John Wilson reports on the introduction of a new literature prize open to authors who write in...

12/03/2013

Arts and culture programme featuring news, interviews and reviews, presented by Mark Lawson.

11/03/2013

Mark Lawson delivers his verdict on Don Scardino's new comedy film The Incredible Burt...

08/03/2013

Mark Lawson reports on William Boyd's debut stage play Longing, Hilary Mantel's latest prize...

07/03/2013

John Wilson assesses the music and influence of David Bowie, in light of the forthcoming...

05/03/2013

A review of Steven Soderbergh's psychological thriller Side Effects, and the new Tomb Raider...

01/03/2013

A round-up of arts news and reviews, with Mark Lawson.

28/02/2013

Arts and culture programme featuring news, interviews and reviews, presented by John Wilson.

27/02/2013

Mark Lawson reports on film director Joe Wright's first stage production, a version of Arthur...

26/02/2013

John Wilson reports on Barry Levinson's ecological horror film The Bay, a story about mutant...

25/02/2013

Mark Lawson gives his verdict on Richard Gere's performance as a fraudulent hedge-fund supremo...

22/02/2013

Damien Hirst explores humour in art as 50 signed prints of his diamond-encrusted skull wearing...

21/02/2013

A round-up of arts news and reviews, with John Wilson.

20/02/2013

Mark Lawson reports on the opening night of a new staging of A Chorus Line at the London...

19/02/2013

A round-up of arts news and reviews, with Mark Lawson.

18/02/2013

Writer and producer Paul Abbott discusses the final series of his drama Shameless, and Lionel...

15/02/2013

Arts and culture programme featuring news, interviews and reviews, presented by Kirsty Lang.

12/02/2013

Kate Saunders reviews Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, a film documenting the...

11/02/2013

Mark Lawson reports on Judd Apatow's latest comedy This Is 40, which follows Knocked Up...

07/02/2013

John Wilson reports on Glam! at Tate Liverpool, an exhibition reassessing the pop styles and...

06/02/2013

Arts and culture programme, presented by Mark Lawson.

05/02/2013

Mark Lawson reports on an exhibition of Ice Age sculpture, ceramics and ornaments at the...

04/02/2013

Mark Lawson talks to Chiwetel Ejiofor, who plays a 1930s jazz band leader in Stephen...

01/02/2013

Actor Charles Dance, best known for playing either quintessential Englishmen or ruthless...

31/01/2013

A round-up of arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang.

30/01/2013

Mark Lawson talks to comedian Harry Hill about his preparations for his forthcoming national...

29/01/2013

Mark Lawson reports on how artists use light in a variety of forms, as revealed in a new...

28/01/2013

Mark Lawson talks to actor Rowan Atkinson about his return to the stage in Simon Gray's West...

25/01/2013

John Wilson highlights Tate St Ives' new exhibition celebrating the centenary of William Scott...

24/01/2013

Kirsty Lang reviews Amelia Bullmore's play Di and Viv and Rose, a comical exploration of...

23/01/2013

A round-up of arts news and reviews, presented by Mark Lawson.

22/01/2013

Mark Lawson examines the paintings of Edouard Manet in light of a major new exhibition of the...

21/01/2013

Mark Lawson reports on Zero Dark Thirty, The Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow's film...

11/01/2013

Kirsty Lang meets cellist Matthew Barley as he embarks on a year-long UK tour entitled Around...

10/01/2013

Arts and culture programme featuring news, interviews and reviews, presented by Mark Lawson.

09/01/2013

Arts and culture programme featuring news, interviews and reviews, presented by John Wilson.

08/01/2013

Mark Lawson reviews the new film version of musical Les Miserables, directed by Tom Hooper and...

07/01/2013

Mark Lawson reviews Ryan Gosling and Sean Penn's new movie Gangster Squad. Set in the late...

04/01/2013

Arts and culture programme featuring news, interviews and reviews, presented by John Wilson.

03/01/2013

Arts and culture programme featuring news, interviews and reviews, presented by Mark Lawson.

02/01/2013

Mark Lawson presents the results of the Costa Book Awards, revealing the winners in the novel,...

01/01/2013

John Wilson reports on how new technology in film-making, music recording and museums will...

31/12/2012

Mark Lawson invites Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes, singer Rumer, crime-fiction author...

28/12/2012

Mark Lawson highlights the experiences of British actors who have found fame in America,...

27/12/2012

Kirsty Lang meets backstage staff who play an important part in the some of the biggest and...

26/12/2012

John Wilson investigates the moment renowned musicians decided to pursue a career in the music...

25/12/2012

Mark Lawson highlights the experiences of artists and performers known for working alongside...

24/12/2012

Mark Lawson revisits interviews with people from the arts community who have made headlines...

21/12/2012

Mark Lawson interviews some of the artists, performers and musicians who have been making the...

20/12/2012

Arts and culture programme featuring news, interviews and reviews, presented by Kirsty Lang.

19/12/2012

Arts and culture programme featuring news, interviews and reviews, presented by Kirsty Lang.

18/12/2012

Mark Lawson hears from Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie about the film adaptation of...

17/12/2012

Mark Lawson interviews The Hour star Dominic West, who discusses his interpretation of the role...

13/12/2012

John Wilson provides listeners with inspiration for the perfect musical gifts this Christmas.

11/12/2012

Mark Lawson takes a look at a new production of Peter Nichols' Privates on Parade, starring...

10/12/2012

Mark Lawson reports as Slumdog Millionaire director and London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony...

07/12/2012

An interview with American writer Paul Auster, presented by John Wilson.

06/12/2012

John Wilson reports on the musical stage version based on the 1992 Hollywood blockbuster The...

05/12/2012

Mark Lawson delivers the verdict on an all-female staging of Julius Caesar, starring Harriet...

04/12/2012

Elizabeth Price, the winner of this year's Turner Prize, discusses her the inspiration behind...

03/12/2012

Mark Lawson delivers his verdict on Seven Psychopaths, director Martin McDonagh's film starring...

30/11/2012

Kirsty Lang reports on The Mouse and His Child, the RSC's new show for family audiences, which...

29/11/2012

Kirsty Lang interviews writer Roddy Doyle, who talks about his new novella Two Pints featuring...

28/11/2012

Leading neurosurgeon Henry Marsh reviews A Young Doctor's Notebook, starring Daniel Radcliffe...

27/11/2012

Rachel Cooke reviews Mike Newell's new film version of Great Expectations, featuring Helena...

16/11/2012

Musician and producer Brian Eno talks to Kirsty Lang about his new album Lux, which features a...

15/11/2012

John Wilson is joined by author Ben Elton, who discusses his new novel Two Brothers, which is...

14/11/2012

Mark Lawson reviews The Effect, a new drama by Lucy Prebble, best known for her success with...

13/11/2012

Mark Lawson reports on A Bigger Splash, a Tate Modern exhibition in which contrasting works by...

12/11/2012

Arts and culture programme featuring news, interviews and reviews, presented by Mark Lawson.

08/11/2012

Mark Lawson reports from the opening night of People, Alan Bennett's new play starring Frances...

07/11/2012

Rock legends Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones join John Wilson to discuss...

06/11/2012

Mark Lawson presents an interview with director Michael Haneke, whose latest film Amour won the...

05/11/2012

Mark Lawson reports on a selection of newly published letters to politicians and broadcasters...

02/11/2012

Arts and culture programme featuring news, interviews and reviews, presented by Kirsty Lang.

01/11/2012

Actor John Goodman talks about his role in Ben Affleck's political drama Argo. Mark Lawson...

31/10/2012

Kirsty Lang presents a report on actress Marion Cotillard in the film Rust and Bone, directed...

30/10/2012

Mark Lawson reports on Seduced by Art - the National Gallery's first major exhibition of...

29/10/2012

American author Tom Wolfe joins Mark Lawson to discuss the publication of his new novel, Back...

26/10/2012

Mark Lawson interviews acclaimed British pianist and composer Thomas Ades.

25/10/2012

An interview with cartoonist and writer Posy Simmonds. Mark Lawson presents.