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Ira Aldridge

Life and work of groundbreaking black Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge

• 28 mins

A history of horror

Discussing the horror genre and why people are so fascinated with it

• 28 mins

Musicians' health hazards

The health hazards and conditions musicians have experienced through the ages

• 28 mins

The Tutor

A new production of The Tutor by Reinhold Lenz

• 29 mins

Sir Peter Hall

Shakespeare's The Tempest at the National Theatre directed by Sir Peter Hall

• 28 mins

Cookery books

Over the last 30 years, cookery writing has become a genre in its own right

• 29 mins

Other people's lives

Four books about other people's lives reviewed

• 28 mins

A tribute to Trevor Howard

A tribute to Trevor Howard

• 28 mins

Sir Ian McKellen

A special edition of Meridian, devoted to the life and work of actor Ian McKellen

• 29 mins

Van Dyck exhibition

A step back in time to the 17th century

• 28 mins

The year 1968

Meridian looks back to the year 1968

• 28 mins

The Vision

A review of the apocalyptic TV drama The Vision

• 28 mins

Buster - Phil Collins

Review of the film Buster, starring Phil Collins and Larry Lamb

• 29 mins

Christopher Nolan wins the Whitbread Prize

The Whitbread Prize plus a review of new books by American writers

• 28 mins

Gerry Anderson

This weeks Meridian is entirely devoted to Gerry Anderson

• 28 mins

Raymond Chandler

A special programme looking at the work of Raymond Thornton Chandler

• 28 mins

Raymond Williams

The legacy of Raymond Williams

• 28 mins

UK Clause 28

Clashes and confrontations in the arts over plans to introduce Clause 28

• 28 mins

White Mischief reviewed

A review of Kenyan film White Mischief directed by Michael Radford

• 28 mins

John Huston

Profile of the American film director and actor John Huston

• 28 mins

Sir John Gielgud

Sir John Gielgud returns to the London stage after an absence of 10 years

• 29 mins

The Hollywood Bowl

The history of the Hollywood Bowl

• 27 mins

White Boy Running

A review of Christopher Hope's biography White Boy Running

• 28 mins

Athol Fugard

South African playwright Athol Fugard talks about his new play

• 29 mins

The double bass

A history of the double bass

• 29 mins

The Discovery of India

The Discovery of India, a 44-hour long television documentary

• 29 mins

The Wedding

A review of the French novel The Wedding

• 28 mins

The Last Emperor

Bernardo Bertolucci's new film, The Last Emperor

• 28 mins

Politics and art in Israel

Politics and art in Israel

• 28 mins

'Tis Pity She's a Whore

'Tis Pity She's a Whore by John Ford, directed by Alan Ayckbourn at the National Theatre

• 30 mins