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Nick McDonnell鈥檚 Twelve

The novelist from New York talks about the book he started writing when he was 17

• 23 mins

Writing about war

War reporter and novelist Jeffrey Lee and an atom bomb survivor turned poet

• 23 mins

Three Wise Men: Moses Maimonides

The Jewish philosopher who was also one of the finest scholars of the Arabic world

• 23 mins

Three Wise Men: Averroes

A profile of the medieval Andalusian scholar

• 23 mins

Stephen King

What makes Stephen King not only the master of horror but much more than that?

• 23 mins

The age of the brand

The concept of 鈥榖randing鈥� has become ubiquitous. But what does it really mean?

• 23 mins

Rick Moody

The American novelist and author of The Ice Storm talks about his memoirs

• 23 mins

Culture in the age of speed

Are books and slow symphonies on their way out in the age of the fast forward button?

• 22 mins

Ethan Hawke interview

The Gattaca and Dead Poets Society actor talks about his second novel Ash Wednesday

• 23 mins

How the West was Shot: Part 1

How the American film genre, the Western, was invented in late 19th-century America

• 23 mins

Barry Unsworth鈥檚 The Songs of the Kings

The author talks about his novel set during the Trojan War

• 23 mins

How the West was Shot: Part 2

How the Italian director Sergio Leone took on the American genre of the western

• 23 mins

Zadie Smith鈥檚 The Autograph Man

The British novelist talks about her second novel

• 23 mins

How the West was Shot: Part 3

How the American westerns of the late 60s and 70s reflected the revolutionary times

• 23 mins

Martin Cruz Smith鈥檚 Tokyo Station

The American thriller writer and author of Gorky Park talks about his novel set in Japan

• 22 mins

How the West was Shot: Part 4

How the treatment of Native Americans in Hollywood westerns shifted in the 1970s

• 23 mins

Ode to Joy

The impact of Ludwig van Beethoven鈥檚 famous 9th Symphony

• 22 mins

Soul Music: Silent Night

An exploration of one of the world鈥檚 most popular Christmas carols

• 23 mins

Soul Music: Amazing Grace

An exploration of John Newton's hymn, which was inspired by a near-death experience at sea

• 23 mins

Iain Sinclair鈥檚 London Orbital

The British writer takes a walk around the perimeter of London

• 23 mins

Censorship In Theatre

Who is that wants to ban plays, and who resists them?

• 23 mins

Uncle Tom's Cabin

The continuing impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe鈥檚 anti-slavery novel

• 23 mins

Yann Martel

The Life of Pi author talks about winning 2002鈥檚 Man Booker Prize

• 23 mins

Anish Kapoor

The sculptor talks about his work for the vast turbine hall at the Tate Modern, London

• 23 mins

Wole Soyinka

The Nigerian playwright and poet talks about his poem In the Small Hours

• 23 mins

Michael Rosen interview

The poet talks about a collection of poems about the death of his 18-year-old son

• 23 mins

Michel Houellebecq interview

The French writer talks about his novel Platform

• 23 mins

Soul Music: Abide With Me

Why the hymn has so much significance to so many people

• 22 mins

Andy Warhol's Marilyn paintings

What Andy Warhol鈥檚 Marilyn Monroe paintings say about the US pop artist

• 23 mins

Writing and Prison

The Nigerian author Helon Habila talks about his novel Waiting for an Angel

• 23 mins