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Culture in the age of speed

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

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Ethan Hawke interview

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

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How the West was Shot: Part 1

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

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Barry Unsworth鈥檚 The Songs of the Kings

The author talks about his novel set during the Trojan War

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How the West was Shot: Part 2

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

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Zadie Smith鈥檚 The Autograph Man

The British novelist talks about her second novel

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How the West was Shot: Part 3

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

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Martin Cruz Smith鈥檚 Tokyo Station

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

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How the West was Shot: Part 4

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

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Ode to Joy

The impact of Ludwig van Beethoven鈥檚 famous 9th Symphony

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Soul Music: Silent Night

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

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Soul Music: Amazing Grace

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

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Iain Sinclair鈥檚 London Orbital

The British writer takes a walk around the perimeter of London

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Censorship In Theatre

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

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Uncle Tom's Cabin

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

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Yann Martel

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

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Anish Kapoor

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

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Wole Soyinka

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

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Michael Rosen interview

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

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Michel Houellebecq interview

The French writer talks about his novel Platform

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Soul Music: Abide With Me

Why the hymn has so much significance to so many people

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Andy Warhol's Marilyn paintings

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

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Writing and Prison

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

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Electronic music pioneers

The enormous impact of the early electronic music pioneers on the music of today

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World Book Club: Arundhati Roy

The Indian author answers your questions about her book The God of Small Things

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Nigerian teenagers鈥� favourite novels

How the sex lives of young Nigerians are influenced by the novels they鈥檝e read. Also on th

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Picasso: Les Mademoiselles d'Avignon

The story behind Picasso鈥檚 disturbing, defiant masterpiece

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Eric Hobsbawm interview

The Marxist historian talks about his life and key events of the 20th century

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Youssou N鈥橠our interview

The Senegalese musician talks about the power of lyrics

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Waiting For Godot

A celebration of Samuel Beckett鈥檚 revolutionary play, 50 years after it was first performe

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