Archive 2011
Magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Catherine Tate and David Tennant, Michael Portillo, Ed Smith
Mark Lawson talks to David Tennant and Catherine Tate and Ed Smith reviews cricket films.
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James Corden on stage; Martin and Eliza Carthy
Mark Lawson meets Martin and Eliza Carthy and reviews James Corden in a Goldoni comedy.
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Jane Eyre reviewed; Damon Albarn interview
John Wilson reviews a new film version of Jane Eyre and talks to Damon Albarn.
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Booker Prize shortlist; Ken Loach
Mark Lawson debates the Booker Prize shortlist and interviews film-maker Ken Loach.
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David Hockney; Mark Kermode
Mark Lawson talks to artist David Hockney; Mark Kermode explains what's wrong with movies.
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Playwright Arnold Wesker and author Val McDermid
Mark Lawson talks to playwright Arnold Wesker and crime novelist Val McDermid.
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9/11 play Decade; BBC National Short Story Award
9/11 play Decade, and Sue MacGregor on this year's BBC National Short Story Award.
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Roger Moore; Christopher Hampton
Mark Lawson talks to Roger Moore about working with Tony Curtis in The Persuaders.
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Laura Marling; Degas reviewed
With John Wilson. Laura Marling on her new album; dancer Lauren Cuthbertson on Degas.
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Jermaine Jackson; his memoir on Michael
Jermaine Jackson on his brother Michael.
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Pam Ayres; Stephen Merchant's stand-up
Mark Lawson talks to Pam Ayres about her life and poems; Stephen Merchant's stand-up show.
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16/09/2011
Kirsty Lang talks to Dominic West and Clarke Peters about performing Othello in Sheffield.
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Ryan Gosling's two new films reviewed
Ryan Gosling's two new films reviewed and Mike Scott of The Waterboys on Yeats the poet.
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Tom Hardy in Warrior; Muppets creator Frank Oz
Tom Hardy in new film Warrior, and Muppets creator Frank Oz.
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Tom Stoppard; Page One reviewed
Tom Stoppard on Travesties; newspaper documentary Page One reviewed.
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Mike Leigh's new play; A S Byatt on the end of the Gods
Mike Leigh's new play at the National Theatre, and A S Byatt on Norse gods.
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Martin Scorsese's film about George Harrison
Martin Scorsese's film about George Harrison; Ruth Negga plays Shirley Bassey on TV.
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BBC NSSA winner; Nick Mason on Pink Floyd
News of the Winner of the BBC National Short Story Award; long-lost Pink Floyd tracks.
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Tim Pigott-Smith on King Lear, Fiona MacCarthy on Ford Madox Brown
Mark Lawson talks to actor Tim Pigott-Smith as he plays King Lear on stage in Leeds.
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Melancholia review, Lee Child
Mark Lawson reviews the new Lars von Trier film Melancholia, and meets writer Lee Child.
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James Corden; Rock of Ages
With Mark Lawson. Actor James Corden on his memoirs; the musical Rock of Ages reviewed.
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Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy
Mark Lawson meets the Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, as she publishes a new collection.
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Rowan Atkinson interviewed; Claire Tomalin on Dickens
Rowan Atkinson on Johnny English Reborn; Claire Tomalin on the life of Charles Dickens.
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Johnny Mathis and David Bailey
John Wilson meets legendary singer Johnny Mathis; and photographer David Bailey.
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