King Lear
Thursday 31 May 2007 21:45-22:30 (Radio 3)
King Lear
Susannah Clapp reports on the long-delayed press night of Trevor Nunn's production of King Lear for the Royal Shakespeare Company, starring Ian McKellen and Frances Barber.
Has it been worth the wait?
King Lear is at The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford Upon Avon, until 21 June.
John Boorman
The veteran film director John Boorman, the man who made Point Blank, Deliverance and The General, tells Matthew Sweet about why he has turned his attention to contemporary Ireland in his new film, The Tiger's Tail.
Is he really as pessimistic about the transformation of his adoptive country as the film suggests?
TigersTail is released Friday 8th June certificate 18.
Extreme Green
The conclusion of Night Waves' week-long journey to the further reaches of environmentalist experimentation. Tonights 'Extreme Green' project is the 'Cradle-to-Cradle' design.
Shetland History
Plus.a new museum exploring the history of the Shetland Islands.
Seed
Sculptor Peter Randall-Page with sculpture Seed he created for the Eden Project.
