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    Dame Cleo Laine

    At the age of 90, jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine looks back at her extraordinary career.

  2. Akram Khan, Egon Schiele and Francesca Woodman exhibition, soldier-turned-novelist Kevin Powers

    Akram Khan shows us his home studio and discusses a life in dance.

  3. Orla Kiely, British Asian theatre, Belinda Bauer

    Designer Orla Kiely on her famous Stem graphics.

  4. Novelist Philip Roth remembered

    American novelist Philip Roth, 1933-2018.

  5. Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge on Star Wars, Andrew Sean Greer, Comic novels

    Phoebe Waller-Bridge on being L3, a female droid in the latest Star Wars episode.

  6. Ian McKellen, The Handmaid's Tale Season 2, Bill Gold remembered, Tishani Doshi

    Ian McKellen on life as an actor, review of The Handmaid's Tale Season 2, Tishani Doshi.

  7. Hamlet and As You Like It at Shakespeare's Globe, Mysterious Marginalia, Morris Dance Music

    Hamlet and As You Like It, Michelle Terry's first productions at The Globe.

  8. Joel Meyerowitz, The Girl on the Train on stage, the Famous Women Dinner Service

    Photographer Joel Meyerowitz, and a review of The Girl on the Train on stage.

  9. Brighton Festival, Laurie Anderson on the poetry of Lou Reed, Cannes Film Festival

    Brighton Festival, Laurie Anderson and the poetry of Lou Reed, News from Cannes.

  10. King Lear, Tom Wolfe remembered, Deadpool 2, Royal Academy at 250

    Richard Eyre on his new TV production of King Lear, starring Anthony Hopkins.

  11. Backstage at Swan Lake, Emily Bronte and Wuthering Heights, Kaffe Fassett

    Behind the scenes at the Royal Ballet's new production of Swan Lake

  12. David Nicholls on Patrick Melrose, Gaz Coombes, Kayo Chingonyi

    David Nicholls on adapting Patrick Melrose starring Benedict Cumberbatch.

  13. Male full-frontal nudity, Chris Lang, Stuart Hall's memoirs

    Why is male full-frontal nudity so rare on screen?

  14. Neil Gaiman's How To Talk To Girls At Parties and rewatching old films in the #MeToo era

    Author Neil Gaiman on the film version of his story How To Talk To Girls At Parties.

  15. On Chesil Beach with Ian McEwan, Older people and the arts, Drew McOnie

    Ian McEwan on bringing his novel On Chesil Beach to the big screen.

  16. Literary Norwich

    Rose Tremain, Sarah Hall and Sarah Perry on Norwich's thriving literary culture.

  17. David Shrigley, Madeline Miller, the Power of Netflix

    Artist David Shrigley on his Brighton Festival, Novelist Madeline Miller.

  18. Kate Mosse, Kanye West, Loewe Craft Prize

    Kate Mosse talks about her latest historical novel The Burning Chambers.

  19. Benjamin Zephaniah, Male suicide on Coronation Street, I Feel Pretty, Mircea Eliade

    Benjamin Zephaniah, Coronation Street male suicide storyline, I Feel Pretty review.

  20. Tate Modern's Shape of Light; Art Fund Museum of the Year Prize 2018; Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling

    The shortlist for the Art Fund Museum of the Year prize 2018 is announced.

  21. Plan B on his new album, Women in Chinese art, plus art reproduced on household items.

    Plan B on his new album, Women in Chinese art, plus art reproduced on household items.

  22. The Marvel Universe, Libraries today, Kizzy Crawford and Gwilym Simcock

    Avengers: Infinity War - the latest offering from Marvel - and the role of libraries today

  23. Janelle Monae, The Assassination of Katie Hopkins, Turner Prize shortlist

    Janelle Monae on her new album and her film roles including Hidden Figures and Moonlight.

  24. Rodin, Curtis Sittenfeld, Mark Simpson's cello concerto, Korean television drama

    Rodin and the art of ancient Greece at the British Museum.

  25. Millicent Fawcett statue, Joe Penhall, Stage lighting under review, Thomas Chippendale at 300

    The first statue of a woman in Parliament Square is unveiled today, but is it any good?

  26. Women's Prize for Fiction Shortlist, The Shires, Poet Sean O'Brien

    Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist, The Shires play live in studio plus poet Sean O'Brien

  27. Romola Garai, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Guy Gunaratne

    Romola Garai is The Writer, Ladysmith Black Mambazo perform, Guy Gunaratne's debut novel.

  28. Windrush cultural contribution, Dale Winton remembered, Poet Imtiaz Dharker, 蜜芽传媒 Proms season

    The artistic contribution of the Windrush generation.

  29. Tina the Musical, Nicola Walker, Venue Accessibility, Cherry Blossom Poetry

    Tina, the musical telling Tina Turner's life story, hits the stage.

  30. The royals on TV, Luke Evans, Stabat Mater at the Sistine Chapel

    Director Jane Treays discusses her TV documentary The Queen's Green Planet.

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