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Joseph Crawhall, Madame Bovary, The James Plays
Anne McElvoy profiles painter Joseph Crawhall. Plus Madame Bovary and The James Plays.
John Irving
The author of The Cider House Rules on religion, Mexico and the USA. With Philip Dodd.
Dad's Army, Utopia in sci-fi, States of Mind at the Wellcome Collection
Marking Dad's Army on film, Matthew Sweet looks at the fifth column.
Anna Pavord: Gardens in Art, University
Anna Pavord visits Painting the Modern Garden the Royal Academy and talks to Anne McElvoy.
Stefan Zweig, Howard Jacobson, Michael Sandle
Philip Dodd with Howard Jacobson and Karen Leeder. Plus sculptor Michael Sandle.
Con Men, John Dee, F for Fake
Matthew Sweet explores the art of the con with Maria Konnikova. Plus a John Dee exhibition
The Arab Spring, Sahar Assaf, Owen Hatherley, Social Media and Language
Anne McElvoy discusses what happened to the Arab Spring five years on.
Holes in the Ground
Rana Mitter discusses underground worlds past and present.
Landmark: The Picture of Dorian Gray
Matthew Sweet, Will Self, Fiona Shaw and Merlin Holland discuss The Picture of Dorian Gray
Westerns, The Oscars
Matthew Sweet discusses the revival of westerns and considers the 2016 Oscar contenders.
