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Jane Austen
Her family and private life, in particular her relationship with her sister Cassandra

Scottish Drama at the Edinburgh Festival
Christopher Cook interviews an unspecified speaker about writing

Passion and Heathcliff
Helen Hobson on singing in musicals and playing Clara in Passion and Cathy in Heathcliff

Shakespeare's Othello
A discussion of Shakespeare's Othello and its issues of race and nationality

Play Not Known
Jack, Vera and Hilary are travelling to Australia - Stephen is their steward on their ship

This Lime Tree Bower
Irish playwright, Conor McPherson on his play set in an out of season seaside town

Faust
A discussion of the play of Faust by Goethe and today's notions of sin and evil

The Cherry Orchard
A light comedy or a serious drama?

Medea in the Mirror
Jose Triana's Medea in the Mirror is set in pre-revolutionary Cuba

Passionate Playing
With themes of nationality, passion, relationships - and a grandma with a mysterious past