Meridian Episodes Available now
Political Journalism – Personalities and Pitfalls
What effect is the media emphasis on personalities over policies having on us as citizens?
Sumi Jo – A Korean on the world opera Stage
Korean coloratura Sumi Jo talks about her life and international opera career
Evelyn Glennie, ringing the Bells
Virtuoso percussionist Evelyn Glennie talks about the bells in her instrument collection
Shakespeare at the Millennium – In Translation
How do other cultures and languages interpret the plays of Shakespeare?
The Lyrics – Robert Browning and Jackie Kay
Scottish poet Jackie Kay draws inspiration from Browning for her new work about Maw Broon
The Lyrics – Percy Shelley and Paul Muldoon
Paul Muldoon on Shelley's poen Ozymandias and his own work, The Stoic, written in response
Shakespeare at the Millennium – New Directions?
The challenges of directing Shakespeare for 21st-century audiences
Julian Barnes revisits Love
Julian Barnes on his new novel Love, Etc, in which he brings back characters from 1991
Shakespeare at the Millennium – Contemporary Performance
How should Shakespeare's plays be performed in English for 21st-century audiences?
Inside Opera – The role of the Repetiteur
"People book me for my ears," says repetiteur Helen Robertson-Barker about her work
