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Jerome Robbins
A profile of the American film director and choreographer
Gone With The Wind
Examining the author Margaret Mitchell and her epic historical novel
Writers' Workshop: Part 1
How to write novels, with advice from writers Eliot Perlman and Michele Roberts
Slave Narratives: Part 3
How a handful of educated slaves expressed their ideas
Roberto Alagna and Angela Gheorghiu interview
The tenor and his soprano wife talk about their chemistry on and off stage
Chaucer
A profile of the first great poet to write in English, 600 years after his death
Video games
How the video game industry is threatening traditional entertainment such as cinema and TV
Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto
A close examination of the Norwegian composer's Piano Concerto
Strauss' Don Quixote
An examination of Strauss' tone poem based on the character created by Miguel de Cervantes
With Great Pleasure: Donald Woods
The South African journalist and anti-apartheid activist introduces his favourite prose