Meridian Episodes Available now
Guy de Maupassant – Master of the Short Story
Life and work of Guy de Maupassant, the 19th-century French writer
Beauty – Who believes in it now?
When was the Western idea of beauty overturned – and why don't we believe in it anymore?
Director's Choice – the Louvre
Pierre Rosenberg, president-director of the Louvre, takes listeners on a guided tour
Beauty – What is it?
What is beauty and whay do we crave it? What is the relationship between art and beauty?
Storytelling – Sitting on the Porch
Our need for narrative is as important as food, shelter and sex, says Connie May Fowler
Director's Choice – the Stedelijk Museum
A guided tour of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam with its director Rudi Fuchs
A.S. Byatt – the Novelist in pursuit of the Biographer
"Human beings always escape their biographers," says novelist A.S.Byatt in this interview
Director's Choice – the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Philippe de Montebello takes listeners on a guided tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Director's Choice – Castello di Rivoli
The director of Castello di Rivoli takes listeners on a guided tour
Controversy over Exhibition of Lynching Photographs
Debate around exhibiting photographs of lynchings of African-Americans by white mobs
