Meridian Episodes Available now
East European Literature 鈥� out from under Communism
East European writers discuss their experiences of censorship and writing under Communism
South Koreans Cooking up a storm in Edinburgh
Highlights of the first week of the Edinburgh International Festival and the Fringe
Michael Frayn's hero 鈥� headlong towards his Fate
Michael Frayn talks about his new novel, Headlong
Iain Banks gets creepy and corporate
Iain Banks talks about his latest novel, The Business
Thulani Davis on Black Women Playwrights
Thulani Davis on how there are currently very few black women playwrights
Leonardo's Horse completed after 500 Years
After 500 years, Leonardo da Vinci's proposal for a giant bronze horse becomes reality
Rita Dove 鈥� Poet of her People
American Rita Dove talks about her work, including the poem On the Bus with Rosa Parks
Heart-break in Willowsville with Joyce Carol Oates
What spell does John Reddy Heart cast over the girls and women of Willowsville?
Hitchcock: A Love Affair with Cinema
Meet the master of suspense, British film director Alfred Hitchcock,
Howard Arkley, painter of Australian Suburbia
The suburban visions of Australian painter Howard Arkley, who has died aged 48
