Meridian Episodes Available now
Ngangura Mweze wins at the 'African Oscars'
The Congolese filmmaker wins the top prize at the Pan African Film Festival in Ouagadougou
Women's literature
Maggie Gee, Ursula Owen and Anita Roy discuss the importance of women's literature
Commonwealth Writer's Prize
The chair of the Eurasian region judges Professor Malashri Lal talks about the winners
China mourns the writer Xie Wanying
The daughter of one of China's most prolific writers of the 20th century pays tribute
John le Carr茅's Single & Single
The British spy writer's novel is reviewed by the British politician Gerald Kaufmann
Wole Soyinka and the 1999 Nigerian elections
The Nigerian poet talks about how the arts struggled against military rule
Thomas Keneally interview
The gregarious Australian author of Schindler's Ark talks about his life and work
Los Angeles: The City Of Mirrors
A portrait of the Californian city which has reinvented itself through TV and film
Erica Jong's What do Women Want
"All revolutions start with books." The American feminist talks about her book of essays
Berlin film festival
The Finnish actress Kati Outinen talks about rediscovering silent movie acting
