Meridian Episodes Available now
Irish Murdoch
A tribute to the philosopher novelist who has died aged 79
Oscar nominations
Festival of Islamic pop in Iran, previously banned by Ayatollah Khomeini; Salman Rushdie to return to India; Writer Iris Murdoch dies; Berlin's Film Festival; Oscar nominations.
King Henry IV, Part One
An analysis of Shakespeare's historical play
Rhapsody in Blue
The story of how George Gershwin wrote his most famous work
Calcutta Book Fair
The literary critic Surendranath Dasgupta reports from one of the annual literary event
FW de Klerk's autobiography
A review of the last white President of South Africa's memoir
Sundance Film Festival
Film critic Ken Turan reports from the independent film festival in Utah
International Film Festival of India
How Hydrabad played host to the festival which featured a film market for the first time
Berlin's Holocaust Memorial
The architect Peter Eisenman talks about a new plan for the memorial
Samuel Shem's Mount Misery
A psychiatrist and a writer reviews the American writer and psychiatrist's novel
