Meridian Episodes Available now
Indian International Film Festival
Film critic Lalit Joshi reports from the wide-ranging festival in Hyderabad
Northern Irish novelist Brian Moore
Professor Bob Welsh from the Univeristy of Ulster talks about the Irish author
John Updike's novel Bech at Bay
The author and critic Stephen Amidon talks about the American writer's work
European Capital of Culture 1999: Weimar, Germany
Gabriele Gerecke talks about why the German city has been chosen
The London Book Fair
A report from the annual international fair attended by 45 countries
How do art thieves get away with it?
How are thieves able to sell on famous paintings?
Jane Smiley - Pulitzer prize winner
A feature-length programme on the novelist Jane Smiley
Alvin Ailey
A documentary on the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Golden Globe nominations
Hollywood's Golden Globe film nominations are announced
Review of the year - 1998
A look back at the arts that provided the backdrop to the 12 months that was 1998
