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  1. Night Waves - Tarkovsky

    Philip Dodd and Susan Hitch review the world premier of Jonathan Dove's opera, Life is...

  2. Night Waves - Taliban Poetry

    Rana Mitter reads a new collection of poetry from the Taliban in a newly translated to...

  3. Night Waves - Syrian Art

    Malu Halasa, curator of the Culture in Defiance exhibition in Amsterdam, joins Matthew...

  4. Night Waves - Sylvia Plath

    Matthew Sweet discusses the legacy of Sylvia Plath, who died 50 years ago this week,...

  5. Night Waves - Suffrage Plays

    Anne McElvoy talks to Debra Craine about British choreographer Akram Khan’s new or...

  6. Night Waves - Stanislavski

    Anne McElvoy and guests discuss the life and work of the Russian director Konstantin...

  7. Night Waves - Sir John Major

    Sir John Major talks to Matthew Sweet and is joined by comedian Roy Hudd to discuss of...

  8. Night Waves - Simon Schama, Beeban Kidron, End of Human Rights

    Historian Simon Schama joins Philip Dodd to discuss his book and TV series The Story...

  9. Night Waves - Simon Schama

    Simon Schama joins Anne McElvoy to discuss his foray into literature, and the it...

  10. Night Waves - Sicilian Culture

    As a new book about warring philosophical frenemies Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre...

  11. Night Waves - Shlomo Sand

    Adam Mars-Jones reviews the first West End revival of the nine Tony award winning; A...

  12. Night Waves - Sheryl Sandberg

    Anne McElvoy and Susannah Clapp review the west-end play Doktor Glas, starring Krister...

  13. Night Waves - Shame

    Philip Dodd along with Dr Tim Stanley and Paul Glastris review the American version of...

  14. Night Waves - Sex and the Arab World

    Shereen El Feki, author of Sex and the Citadel, joins Philip Dodd to explore how the a...

  15. Night Waves - Sebastian Faulks

    Award-winning author Sebastian Faulks speaks to Rana Mitter about his new novel, A the...

  16. Night Waves - Sculptured Carving

    Philip Dodd goes to Kew Gardens in London to watch David Nash carving sculpture from...

  17. Night Waves - Ryszard Kapuscinski

    As a new biography of Ryszard Kapuscinski is released, the author Artur Domoslawski 4...

  18. Night Waves - Rousseau

    To mark the 300th anniversary of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's birth and discuss why still...

  19. Night Waves - Rothko Returns to Latvia

    The Mark Rothko Arts Centre has opened its doors for the first time and some of his to...

  20. Night Waves - Rory Kinnear

    Actor Rory Kinnear, currently playing Iago at the National Theatre, discusses the of...

  21. Night Waves - Robert Caro

    Samira Ahmed talks to the writer Robert Caro about The Passage of Power, the latest of...

  22. Night Waves - Rick Gekoski

    Rana Mitter discusses the allure of the missing work of art with the writer Rick Gekoski.

  23. Night Waves - Richard III's Bones

    The King in the car park: what is the significance of the University of Leicester’s...

  24. Night Waves - Richard Holloway, Jonathan Safran Foer and Howard Jacobson

    Philip Dodd explores the boundaries between faith and doubt. His expert guides in this...

  25. Night Waves - Richard Dawkins & Tacita Dean

    Philip Dodd is joined by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins speaking about his new...

  26. Night Waves - Ray Kurzweil

    Ray Kurzweil, renowned American inventor, thinker and futurist, joins Rana Mitter to a...

  27. Night Waves - Race & Statistics

    Philip Dodd reviews the UK premiere of David Mamet's controversial play Race and its...

  28. Night Waves - Psychotherapy

    The Science Museum in London is staging Mind Maps, an exhibition on the history of and...

  29. night Waves - Prometheus

    Director Ridley Scott returns to the big screen this week with his new film Prometheus.

  30. Night Waves - Procrastination

    Actor Samuel West speaks to Samira Ahmed about the art of delay, whilst former banker...

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