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  1. Night Waves - Howard Brenton

    Howard Brenton discusses his new play The Arrest of Ai Wei Wei with Philip Dodd.

  2. Night Waves - History at school

    What history should children learn and be able to contextualise? And what do they Rana...

  3. Night Waves - Hilary Mantel defends her comments on the Duchess 07 Mar

    Anne McElvoy meets Hilary Mantel, the winner of the David Cohen Prize for literature.

  4. Night Waves - Heritage

    With Matthew Sweet. A first night review, by Susannah Clapp, of Peter Morgan's new The...

  5. Night Waves - Harry Belafonte

    Matthew Sweet talks to the singer, actor and civil rights campaigner Harry Belafonte.

  6. Night Waves - Hanna Rosin

    Philip Dodd discusses The End of Men: And the Rise of Women with author Hanna Rosin.

  7. Night Waves - Gold

    The price of gold is on a high. Rana Mitter examines its incredible allure and asks if...

  8. Night Waves - Germany's Power

    With Germany’s economic dominance in Europe increasing, Philip discusses the country...

  9. Night Waves - Gandhi

    Rana Mitter looks forward to an Age of the Happy City with innovative urban scholar,...

  10. Night Waves - Future Warfare

    Anne McElvoy hosts a special edition looking at the state of warfare in the modern world.

  11. Night Waves - Frank Auerbach

    Rana Mitter discusses two new shows of the painter, Frank Auerbach's work with the and...

  12. Night Waves - Feminism in 2013

    Anne McElvoy discusses the state of Feminism in 2013. From women in the boardroom to...

  13. Night Waves - Feminism

    Anne McElvoy and guests with a special programme on feminism: writing, philosophy and...

  14. Night Waves - Europe & Gatz

    Philip Dodd hosts a concert on Europe, with political thinker Slavoj Zizek who has the...

  15. Night Waves - Eric Schlosser, Richard II

    Susannah Clapp joins Anne McElvoy for the very first review of David Tennant’s much...

  16. Night Waves - Eric Hobsbawm

    Following the death of the celebrated – and controversial – Marxist historian Eric...

  17. Night Waves - Englishness

    Philip Dodd, Jesse Norman MP, Lord Maurice Glasman, the author Paul Kingsnorth, Lisa...

  18. Night Waves - English landscape painting

    Constable, Gainsborough and Turner, the three towering figures of English landscape in...

  19. Night Waves - Egypt's democracy

    Philip Dodd is joined by the historian Tom Holland and the political scientist Salwa...

  20. Night Waves - Edvard Munch

    With Rana Mitter. Night Waves has a first night review of The Royal Opera's production...

  21. Night Waves - Dystopia & Mexico

    Two new dystopian novels by the scientist Susan Greenfield and academic Martin Goodman...

  22. Night Waves - Dostoevsky's 'The Idiot'

    Dostoevsky's 'The Idiot' (1869) raises 'the good life' as an existential question that...

  23. Night Waves - Don Paterson

    Scottish poet and musician Don Paterson joins Philip Dodd for an extended conversation.

  24. Night Waves - Doctor Who at 50

    50 years of Dr Who is celebrated this weekend by the BBC. Matthew Sweet discusses the...

  25. Night Waves - Django Unchained

    Django Unchained, the newest Quentin Tarantino film causing controversy, is reviewed...

  26. Night Waves - Diarmaid Macculloch

    Church Historian Diarmaid Macculloch joins Anne McElvoy to discuss the role that has...

  27. Night Waves - Desertion in the armed forces

    Matthew Sweet asks historian Charles Glass, author of a new book on deserters in World...

  28. Night Waves - Death

    Matthew Sweet visits Tate Britain’s unveiling of a comprehensive new vision of its...

  29. Night Waves - David Hare

    Philip Dodd is joined by the playwright David Hare whose play, The Judas Kiss, is to...

  30. Night Waves - David Edgar

    Anne McElvoy talks to David Edgar about his new play 'If Only' which focuses on The...

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