Meridian Episodes Available now
Guy de Maupassant 鈥� Master of the Short Story
Life and work of Guy de Maupassant, the 19th-century French writer
Beauty 鈥� Who believes in it now?
When was the Western idea of beauty overturned 鈥� and why don't we believe in it anymore?
Director's Choice 鈥� the Louvre
Pierre Rosenberg, president-director of the Louvre, takes listeners on a guided tour
Beauty 鈥� What is it?
What is beauty and whay do we crave it? What is the relationship between art and beauty?
Storytelling 鈥撀燬itting on the Porch
Our need for narrative is as important as food, shelter and sex, says Connie May Fowler
Director's Choice 鈥� the Stedelijk Museum
A guided tour of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam with its director Rudi Fuchs
A.S. Byatt 鈥� the Novelist in pursuit of the Biographer
"Human beings always escape their biographers," says novelist A.S.Byatt in this interview
Director's Choice 鈥� the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Philippe de Montebello takes listeners on a guided tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Director's Choice 鈥� Castello di Rivoli
The director of Castello di Rivoli takes listeners on a guided tour
Controversy over Exhibition of Lynching Photographs
Debate around exhibiting photographs of lynchings of African-Americans by white mobs
