Meridian Episodes Available now
Cannes Film Festival
An update from the 51st festival where the judging panel is chaired by Michael Scorsese
Peter Sellars interview
The director talks about his new production of an ancient Chinese play The Peony Pavilion
Terry Pratchett interview
The British author talks about his latest Discworld novel, The Last Continent
The life of Thomas Hardy
The British author who was one of the best known - and controversial - authors of his time
The Story of O
The theft of a Camille Corot painting from the Louvre in Paris
The popularity of memoirs
Why are readers so hungry for memoirs? Jim Crace and Blake Morrison discuss
Dame Beryl Bainbridge
Feature on English novelist Dame Beryl Margaret Bainbridge
Akira Kurosawa
The death of Akira Kurosawa, writer of the film Seven Samurai
Colleen McCullough
A review of Colleen McCullough's novel The Song Of Troy
Rachel Carson
Deirdre Jansen-Smith reviews Linda Lear's biography of Rachel Carson
