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Copenhagen

Michael Frayn on his play about the meeting of physicists Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg

• 4 mins

The Process of Editing

The role an editor plays in whittling down a play when it is considered too long

• 4 mins

JM Barrie

Review of JM Barrie, the Scottish dramatist, and his most famous work Peter Pan

• 4 mins

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Phyllida Lloyd on the tale of an Edinburgh schoolteacher who holds her pupils in thrall

• 4 mins

Play Not Known

Discussion of a play with themes of abuse and love and the fine line between the two

• 4 mins

Hugh Jackman in Oklahoma!

"There's a real tension between men and women" Hugh Jackman on being Curly the cowboy

• 4 mins

Eyam - a Musical

An unlikely subject for a musical - the bubonic plague

• 4 mins

Doctor Dolittle

The West End show featuring a hundred Jim Henson puppets

• 3 mins

Julius Caesar for an International Audience

Taking Shakespeare on tour to Africa and using local performers and dancers

• 4 mins

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

The stage-play based on the novel Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos

• 4 mins

Auditions

It's not a memory test. It's more a test of what someone is able to do"

• 4 mins

Death Catches the Hunter

The play's title means we are sometimes defeated by what we do best

• 4 mins

Play Not Known

John Clifford on his work with a translated 17th Century play

• 4 mins

Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Discussion of Christopher Hampton's play Les Liaisons Dangereuses

• 4 mins

Acting in the Dark

An actor describes a show in which cast members cannot see each other

• 4 mins

Starstruck

Roy Williams talks about on his play in which film star Stewart Granger comes to Jamaica

• 3 mins

Music and Sound Effects

Discussion about the music and sound effects for stage plays and silent films

• 4 mins

Play Not Known

An unnamed Irish dramatist discusses her work

• 4 mins

Radio Drama in Front of an Audience

"The audience really listens to a reading - for certain plays this works wonderfully"

• 4 mins

Salome

"The piece deals with five incredibly lonely people"

• 4 mins

The Golem

Discussion of the Golem of Jewish folklore - and how the story was turned into a musical

• 4 mins

The Cyclist

Discussion of the play by Vijay Tendulkar

• 4 mins

The Snow Palace

Pam Gems talks about her play about the Polish writer Stanislawa Przybyszewska

• 4 mins

Duane Hanson

Realistic sculptor Duane Hanson's exhibition

• 4 mins

The House Swap

Penelope Wilton discusses a play about a couple swapping life in the US for the UK

• 4 mins

Mary Guterson

International Radio Playwriting competition winner Mary Guterson

• 4 mins

The Tempest

Playing Prospero in Shakespeare's play

• 3 mins

Olivier Messiaen

Discussion about Olivier Messiaen's use of birdsong to inspire music composition

• 4 mins

Singing Opera

Discussion with Italian female opera singer and recording artist

• 4 mins

Brutality of Fact

Discussion of Keith Reddin's play about women

• 4 mins