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Lolita
Review of a film version of Lolita
The life of Jesus
Two fictionalised versions of Christ's life fight it out
Peter Carey's 'great expectations'
Peter Carey talks about his novel Jack Maggs
Israeli play - Murder
Israeli's are left reeling at a shocking new play called Murder
Andrea Dworkin - Life and Death
US feminist Andrea Dworkin talks to the programme
Spain's Guggenheim museum - a work of art in itself
The new Guggenheim museum in Bilbao, which has already stirred up controversy
The 1997 Booker Prize
The winner of the 1997 Booker Prize is announced
Harold Robbins and Arundhati Roy
A tribute to the writer Harold Robbins who died last week
Canaletto and his paintings of Venice
A special programme which takes an in depth look at the artist Canaletto
Computers and women
Is the arts moving into an era dominated by computers and women?
Hollywood, China and Tibet
Hollywood and Beijing fall out over a number of films about Tibet
Jane Austen - a life of pride and prejudice
A look at the life of Jane Austen through two new biographies
Salvador Dali biography
A 600-page biography of Salvador Dali
Dario Fo's - The Accidental Death of an Anarchist
A documentary about the play, The Accidental Death Of An Anarchist
Doris Lessing - out of Africa
The novelist Doris Lessing on her experiences in Africa
Neil Simon's Proposals - is it his last play?
Is Neil Simon about to pack up his typewriter? Is Proposals, his latest play, his last?
Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa
A special programme which takes an in depth look at Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa
The Day of the Jackal
A remake of Fred Zimmerman's Day of the Jackal
David Grossman and The Zigzag Kid
A review of David Grossman's new novel The Zigzag Kid
Russia's past goes on show in China
An exhibition of rare Russian treasures goes on show in China
Prof. Roy Porter and a history of disease
Professor Roy Porter talks about his new medical history book
Stanley Kubrick
A special programme which takes an in-depth look at Stanley Kubrick
Rage In Paris
A look at the black community in the entertainment industry in Paris
Slave ship opera
An opera based on a slave ship rebellion and their fight for victory - Armistad
The Russian Booker Prize
A look at the shortlist for the 1997 Russian Booker Prize
Jack Kerouac
The alienation of young people as exemplified by the work of Jack Kerouac
A tribute to Kathy Acker
A special tribute to the late novelist Kathy Acker
Spielberg's Amistad
A look at Steven Spielberg's new film Amistad
John F. Kennedy biography
A sensational biography on John F. Kennedy is reviewed
Review of the year - 1997
Special edition of Meridian looking back at the past twelve months
Degenerate Art
A documentary about the Berlin cabaret scene
