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Author Anthony Horowitz in conversation with Peter Fonagy
Wednesday 30 June 2010 6.30pm
Hear the creator of Alex Rider talk about his books. Ages 9+
Artist Grayson Perry in conversation with Valerie Sinason
Sunday 27 June 2010
The Turner Prize winner talked about the challenging themes in his work
Poet Wendy Cope in conversation with Stephen Grosz
Saturday 26 June 2010
Exploring the relationship between psychoanalysis and creativity
Dancer, choreographer and director of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba Alicia Alonso in conversation with Luis Rodríguez de la Sierra
Friday 9 April 2010
The Cuban prima ballerina and choreographer discussed her work
Actor Juliet Stevenson in conversation with Andrea Sabbadini
Friday 15 January 2010
The acclaimed actor discussed the challenges of portraying roles on stage and screen
Playwright Nicholas Wright in conversation with Helen Taylor Robinson
Friday 4 December 2009
An exploration of Wright's play Mrs Klein
Novelist Sebastian Faulks in conversation with Monica Lanman
Sunday 15 November 2009
The author discussed his novels Human Traces and Engleby
Novelist Marina Lewycka in conversation with Geraldine Shipton
Sunday 5 July 2009
The bestselling author talked about her use of comedy and the crossing of cultures
Graphic designer Storm Thorgerson in conversation with John Woods
Friday 3 July 2009
The designer talked about translating music to images
Artist Rachel Whiteread in conversation with Lesley Caldwell
Friday 26 June 2009
The artist talked about evoking the interior dimensions of social experience
Dancer Tamara Rojo in conversation with Luis Rodríguez de la Sierra
Sunday 15 March 2009
The Royal Ballet's principal ballerina talked about her work
Author David Grossman in conversation with Orna Hadary
Sunday 1 March 2009
The leading Israeli writer talked about his fiction
Illustrator Quentin Blake in conversation with Avi Shmueli
Sunday 8 February 2009
Theme: Children's books series
Quentin Blake talked about the emotional power of images in storytelling
Novelist Elisabeth Russell Taylor in conversation with Ruth Barnett
Sunday 25 January 2009
The author talked about her fiction, and how it takes readers beyond their comfort zone
Author Gillian Slovo in conversation with Valerie Sinason
Friday 16 January 2009
Gillian Slovo talked about her new book Black Orchids
Children's author David Almond in conversation with Viviane Green
Sunday 11 January 2009
Theme: Children's books series
The author of Skellig explored the transformative power of the imagination
Children's author Geraldine McCaughrean in conversation with Gerry Byrne
Sunday 7 December 2008
Theme: Children's books series
The author of Peter Pan in Scarlet discussed the role of the storyteller and the effect of stories on children's lives.
Directors Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett (Frantic Assembly) in conversation with Mary Morgan and Philip Stokoe
Saturday 22 November 2008
The artistic directors of Frantic Assembly discussed their latest production, Othello, playing at the Lyric Hammersmith
Director, writer and actor Steven Berkoff in conversation with Estela Welldon
Sunday 9 November 2008
Steven Berkoff talked about his fascination with the villainy of Shakespeare
Writer and literary critic Al Alvarez in conversation with Ted Jacobs
Sunday 2 November 2008
Al Alvarez talked about the writer's search for a voice.
Director Carrie Cracknell and writer Jenny Worton in conversation with Mary Morgan and Philip Stokoe
Saturday 1 November 2008
The director and writer discussed their production of I Am Falling
Children's Laureate Michael Rosen in conversation with Hannah Solemani
Thursday 25 September 2008
Theme: Children's books series
Michael Rosen talked about his work and the part reading plays in children's education and emotional lives
Director Carrie Cracknell and actress Cara Horgan in conversation with Helen Taylor Robinson
Saturday 20 September 2008
The reimagining of Ibsen's masterpiece, Hedda Gabler
Children's author Julia Donaldson in conversation with Fatima Martinez del Solar
Sunday 13 July 2008
Theme: Children's Book Series
Julia Donaldson talked about her work, including a performance of The Gruffalo
Director Mike Leigh in conversation with Andrea Sabbadini
Sunday 29 June 2008
Mike Leigh on his films and plays, his working methods and influences
Director Penny Woolcock in conversation with Nicola Abel-Hirsch
Friday 27 June 2008
The director of Exodus talked about her obsession with extremes and with life on society's margins
Writer and director Stephen Poliakoff in conversation with Margaret and Michael Rustin
Friday 20 June 2008
The writer and director talked about his work, how he creates his offbeat characters and the importance of family ties and secrets in his dramas
Directors Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett (Frantic Assembly) in conversation with Mary Morgan and Philip Stokoe
Friday 23 May 2008
Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett (Frantic Assembly) talk about the portrayal of an unravelling relationship in their latest production, Stockholm
Novelist and psychoanalyst Gregorio Kohon in conversation with Ignes Sodre and Leon Kleimberg
Friday 25 April 2008
Gregorio Kohon talked to fellow psychoanalysts about his novel Red Parrot, Wooden Leg
Children's author Martin Waddell in conversation with Jenny Stoker
Sunday 16 March 2008
Theme: Children's books series
Author Martin Waddell talked about the art of writing - and reading - for children
Author Lisa Appignanesi in conversation with Margot Waddell
Thursday 6 March 2008
A discussion about women's mental health conditions - are they a product of their era?
Playwright Diane Samuels in conversation with Ruth Barnett
Thursday 28 February 2008
Diane Samuels talked to Ruth Barnett about her new play, 3 Sisters on Hope Street
Novelist Esther Freud in conversation with John Tydeman
Friday 25 January 2008
Novelist Esther Freud talked about the themes of the absent father and coming-of-age explored in her latest novel, Love Falls
Poet Laureate Andrew Motion in conversation with Denis Flynn
Friday 7 December 2007
The Poet Laureate talked to psychoanalyst Denis Flynn about private thoughts and public expression
Novelist Salley Vickers in conversation with Michael Parsons
Friday 23 November 2007
Salley Vickers talked about her work including her latest novel, Where Three Roads Meet
Novelist Barry Unsworth in conversation with Ken Robinson
Friday 5 October 2007
Barry Unsworth talked about the art of writing and about his latest novel, A Ruby in her Navel
Biographer Brenda Maddox in conversation with Ken Robinson
Friday 21 September 2007
An exploration of the art of biography and the life of Freud's own biographer, Ernest Jones
Novelist Kate Grenville in conversation with Margot Waddell
Thursday 12 July 2007
Exploring the interior: novelist Kate Grenville talked about her journeys through fiction and history
Novelist Lionel Shriver in conversation with Angela Joyce
Friday 15 June 2007
Analysing Shriver's novel We Need to Talk About Kevin
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