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Interview with the Welsh baritone opera singer, Sir Geraint Evans

A report from the Tate Gallery on the first ever Turner Prize

Report and interview with the US writer Kurt Vonnegut and his novel 'Slaughterhouse-Five'

Interview with actress Dame Wendy Hiller

Interview with the historian Dr. A.L. Rowse as he publishes 'Glimpses of the Great'

Interview with the South African singer and civil rights activist Mama Afrika

Profile of the American author, Raymond Chandler, creator of Philip Marlowe

Recalling the fall of Berlin at the end of WW2 when the Russian army advanced on the city

A look at off-shore oil-field exploration in the polar bear territory of the Beaufort Sea

Looking at the Chamber Orchestra of Europe whose members have an average age of 24

Exploring the work of language interpreters at international conferences

Marking the 50th anniversary of the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1935

Interview with the paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey about his family's work in Africa

Interview with South African novelist and travel writer, Sir Laurens van der Post

How religious traditions express the image of angels in faith, art and music

Documentary about Alice Walker, author of 'The Colour Purple'

The legends and myths of dragons throughout the ages

Profile of poet Emily Dickinson, widely regarded as one of the most important US poets

A look at the legacy of Mao's long march and rural life in China today

What is all the fuss about Beaujolais Nouveau?

A visit to the famous Raffles Hotel in Singapore

Life in Uganda after the governments of Idi Amin and Milton Obote

The story of how choir boy Aled Jones became a star performer

What does a move towards Pakistan becoming an Islamic Republic mean for women?

A visit to the science fiction author Arthur C Clarke in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Paul Gambaccini interviews Cliff Richard at a meeting of the Radio Academy

A profile of 'public enemy number one', American gangster Al Capone

Interview with the environmentalist Chris Baines about his own showpiece garden

Feature looking at props for television and film

"Globular bodies that may be used in sports and games" a look at the history of balls