The BBC Philharmonic plays at MediaCity, Salford. Plus a performance of American classics. Night Waves Episodes available on BBC iPlayer
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David Eagleman, Social Media, Afghanistan, The Horse
Anne McElvoy meets neuroscientist David Eagleman.
First broadcast: 24 May 2012
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Sicilian Culture
Philip Dodd examines optimistic signs of a renaissance of Sicilian culture.
First broadcast: 23 May 2012
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Jackie Kay
Samira Ahmed meets poet and writer Jackie Kay and philosopher Michael Sandel.
First broadcast: 22 May 2012
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Barbaric Genius
Matthew Sweet talks to authors Marilynne Robinson and John Healy.
First broadcast: 21 May 2012
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The Sunshine Boys, Athletic Perfection, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Ballgowns
Anne McElvoy discusses a new production of Neil Simon's comedy The Sunshine Boys.
First broadcast: 17 May 2012
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Photographers' Gallery, Carlos Fuentes, The War of the Sexes, Brighton Festival
Samira Ahmed attends the reopening of the Photographers' Gallery.
First broadcast: 16 May 2012
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Falstaff, Ideology, Even the Rain, Diego Marani
Matthew Sweet meets screenwriter Paul Laverty. Plus a first-night review of Falstaff.
First broadcast: 15 May 2012
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Taliban Poetry, Science and Curiosity, The Road to Rome, Aharon Appelfeld
Rana Mitter reads a new collection of poetry from the Taliban.
First broadcast: 14 May 2012
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Bring Up the Bodies, 56 Up, Babel
Hilary Mantel talks to Anne McElvoy about her new historical novel Bring up the Bodies.
First broadcast: 10 May 2012
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Andro Linklater
Author Andro Linklater on the only British Prime Minister ever to be assassinated.
First broadcast: 09 May 2012
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