14 May 13: Anne Tyler Tue, 14 May 13 Novelist Anne Tyler chooses a self portrait by the pioneering photographer Charles R Savage. Presented by Mark Lawson. The interview is accompanied by selected clips from the BBC archive: Brian May on TR Williams;...
13 May 13: Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby Tue, 14 May 13 The Archbishop of Canterbury the Most Rev Justin Welby chooses the War Requiem (Op.66) by Benjamin Britten, written for the 1962 consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral, the original...
10 May 13: Jodi Picoult Fri, 10 May 13 Jodi Picoult, the American author whose books, including My Sister's Keeper have sold 14 million copies worldwide, chooses an American classic from 1936: Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer Prize winning novel Gone wit...
9 May 13: Peter Bazalgette Thu, 9 May 13 The TV producer and chair of the Arts Council England talks to John Wilson about Wyndham Lewis's portrait of Edith Sitwell. Includes selected BBC archive: AS Byatt on the difficulty of painting hands; Edith Si...
8 May 13: Howard Jacobson Wed, 8 May 13 Howard Jacobson chooses the 1971 film Carnal Knowledge, directed by Mike Nichols. Plus related bbc archive interviews including Jack Nicholson on Carnal Knowledge; Francine Stock talking to Jack on The Film Pro...
7 May 13: Germaine Greer Tue, 7 May 13 Germaine Greer chooses The Getting of Wisdom by the Australian novelist Henry Handel Richardson. Published in 1910 it's a story of friendship and betrayal set in a girls boarding school in Melbourne. Presented b...
3 May 13: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Fri, 3 May 13 Novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie chooses a portrait by the 20th Century Nigerian artist Ben Enwonwu, called Tutu. Plus additional archive including Ben Enwonwu talking to the BBC in 1958, poet Jackie...
2 May 13: Suggs Thu, 2 May 13 Suggs chooses Sir John Betjeman's poem On a Portrait of a Deaf Man from the Album Banana Blush, set to music by Jim Parker. Plus clips from the bbc archive including Betjeman and Parker in the recording studio; a Radio 4...
1 May 13: Melvyn Bragg Wed, 1 May 13 Melvyn Bragg chooses Rembrandt's Self-Portrait (1658) for his Cultural Exchange. Plus additional archive including Neil McGregor on Rembrandt's complicated love life; a look at the mysterious Self-Portrait with Ci...
30 April 13: Meera Syal Tue, 30 Apr 13 Meera Syal talks to Mark Lawson about her favourite book, Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. Includes archive selections: The Reverend Thomas Lane Butts profiles Harper Lee's hometown, Moroeville, Alabama; Greg...
