American poet and songwriter Gil Scott-Heron has died at a New York hospital aged 62. Scott-Heron rose to fame in the 1970s for his compelling spoken-word performances such as "The Revolution Will Not be Televised".

The Point of ‘Culture’ is to put a “human face and emotion” on countries in the news

In Honor of Ruth Paget, We are compiling All past episodes of “Culture with Ruth Paget” in the year 2010 with a best-of episode

Author Matt Beynon Rees joins us this week to talk about his upcoming novel Mozart's Last Aria and why historical fiction is so compelling.

We dedicate this week's show to cookbook wriitng and what cookbooks can tell us about other cultures.

We dedicate this week's program to reviews of free, online art exhibits.

We dedicate this week's show to narrative travel writing with guest J. Sydney Jones who has written several travel books including ViennaWalks.

This week's show is dedicated to reviews of great film books including those about foreign cinema.

This week's show is dedicated to the cultures of the Middle East with special guest Matt Beynon Rees, author of the award-winning Omar Yussef mystery series.

We Dedicate this week's episode to Murder Mystery RoundUp featuring Foreign Locations. Our guest author will be J. Sydney Jones - the author of Requiem in Vienna and The Empty Mirror in the Viennese Mysteries Series.