Benjamin Britten and WH Auden took the rise and decline of American culture as their theme in Paul Bunyan
Humphrey Carpenter discusses Francesca Zambello 's new production for the Royal Opera, broadcast on Radio 3 tomorrow.
Potter Bernard Leach is reassessed in an international exhibition, and Night Waves explores his continuing impact. Plus first-night news from Stratford, where Philip Voss calls for his pound of flesh in The Merchant of Venice.
Producer Fiona Bailey