Christopher Cook (in the Chair) talks with Michael Billington , Richard Cork ,
Christopher Dunkley and Gillian Reynolds. In a special retrospective edition, five regular contributors to the programme have selected for discussion the British novel, television series, film, exhibition, radio play and stage play of the past year that have, in their view, shown the greatest originality and ambition in dealing with the relationship between private hves and public events in contemporary society. Producer PHILIP FRENCH