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He's currently performing in the Brooklyn Academy of Music's concurrent productions of Twelfth Night and Uncle Vanya. Beale is a member of London's acclaimed Donmar Warehouse company. He plays Malvolio in Twelfth Night and Vanya in Uncle Vanya. Beale has won a number of Olivier Awards and has appeared in several films, including An Ideal Husband and The Temptation of Franz Schubert.

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British pig farmers are unhappy with a new law, inspired by the European Union, that requires them to offer some recreation to their swine.

A Bush administration panel recommends only minor changes to Title IX, the law that has paved the way for major growth in women's sports. NPR's Lynn Neary talks with NPR's Jackie Northam.

A converted barn in northern Indiana is the happening place for acoustic music fans. It's known as LVD's, and it's run by Elva Miller. LVD's has become a haven for acoustic musicians, and it draws dedicated fans and world-class musicians. Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers reports.

NPR's Bob Edwards speaks to Mathea Falco, president of Drug Strategies, a non-profit, drug policy research institute, about faith-based and other drug treatment programs. President Bush has proposed to significantly increase drug treatment funding.

Commentator Frank Wu says he takes offense to the special treatment Asian customers get at some Chinese restaurants.

It's a film about a film that never was. The documentary Lost in La Mancha follows director Terry Gilliam -- of Brazil and Monty Python fame -- as he attempts a screen version of Don Quixote. Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan offers a review.

The United States continues to position its forces in the Persian Gulf region in preparation for a possible attack on Iraq. Meanwhile, President Bush meets with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, his strongest ally on the issue. NPR's Tom Gjelten and NPR's Guy Raz report.

Former Monty Python member Terry Gilliam is probably best known for his fantastical films, such as Brazil and Twelve Monkeys. Now Gilliam himself is the subject of a film -- Lost in La Mancha, a documentary about his failed effort to film his take on the classic novel Don Quixote. View a video clip from the documentary.