The work of Nobel Prize-winning writer Kenzaburo Oe was transformed in the sixties by a visit to Hiroshima, when its tone became more personal and engaged.
Humphrey Carpenter discusses his most recent work in the light of the British publication of A Quiet Life, a story of family relationships told through the voice of Ma-Chan. Her father is a famous novelist, her brother possesses a magical gift for music composition, but she is soon to lead the family. Night Waves 'tour of some of the world's more unusual arts festivals reaches Ghana.
And poet Sean O'Brien offers a personal view as Antony Gormley 's controversial sculpture Angel of the North finally gets its wings. Producer Fiona Bailey