The Rushdie affair continues to raise crucial questions about the conflict between free speech and the rights of minorities in a multicultural society. These two programmes show Salman Rushdie 's perspective on The Satanic Verses both before and after the controversy which threatens his life.

Bookmark: Angels and Devils
Before publication, Salman Rushdie talked to Nigel Williams about religion and writing, racism and magical realism.
Producer Julian Birkett (R)

The Late Show: Herbert Read Memorial Lecture
Last month, in his first substantial piece of writing since he was forced into hiding, Rushdie addressed the novel's duty, as the 'crucial art form', to explore the relationship between literature and blasphemy.
The lecture, recorded at the ICA, was delivered by Harold Pinter and introduced by Michael Ignatieff.
Producer Kevin Loader (R) revised