Part autobiography, part theology and philosophy, Leon Wieseltier 's
Kaddish is a remarkable account of a year spent grieving after the death of his father. During this time, he performed daily the ancient Jewish prayer Kaddish and also studied its history. He talks to Richard Coles. And in the week of the Scottish elections, Night Waves commissions a series of letters to the new
Parliament, inviting writers to reflect on their cultural concerns and wishes. Producer Lawrence Pollard