Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 282,268 playable programmes from the BBC

Results 1 to 5 of 5 for your search filters
Filter by channel

The Essay

Karachi Postcards

Episode 1: Arrival, and the Family Waits for Her...

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

London-based novelist Kamila Shamsie explores her city of birth and describes the scene when she arrives at Karachi's deserted airport terminal. Show more

The Essay

Karachi Postcards

Episode 2: Traffic Stops as 'Street Cricket' Takes Pride of Place...

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

London-based novelist Kamila Shamsie explores her city of birth, taking to the streets to enjoy the mania that is 'street cricket'. How does it reflect on the professional version? Show more

The Essay

Karachi Postcards

Episode 3: What Women Do in the City!

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

London-based writer Kamila Shamsie explores her city of birth, and investigates the varied and often paradoxical lives that women lead in modern Karachi. Show more

The Essay

Karachi Postcards

Episode 4: Leaving a Hot City for Life on the Beach...

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

London-based writer Kamila Shamsie explores her city of birth. She escapes the hot, steamy bustle of the city centre and heads like hundreds do to the nearby beaches. Show more

The Essay

Karachi Postcards

Episode 5: Departure, But First a Feast...

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

London-based novelist Kamila Shamsie explores her city of birth and describes what happens when she and her friends go to eat on the Bunns Road. Show more