Razia Iqbal presents a special programme recorded in Egypt, where just over half the adult female population can read and write, with the feminist campaigner Nawal Al Saadawi. Show more

Razia Iqbal chats to novelist Jeffrey Eugenides. He is best known for his ethereal first novel, the cult bestseller Virgin Suicides, which was made into a film by Sophia Coppola. Show more

Razia Iqbal talks to novelist Alaa Al Aswany, author of the bestselling Yacoubian Building and one of Egypt's most prominent writers.

Razia Iqbal's guest is the playwright, essayist and novelist Caryl Phillips. Razia Iqbal asks him how travel and life as an immigrant has shaped his writing. Show more

Razia Iqbal talks to novelist Justin Cartwright about success as a writer and the possibilities of spiritual change in a material world.

Razia Iqbals's guest is the novelist Susan Hill. Her first novel was published at the age of eighteen, since then her short stories and novels have won numerous awards. Show more