Stephen Sackur speaks to author Margaret Atwood, who writes novels, poetry and superhero comic books. She has a worldwide legion of fans - what keeps her creative juices flowing? Show more

First shown in 2017 when Nawal El Saadawi was 85, in the first episode of two, Alan Yentob visits her home in Cairo. Show more

Imagine... visits legendary Egyptian author Nawal El Saadawi at home in Cairo, and travels with her to the village where she was born. Show more

Khaled Hosseini talks to Razia Iqbal about how his relationship with his homeland has changed and when he felt he became a writer.

An interview with Margaret Atwood who is among the most-honoured authors of fiction in recent history and one of the world's leading female authors.

Mary Beard talks to novelist Margaret Atwood about her career and her sequel to The Handmaid's Tale. Show more

John Wilson talks to award-wining author Margaret Atwood about the experiences that shaped her writing.

Authors Margaret Atwood and Naomi Alderman are in conversation with Philip Dodd as part of a week of broadcasts marking the 2016 London Literature Festival at Southbank Centre. Show more

Margaret Atwood, Arnaldur Indriadason and MJ McGrath discuss crime fiction and cold. Plus a discussion reflecting on 100 years since Freud's seminal paper The Unconscious. Show more

Rana Mitter presents. With Margaret Atwood on her new novel, Professor Yuval Harari exploring the history of mankind and a review of a British Museum exhibition about Celts. Show more

An interview with Margaret Atwood who is among the most-honoured authors of fiction in recent history and one of the world's leading female authors. Show more

Alan Yentob meets acclaimed writer Margaret Atwood in Toronto and discovers how a childhood spent between the Canadian wilderness and the city helped shape her life. Show more

Alan Yentob meets acclaimed writer Margaret Atwood in Toronto and discovers how a childhood spent between the Canadian wilderness and the city helped shape her. Show more

Tom Sutcliffe talks to novelist Margaret Atwood, theatre director Vicky Featherstone and philosopher AC Grayling. Show more

Andrew Marr discusses Shakespeare and Caravaggio with the writer Margaret Atwood, actor Harriet Walter, curator Letizia Treves and biographer Richard Holmes. Show more

News and features from the world of books, presented by Mariella Frostrup. Sebastian Barry on his new novel Days Without End. Show more

In this second episode of Imagine..., first shown in 2017, presenter Alan Yentob visits Nawal El Saadawi at her home in Cairo. Show more

Margaret Atwood turns a tantalising fairy tale into a dark modern story, as three old university friends discover a secret they had hoped was buried forever resurfacing. Show more

Margaret Atwood's retelling of this dark fairy story. Three old university friends try to figure out why Zenia has resurfaced and what she wants. But are they any match for her? Show more

Novelist Margaret Atwood on the premiere on her first opera, the Glasgow fire, Neel Mukherjee discusses his novel The Lives of Others, and the director of new film Heli. Show more