Documentary. An intimate insight into the real and imaginary worlds of Ursula K Le Guin, the author who, through the excellence of her writing, forced the mainstream to embrace fantasy in literature. Show more
HARDtalk
Margaret Atwood, Author
30 minutes
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
imagine...
Nawal El Saadawi - Part One
23 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS North AmericaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Europe
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...
Nawal El Saadawi
50 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS North America
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
Talking Books
Khaled Hosseini
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD
Khaled Hosseini talks to Razia Iqbal about how his relationship with his homeland has changed and when he felt he became a writer.
30 minutes
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.
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
Start the Week
Margaret Atwood's Dystopian Future
43 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Tom Sutcliffe talks to novelist Margaret Atwood, theatre director Vicky Featherstone and philosopher AC Grayling. Show more
Start the Week
The Tempest Reimagined, with Margaret Atwood and Harriet Walter
43 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Andrew Marr discusses Shakespeare and Caravaggio with the writer Margaret Atwood, actor Harriet Walter, curator Letizia Treves and biographer Richard Holmes. Show more
Open Book
Sebastian Barry; Margaret Atwood and Naomi Alderman; Helen Dunmore on Louis MacNeice; literary news from Sri Lanka
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
News and features from the world of books, presented by Mariella Frostrup. Sebastian Barry on his new novel Days Without End. Show more
Talking Books
Margaret Atwood
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Europe
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
imagine...
Margaret Atwood: You Have Been Warned!
50 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS North America
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
Front Row
Margaret Atwood, Emily Blunt, You, Me and the Apocalypse, Reading Europe
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Arts news with Kirsty Lang, including Margaret Atwood on her new novel, Emily Blunt on playing an FBI agent, TV satire You, Me and the Apocalypse, and German author Sascha Arango. Show more
Front Row
Margaret Atwood, Paco Peña, Obvious Child, Folkestone Triennial
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Margaret Atwood discusses her new short story collection Stone Mattress; Paco Peña on the musical legacy of Lorca; new film Obvious Child; art from the Folkestone Triennial. Show more
Front Row
Margaret Atwood on her first opera, Neel Mukherjee and Quirke
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
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
imagine...
Nawal El Saadawi - Part Two
23 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS South AsiaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Latin America
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
HARDtalk
Margaret Atwood
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC News EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC News North America
HARDtalk's twentieth anniversary continues with another chance to see Stephen Sackur speak to author Margaret Atwood. Show more
The author Nawal El Saadawi was a global legend. First shown in 2017 when she was 85, imagine... visited her in Cairo and travels with her to the village where she was born. Show more