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Nadine Gordimer, South African writer
30 minutes
Stephen Sackur asks Nobel Prize winning Nadine Gordimer, one of South Africa's greatest writers, if South Africa today is what she hoped it would be? Show more
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Nadine Gordimer, South African writer
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD
Stephen Sackur asks Nadine Gordimer, one of South Africa's greatest writers, if modern South Africa is what she hoped it would be. Recorded in April 2011. Show more
Nadine Gordimer - A Flash of Fireflies
Episode 1: Six Feet of the Country
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. 1953 in apartheid South Africa, and a land-owning couple face a stark dilemma when an illegal immigrant dies on their property. Read by William Gaminara. Show more
Nadine Gordimer - A Flash of Fireflies
Episode 2: City Lovers
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
During apartheid in South Africa, a visiting Austrian geologist falls foul of the Immorality Act. Read by Alice Krige. Show more
Nadine Gordimer - A Flash of Fireflies
Episode 3: A Chip of Glass Ruby
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
In apartheid South Africa, a bewildered husband struggles to cope with his wife's political activism. Read by Raad Rawi. Show more
HARDtalk
Nadine Gordimer
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC News North AmericaLatest broadcast: on BBC News North America
The literary world is in mourning today after the death of South African writer Nadine Gordimer. In 2011, HARDtalk asked her if modern South Africa was what she hoped it would be? Show more
Bill Clinton, Michael Buerk, Justice Malala, Julius Malema and Nadine Gordimer on Nelson Mandela. The 80s and how he was received in Brixton. Plus, the UK economy.