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Winter 2012

The Fatwa - Salman's Story

Duration: 1 hour, 21 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Arts series. Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses, tells for the first time the inside story of how it felt to be condemned to death by the Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Yentob
Participant:
Salman Rushdie
Participant:
Hari Kunzru
Participant:
Ian McEwan
Participant:
Hanif Kureishi
Participant:
Paul Auster
Participant:
Siri Hustvedt
Participant:
William Nygaard
Participant:
Arthur Hibbert
Participant:
Zafar Rushdie
Participant:
Sameen Rushdie
Participant:
Andrew Wylie
Series Editor:
Alan Yentob
Producer:
Jill Nicholls
Director:
Jill Nicholls

Front Row

Terry Gilliam; Siri Hustvedt; Michael Craig-Martin at Chatworth House

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Terry Gilliam on The Zero Theorem, novelist Siri Hustvedt tackles sexism in the art world, and artist Michael Craig-Martin on creating contemporary sculptures for Chatsworth House. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Terry Gilliam
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Craig-Martin
Interviewed Guest:
Siri Hustvedt

Start the Week

Social Class and Cultural Capital

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Discussion programme. Andrew Marr is joined by writer Siri Hustvedt, sociologist Mike Savage, playwright Ben Power and art critic Peter Davies. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew Marr
Interviewed Guest:
Siri Hustvedt
Interviewed Guest:
Mike Savage
Interviewed Guest:
Ben Power
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Davies
Producer:
Katy Hickman

Woman's Hour

Author Siri Hustvedt

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

The use of violent language; author Siri Hustvedt's collection of essays; volunteering at orphanages; Chris Hemmings and Be A Man. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Isabel Hardman
Interviewed Guest:
Rachel Krys
Interviewed Guest:
Siri Hustvedt
Interviewed Guest:
Pippa Sands
Interviewed Guest:
Catharine Pusey
Interviewed Guest:
Chris Hemmings
Presenter:
Jenni Murray