Stephen Sackur speaks to Alaa Al Aswany, Egyptian novelist and political commentator. Is Egypt's story a harsh lesson in the dangers of wishful thinking? Show more

Tom Sutcliffe discusses Egypt with novelist Alaa Al Aswany, journalist Wendell Steavenson, academic Hugh Kennedy and political economist Tarek Osman. Show more

Abd el-Aziz's wages from the Automobile Club are barely covering his costs. But that is the least of his problems. Show more

Abd el-Aziz's death triggers strong emotions at the Automobile Club. Show more

Kamel takes over his father's job in the storeroom, where he makes a powerful contact. Show more

Kamel's relationship with Mitsy is deepening. But relations with Alku continue to deteriorate as more staff question his treatment of them. Show more

A once wealthy landowner, Abd el-Aziz has fallen into penury and is forced into menial work at the Automobile Club. Show more

Abd el-Aziz gets a new job. With tragic repercussions. Show more

Mitsy meets the king of Egypt. But the outcome does not please her father. Show more

Kamel meets his fellow revolutionaries and a daring plot is hatched. Show more

Reprisal is brutal after the King is publically shamed. Show more

Events build to a violent climax, after which nothing will be the same again. Show more

What happened to the Egyptian revolution? HARDtalk meets Egyptian novelist and political commentator, Alaa Al Aswany, is Egypt's story a lesson in the dangers of wishful thinking? Show more

Anne McElvoy discusses what happened to the Arab Spring five years on, talking to Egyptian novelist Alaa Al-Aswany. Plus actress Sahar Assaf and writer Owen Hatherley. Show more

Anne McElvoy discusses literature and art in the Arabic world with novelist Alaa Al Aswany, curator Rose Issa, writer Marina Warner and historian Robert Irwin. Show more