Literature
Headliners with Nihal Arthanayake. Sir Lenny Henry. Audio, 41 minutes
The comedian tells Nihal about his new children’s book.
- AttributionBBC Radio 5 Live
- Available for over a year
Omar El Akkad: The story that changed me. The Cultural Frontline. Audio, 00:04:25
Egyptian-Canadian author Omar El Akkad on the children’s story Peter Pan by JM Barrie
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted13 October 2021
- Posted12 October 2021
Witness History. Winning the Arabic Booker prize. Audio, 9 minutes
Saudi author Raja Alem was the first woman to win the prestigious international award
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius. Video, 49 minutes
Docudrama that recounts the astonishing life story of a forgotten genius.
- AttributionBBC Four
- Available for over a year
Sunday Feature. The Gorbals - Past and Present. Audio, 14 minutes
A New Generation Thinker brings their research into the modern mainstream.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted9 October 2021
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- Posted7 October 2021
Headliners with Nihal Arthanayake. Candice Carty-Williams. Audio, 42 minutes
The writer of Queenie tells Nihal about her new young adult book, Empress and Aniya
- AttributionBBC Radio 5 Live
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted4 October 2021
Great Lives. Ruth Rogers on James Baldwin. Audio, 28 minutes
Ruth Rogers chooses the life of writer James Baldwin.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted27 September 2021
The Forum. Toni Morrison: The legacy of a literary legend. Audio, 40 minutes
How her influence as a writer extends across the globe
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted22 September 2021
Headliners with Nihal Arthanayake. Richard Osman. Audio, 34 minutes
The author and TV presenter on Steven Spielberg’s film of the The Thursday Murder Club.
- AttributionBBC Radio 5 Live
- Available for over a year
Five books that helped shape our world. BBC Ideas. Video, 00:05:52
Books inspire us and enrich our lives - but some also have lasting impacts on society.
- AttributionBBC
- Posted16 September 2021
Primary pupils interview children’s author Onjali Q Rauf at the Edinburgh International Children's Book Festival. The L.A.B Scotland. Video, 00:09:51
An interview with author Onjali Q Rauf.
- AttributionBBC Scotland
- Posted1 September 2021
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- Posted15 September 2021
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- Posted14 September 2021
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- Posted13 September 2021
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- Posted9 September 2021
Helen Lewis: Great Wives. Series 1, Thanks for Typing. Audio, 14 minutes
Helen Lewis meets the life partners of history's most famous geniuses.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted6 September 2021
