David Olusoga explores the incredible journey of the African novel – how a fearless collection of writers created books that were to define the image of Africa in the world. Show more
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Saturday Review
Pinter's The Hothouse and The Reluctant Fundamentalist
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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John Simm and Simon Russell Beale in Harold Pinter's The Hothouse and Mira Nair's film The Reluctant Fundamentalist, based on Mohsin Hamid's bestseller. Show more
Night Waves
The New Common Reader
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
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Matthew Sweet examines the place of reading in a digital age. Do we still believe that there is such a thing as a common reader? Show more
The story of Timbuktu and its legacy of ancient manuscripts, proof that reading and writing books have been as important to Africans as to Europeans. Show more
The Food of Love
Episode 3: Scotch Broth
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
By Aminatta Forna. A man does his best to cook for a child after a terrible loss. Read by Hugh Quarshie. Show more
Feminine Mystiques
Episode 2: What to Expect
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
By Aminatta Forna: Exploring contemporary feminism through a young woman who wants to be invisible to the world. Read by Doon MacKichan. Show more
Kirsty Wark and guests review Macbeth at the Manchester International Festival, the documentary We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks and a London exhibition by LS Lowry. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Annie Nightingale, Dame Evelyn Glennie
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Highlights from the Woman's Hour week, with Jenni Murray. Annie Nightingale talks about her 50 years in the music industry. Plus Dame Evelyn Glennie, male fertility and Anne Fine. Show more
A Good Read
Roger Michell and Aminatta Forna
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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4 Extra Debut. Roger Michell, Aminatta Forna and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Laura Alcoba, Mark Twain and Robert Graves. From 2014. Show more
Front Row
Yevgeny Yevtushenko remembered, Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist announced
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction judge Aminatta Forna announces the shortlist. Plus, poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko remembered and Slovakian violinists Vladimir and Anton. Show more
Front Row
Aminatta Forna, romantic fiction post #MeToo, the Hollywood sign
30 minutes
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Aminatta Forna on her novel Happiness, set in modern London from the perspective of those passing through. And how is the #MeToo movement changing romantic fiction? Show more