Mr Stevens, formerly the butler to the German sympathiser Lord Darlington, gets a letter from former colleague Miss Kenton. Show more
Talking Books
12/06/2015
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC News ChannelLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD
Talking Books goes to Hay Festival to produce four interviews with some of the greatest thinkers of our time: Germaine Greer, Anne Enright, Yuval Noah Harari and Kazuo Ishiguro. Show more
Free Thinking
Interview with Kazuo Ishiguro, Antigone Review
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Anne McElvoy is joined by Kazuo Ishiguro, who talks about his new novel. Greek scholar Oliver Taplin and playwright Roy Williams discuss the enduring appeal of Antigone. Show more
Kazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go
Episode 5
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Kazuo Ishiguro's haunting dystopian novel read by Rachel Shelley. As the students enter their last months of school, the reality of donations creeps closer. From June 2016.
Kazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go
Episode 6
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Kazuo Ishiguro's haunting dystopian novel. The students try to adjust to life after Hailsham and discover more about their origins. Read by Rachel Shelley. From June 2016.
Kazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go
Episode 7
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
The students make a trip to Norfolk in search of answers. Rachel Shelley reads Kazuo Ishiguro's dystopian novel of love, friendship and loss. From June 2016.
Kazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go
Episode 8
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
The students hear a rumour about how their fate might be postponed. An unsettling tale of love, friendship and loss. Read by Rachel Shelley. From June 2016.
Kazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go
Episode 9
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Ruth gives Kathy and Tommy hope of a way out. Kazuo Ishiguro's unsettling dystopian novel of love, friendship and loss, Read by Rachel Shelley. From June 2016.
Kazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go
Episode 10
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Kathy and Tommy make a last attempt to find answers and escape their fate. Kazuo Ishiguro's unsettling, dystopian novel of love, friendship and loss. From June 2016.
Kazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go
Episode 1
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Dystopian tale of love, friendship and loss. Kathy looks back on her idyllic childhood at Hailsham. From May 2016.
Kazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go
Episode 2
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Kazuo Ishiguro's dystopian novel of love and loss. The children begin to question things. Could it be that the adults are afraid of them? From May 2016.
Kazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go
Episode 3
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Kazuo Ishiguro's dystopian novel of love, friendship and loss. The students begin to understand how they are different from those beyond the school gates. From June 2016.
Kazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go
Episode 4
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Kazuo Ishiguro's dystopian novel of love, friendship and loss read by Rachel Shelley. Miss Lucy tells the students the truth about the future that awaits them. From June 2016.
Comedy set in Winnipeg during the Great Depression. In the belief that people drink more beer when sad, a brewery baroness organises a contest to find the world's unhappiest music. Show more
Meet the Author
05/03/2015
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD
Nick Higham meets Kazuo Ishiguro to discuss his new novel The Buried Giant. Loosely set in a mysterious Arthurian Britain, it's about collective memory and love. Show more
Dystopian tale of love, friendship and loss. Kathy looks back on her idyllic childhood at Hailsham. From May 2016. Show more
The children begin to question things. Could it be that the adults are afraid of them? Show more
Kazuo Ishiguro's haunting dystopian novel. The students begin to understand how they are different from those beyond the school gates. Show more
Talking Books
Kazuo Ishiguro
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD
Born in Nagasaki, Japan, Kazuo Ishiguro is one of the most celebrated contemporary fiction authors in the world. He talks to Martha Kearney about his notable career. Show more
Miss Lucy tells the students the truth about the future that awaits them. Show more