Lit in Colour

Free Thinking: Fatimah Asghar and 'If They Come For Us'

Fatimah Asghar explores the political and social influences on her work. Asghar's 'If They Come For Us' is a set text...

Halal If You Hear Me

Poets Fatimah Asghar and Safia Elhillo explore how they've created a community through an anthology celebrating Muslim women, queer, trans, and gender n...

Ace: the cast of Inua Ellams' Barber Shop Chronicles (1)

Hammed Animashaun and Fiasyo Akinade talk to Ace about the Inua Ellams' play Barber Shop Chronicles, which is a set ...

Ace: the cast of Inua Ellams' Barber Shop Chronicles (2)

Hammed Animashaun and Fiasyo Akinade talk to Ace about the Inua Ellams' play Barber Shop Chronicles, which is a set ...

Front Row | Inua Ellams On Barber Shop Chronicles

Inua Ellams on his play Barber Shop Chronicles. Reviews of TV drama Godless and tennis film Battle of the Sexes. Plus an ex...

Front Row | Inua Ellams

The National Theatre is streaming, free, its hit production of Barber Shop Chronicles. Tom Sutcliffe talks to author Inua Ellams about his career and...

Power Lines | Place

Sabrina Mahfouz and Inua Ellams explore the escalating popularity of spoken word poetry. Poet playwright Inua Ellams looks at how location affects poetry...

The Afternoon Show: the cast of Inua Ellams' Barber Shop Chronicles

As acclaimed play Barber Shop Chronicles is streaming as part of the National Theatre at Home's series of...

The Big Scottish Book Club: Inua Ellams

Damian Barr is in Helensburgh with crime writer Denise Mina, novelist Patrick Gale and chat show host turned author Graham Norton. Th...

The Verb: Inua Ellams and Barber Shop Chronicles

Ian McMillan's guests on the cabaret of the word include poet and playwright Inua Ellams. Plus The Verb's 'punctuation czar'...

Cerys Matthews | Poetry From Malika Booker

Cerys welcomes Malika Booker to The Poet Tree to discuss her inspirations and influences.

Poetry Please | Malika Booker

Roger McGough talks to Malika Booker as she chooses her favourite poems. Her selection includes work by Warsan Shire, Sharon Olds and Jean 'Bin...

Songs To Live By | Samm Henshaw And Malika Booker

Poet Malika Booker and singer songwriter Samm Henshaw share songs that have shaped them.

The Verb: Jacob Sam-La Rose and Malika Booker

Jacob Sam-La Rose and Malika Booker read from their work and discuss their influences. Both of their poetry collections are set...

Girl, Woman, Other By Bernardine Evaristo

Amma's new play, The Last Amazon of Dahomey, opens at The National Theatre.

Africa Turns the Page: Bernardine Evaristo and 'Girl, Woman, Other'

Bernardine Evaristo reflects on the success of Girl, Woman, Other - a set text on OCR's A Level English L...

Front Row | Candice Carty-Williams In Conversation With Bernardine Evaristo

Candice Carty-Williams, author of the fastest-selling debut novel of 2019, Queenie, talks to Bern...

HARDtalk | Bernardine Evaristo: Is British Culture Changing?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other.

imagine... | Bernardine Evaristo: Never Give Up

Alan Yentob explores the remarkable life and work of the trailblazing Anglo-Nigerian writer Bernardine Evaristo, author of th...

Open Book: Bernardine Evaristo and 'Girl, Woman, Other'

Bernardine Evaristo reads an extract from Girl, Woman, Other and discusses the different perspectives in her novel - ...

Profile | Bernardine Evaristo

Bernardine Evaristo is the first black British woman to win the Booker Prize.

This Cultural Life | Bernardine Evaristo

Author Bernardine Evaristo talks to John Wilson about the formative experiences and cultural influences that have had a profound eff...

World Book Club | Bernardine Evaristo: Girl, Woman, Other

Harriett Gillbert talks to Bernardine Evaristo about her novel Girl, Woman, Other, which offers an unforgettable in...

Rebecca (2006)

Actress Alex Kingston reads an abridged version of Daphne du Maurier's masterful tale of romance and suspense.

Rebecca (2001)

A young woman is haunted by the presence of her husband's first wife, the charming and charismatic Rebecca. Abridged in ten parts by Sally Marmion and read by...

Rebecca (1989)

With and Arriving at Manderley, the young Mrs de Winter finds the beautiful house and its occupants haunted by memories of Rebecca, her new husband's first wife.

Rebecca (1979)

First of four of this adaptation of the famous story by Daphne Du Maurier. Monte Carlo is a lonely, frightening place to the shy orphan girl (Joanna David) un...

Passing

Two African American women meet one hot afternoon in Chicago, 1925. Both are light skinned and able to pass for white, but only one has chosen to spend her life on t...

Thinking In Colour

Gary Younge hears extraordinary personal accounts of racial passing, each a journey towards understanding identity, and belonging.

Free Thinking | Octavia Butler's Kindred

Gerry Canavan, Nisi Shawl and Irenosen Okojie join Shahidha Bari to discuss Octavia Butler, the American who became the first scienc...

Sunday Feature | Afterwords: Octavia E Butler

In the last episode of this series the words of celebrated science fiction and fantasy writer Octavia E Butler take us on a jou...

The Lonely Londoners (2014)

A ten-year-long city dweller from the Caribbean goes to meet another boat train of hopeful new arrivals. Read by Don Warrington.

The Read | The Lonely Londoners (2022)

A creative performance reading of The Lonely Londoners that juxtaposes modern imagery and fascinating archive footage to reflect on ho...

A Good Read: Sam Selvon's novel The Lonely Londoners

Sue MacGregor, Marcus du Sautoy and David Dabydeen discuss Sam Selvon's novel The Lonely Londoners - a set text on OCR's...

A Good Read: Sam Selvon and The Lonely Londoners

Louise Doughty, Tariq Ali and Jean Binta Breeze discuss Sam Selvon's novel The Lonely Londoners - a set text on OCR's A Leve...

Between the Covers: Sam Selvon's The Lonely Londoners

The panel discuss Sam Selvon's novel The Lonely Londoners - a set text on OCR's A Level English Literature 'The Immigra...

Open Book: Sam Selvon and the Lonely Londoners

Susheila Nasta and Anthony Joseph discuss The Lonely Londoners' author.

Eldorado West One | 1: Sir Galahad Arrives

A series of seven half-hour plavs by the West Indian writer who has adapted them for radio from his book The Lonely Londoners. The...

Novels That Shaped Our World | The Empire Writes Back

A look at how the novel has marched in lock step with the rise, decline and fall of the British Empire.

Poetry Please: Raymond Antrobus

Raymond Antrobus explores a selection of poems from his own and others' work. His poetry features in OCR's GCSE English Literature Anthology.

See Hear: Raymond Antrobus

Raymond Antrobus is a multi-award-winning poet whose work explores personal issues particularly around family, identity and deafness. Raymond give...

The Verb: Raymond Antrobus

Raymond Antrobus talks to Ian McMillan about his life and work. His poetry features in OCR's GCSE English Literature Anthology.

We Belong Here: Raymond Antrobus (1)

Raymond Antrobus talks about his experiences of sound and d/Deaf education. His poetry features in OCR's GCSE English Literature Anthology.

We Belong Here: Raymond Antrobus (2)

Raymond Antrobus talks about his experiences of sound and d/Deaf education. His poetry features in OCR's GCSE English Literature Anthology.

Word of Mouth | Raymond Antrobus

Michael Rosen meets acclaimed poet Raymond Antrobus to discuss language, sign language and deafness.

Night Waves: Rita Dove

Anne McElvoy interviews Rita Dove about her life and work. Her poetry features in OCR's GCSE English Literature Anthology.

Woman's Hour | Rita Dove

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Rita Dove on poetry and Sonata Mulattica.