Diffuse muses – Fiona Sampson on writers and music or art
Poet David Harsent and composer Harrison Birtwistle have worked together for over 30 years. They talk to Maggie Fergusson
Translating Russia: on writer and translator Boris Pasternak

In support of Refugee Tales Vanessa Redgrave and Neel Mukherjee read Tales of refugees, asylum seekers and immigration detainees indefinitely detained in the UK. Introduced by Abdulrazak Gurnah.
Six characters in flight from an author

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Iris Murdoch, revisited

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License to Kill?

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Emotion and daring: remembering Lesley Blanch
Former campaigners in Salman Rushdie’s defence come together with writers and activists to talk about their fight for freedom of expression then and now.
Kate Pullinger thrills to the rise of digital fiction
Reni Eddo-Lodge, Bernardine Evaristo and Heidi Safia Mirza discuss how the intersection of race, feminism and class has evolved since the 1980s.
To a Mountain in Tibet: Colin Thubron and Victoria Glendinning
Women are increasingly taking lead roles in the theatre, but theres still a long way to go. Tanika Gupta examines the glass ceiling
Mere fact, mere fiction: David Hare on journalism and art
As the RSL takes on the administration of the Encore Award for best second novel, arts journalist Alex Clark, chair of this years judges, reflects on the joys and pitfalls of the fictional follow-up
Philip Pullman, Frances Wilson and Jenny Uglow on the e-book
Poet David Harsent and composer Harrison Birtwistle have worked together for over 30 years. They talk to Maggie Fergusson
On Translated Literature
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John Burnside: capturing moments of wonder

The joys and pitfalls of the fictional follow-up.