Salman Rushdie: When I die, I know there will...

Before he became known to millions as Jack Whitehall’s gloriously dry and impeccably mannered father, Michael Whitehall had already lived several lives: socially ambitious schoolboy, drifting young journalist, unlikely prep school teacher, theatrical agent and producer to some of ...  Show more

This episode includes discussion of sensitive topics, including addiction, that some listeners may find distressing. Please take care while listening, and feel free to pause or step away if you need to.From a privileged childhood in Surrey to the chaos of addiction, expulsion and ...  Show more

This week, as the world has been reacting to the shocking news of the attack on the author Sir Salman Rushdie at a book event in New York State, The Cultural Frontline asks what this attack means for the world of writers and publishing and what it says about freedom of expression ...  Show more

Salman Rushdie’s 1988 novel, “The Satanic Verses,” made him the target of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who denounced the book as blasphemous and issued a fatwa c ...

Salman Rushdie, internationally bestselling author and ‘Best of the Booker’ winner, is a storyteller of the highest order, illuminating truths about our society and culture through his dazzling prose. Best known as a novelist, he is also a compelling essayist and last month he ca ...  Show more

أمضى حياته في مغامرات الحروب والثّورات، وفي النّهاية قتله شِعره. كان يلقّب باسم أعشى هَمْدان، وأوّل الأخبار التي تناقلتها الحكايات عنه، أنّ الحجاج بن يوسف الثّقفيّ، أرسله للقتال مع جيشه لغزو بلاد الدّيلم، فوقع أسيراً في أيدي الأعداء، بعد قتال واستماتة منه للبقاء على قيد الحياة، و ...  Show more