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This season, you’ll hear about our new era of mass protest and whether nonviolent action can achieve real political change; the changing face of modern terrorism in the UK; the complex and delicate process of peace-making in an increasingly dystopian world; a fresh take on the iconic writer Virginia Woolf and her deeply problematic prank; lessons in guilt and gratitude to the British from Mihir Bose; and a culinary adventure like you’ve never seen…or heard…before.
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Tales from Kashmir’s Conflict: An Extract from ‘Dapaan’
It is said, two things can change at any time in Kashmir, the weather and the haalaat.

A Bugged 1963 Conclave?
When John XXIII died, the future of relations between the Vatican and the Eastern bloc depended on the choice of his successor. That’s when the CIA came in.

Sri Lanka: All Change?
In this turbo year of polls it has just been Sri Lanka’s turn in the electoral spotlight. Presidential elections – the first since former strongman Gotabaya Rajapaksa (GR) was forced from power by a popular uprising in 2022
Events

Caste w/ Suraj Milind Yengde
Hay Festival Forum
In a world reckoning with race, inequality, and structural violence, what does caste teach us —not just about India, but about the global architecture of oppression? Suraj Yengde in conversation about his new book, Caste: A Global Story, with Miriam Fauzia.

Not So Black and White w/ Kenan Malik
Off The Shelf Festival of Words
Sujeev Sahota talks to writer, broadcaster and Observer columnist Kenan Malik about his essential book ‘Not So Black and White’.
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