Playlist
Richard Powers
One of America's leading novelists, Richard Powers, tells Philip how he crafted his new novel out of an obscure brain disorder which leads the sufferer to think that their closest relatives are impostors.
Contemporary Dictators
Philip Dodd explores the plight of the contemporary dictator.
Augusto Pinochet's death narrowly saving him from being held to account for the deaths and disappearances during his presidency in Chile. Saddam Hussein has been convicted for crimes against humanity...Is it now more difficult than ever to be a dictator?
Rana Dasgupta
And writer Rana Dasgupta sends a postcard from Delhi describing one of the latest developments in the city: unprecedented traffic jams and astronomic road deaths.although it isn't the drivers who are dying.
