Slavoj Zizek
Wednesday 9 January 2008 21:45-22:30 (Radio 3)
Kenan Malik meets Slovenian intellectual Slavoj Zizek, one of the most sought after contemporary cultural critics in Europe, whose new book looks at the meaning of violence. Plus in the year that marks the 60th anniversary of Gandhi's death, Kenan and guests assess whether Gandhian non-violent protest still has a place in today's war-torn world.
Charlie Wilson's War
Tom Hanks and Phillip Seymour Hoffman in Charlie Wilson's War.
Playlist
Charlie Wilson's War
Kenan Malik, film critic Nigel Floyd and Middle East expert Fred Halliday discuss Charlie Wilson's War, the new film starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts about secret American funding of the Afghan mujahideen against the Russians in the Eighties - and the consequences since.
Charlie Wilson's War is released nationwide on January 11th certificate 15.
William Boyd
The novelist and screenwriter William Boyd joins Kenan to talk about guest editing the hundredth edition of the innovative literary magazine Granta.
Ghandi & Non-Violence
Plus - this month marks the anniversary of the assassination of Gandhi. But sixty years after his death, is his non-violent approach any longer of much use to oppressed groups? Kenan debates this with his studio guests, peace activist Scilla Elworthy and professor of political sciences, Bidyut Chakrabarty. Furthermore, the Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek tells Kenan why he thinks that violence extends beyond the infliction of physical damage.
