Tariq Ramadan
Tuesday 20 February 2007 21:45-22:30 (Radio 3)
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Tariq Ramadan
Isabel Hilton talks to the man the Washington Post once called 'a Muslim Martin Luther': Tariq Ramadan.
He has become globally famous for his mission to reform Islam in the light of its complex relationship with the west.
With the publication of his new book 'The Messenger: The Meanings of the Life of Mohammed', he is taking this message to a wide audience. But how achievable is his reformist mission?
The Rough Guide turns twenty five
Twenty five years ago this year the first Rough Guide travel book was brought out - its aim to meet the needs of budget travellers wanting alternative views of the world.
Isabel Hilton is joined by explorer Benedict Allen, and writers Geoff Dyer and Sara Wheeler to ask if today's budget travel handbooks have achieved their original ideals.
Theodore Zeldin
Historian Theodore Zeldin talks about his aim to develop new forms of conversation which will allow us to create more convincing portraits of ourselves in the multi-media age.
Ibsen's penultimate play
And Night Waves reviews a new version of Ibsen's penultimate play 'John Gabriel Borkman' at the Donmar in London.
It paints a devastating picture of capitalism and selfish ambition in late nineteenth century Norway.
