World Service Writers

World Service Writers

About this programme

Razia Iqbal looks back to the authors who have worked for the BBC World Service. From the 1940s, when George Orwell and VS Naipaul were producers, the presenter explores the relationship between the broadcaster and creators who became incredibly successful in their home countries. Featuring contributions by Annabel Dilke, widow of Bulgarian dissident writer Georgi Markov, writer-in-residence Hamid Ismailov, and Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott.

Cast and crew

Cast

Presenter
Razia Iqbal
Contributor
Annabel Dilke
Contributor
Hamid Ismailov
Contributor
Derek Walcott

Crew

Producer
Helen Lee
Categories
Arts

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