16 May 2014
Episode 665
01 hour
Kashmiri novelist Nitasha Kaul and Delhi-based writer Rahul Bedi analyse the results of the Indian election, Gulliver Cragg reports on the latest from Ukraine and the Thinking Together conference in Kiev, and our culture editor Robert Bound explores the differences and similarities between arts and sports writing.
16 May 2014
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