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The potency of silence
Iranian author Azar Nafisi on about her memoir about the role of silence in her life
Iranian author and literary scholar Azar Nafisi talks about her memoir about the articulacy and potency of silence.
With British mathematician Roger Penrose who challenges the accepted notion of an expanding universe while American author and translator Jack Zipes deconstructs fairy tales.
Presented by Bridget Kendall.
What is the role of libraries in the digital age?
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The Forum
The programme that explains the present by exploring the past