Under The Skin

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Correspondence

20120219

20130817 (R4)

~Under The Skin is a celebration of the second ever South Asian Literature Festival, which was staged in London and across the United Kingdom in October. The relationship between the English language, its literary tradition and writers from South Asia has become an exciting and enduring part of British literary life.

The Festival celebrated writers from South Asia and British Asian writing, equally, reflecting the diversity of themes, subjects and literary forms that constitute South Asian writing in 2011.

~Under The Skin features two original stories and one adapted from the collection Too Asian, Not Asian Enough which was published to coincide with the festival. NSR Khan's story Correspondence is a touching and witty account of a Pakistani father coming to terms with the life of his British Asian daughter.

~Under The Skin starts with Deni Francis, Lyndam Gregory and Najma Khan reading a story in letters between a father and daughter.

Producer: David Roper

A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4.

A story in letters between a Pakistani father and his British Asian daughter.

Short stories celebrating the South Asian Literature Festival

Another Life, By Resma Ruia

20120226

20130824 (R4)

~Under The Skin is a celebration of the second ever South Asian Literature Festival, which is staged in London and across the United Kingdom. The relationship between the English language, its literary tradition and writers from South Asia has become an exciting and enduring part of British literary life. The Festival celebrates writers from South Asia and British Asian writing, equally, reflecting the diversity of themes, subjects and literary forms that constitute South Asian writing in 2012.

~Under The Skin features three stories by British Asian writers. Resma Ruia's Another Life focuses on the restlessness of an Asian businessman who visited Manchester as a young man on his way to America - but never left.

Lyndam Gregory, Deni Francis and Najma Khan are the readers.

Producer: David Roper

A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4.

An Asian businessman visits Manchester on his way to America, but never leaves.

Short stories celebrating the South Asian Literature Festival

Eyebrows, By Kavita Bhanot

20120304

~Under The Skin is a celebration of the second ever South Asian Literature Festival, which is staged in London and across the United Kingdom.

The relationship between the English language, its literary tradition and writers from South Asia has become an exciting and enduring part of British literary life. The Festival celebrates writers from South Asia and British Asian writing, equally, reflecting the diversity of themes, subjects and literary forms that constitute South Asian writing in 2012.

~Under The Skin features three stories by British Asian writers. Kavita Bhanot's Eyebrows introduces us to three generations of women seen through the eyes of Jaya on her weekend visits to her grandmother.

Lyndam Gregory, Deni Francis and Najma Khan are the readers.

Producer: David Roper

A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4.

Three generations of women come to terms with one another.

Short stories celebrating the South Asian Literature Festival

Eyebrows, By Kavita Bhanot

20130831

~Under The Skin is a celebration of the second ever South Asian Literature Festival, which is staged in London and across the United Kingdom.

Lyndam Gregory, Deni Francis and Najma Khan are the readers.

Producer: David Roper

A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4.

Three generations of women come to terms with one another.

Short stories celebrating the South Asian Literature Festival

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	Correspondence	20120219	20130817 (R4)	~Under The Skin is a celebration of the second ever South Asian Literature Festival, which was staged in London and across the United Kingdom in October. The relationship between the English language, its literary tradition and writers from South Asia has become an exciting and enduring part of British literary life. The Festival celebrated writers from South Asia and British Asian writing, equally, reflecting the diversity of themes, subjects and literary forms that constitute South Asian writing in 2011. ~Under The Skin features two original stories and one adapted from the collection Too Asian, Not Asian Enough which was published to coincide with the festival. NSR Khan's story Correspondence is a touching and witty account of a Pakistani father coming to terms with the life of his British Asian daughter. ~Under The Skin starts with Deni Francis, Lyndam Gregory and Najma Khan reading a story in letters between a father and daughter. Producer: David Roper A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4. A story in letters between a Pakistani father and his British Asian daughter. Short stories celebrating the South Asian Literature Festival
02	Another Life, By Resma Ruia	20120226	20130824 (R4)	~Under The Skin is a celebration of the second ever South Asian Literature Festival, which is staged in London and across the United Kingdom. The relationship between the English language, its literary tradition and writers from South Asia has become an exciting and enduring part of British literary life. The Festival celebrates writers from South Asia and British Asian writing, equally, reflecting the diversity of themes, subjects and literary forms that constitute South Asian writing in 2012. ~Under The Skin features three stories by British Asian writers. Resma Ruia's Another Life focuses on the restlessness of an Asian businessman who visited Manchester as a young man on his way to America - but never left. Lyndam Gregory, Deni Francis and Najma Khan are the readers. Producer: David Roper A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4. An Asian businessman visits Manchester on his way to America, but never leaves. Short stories celebrating the South Asian Literature Festival
03	Eyebrows, By Kavita Bhanot	20120304		~Under The Skin is a celebration of the second ever South Asian Literature Festival, which is staged in London and across the United Kingdom. The relationship between the English language, its literary tradition and writers from South Asia has become an exciting and enduring part of British literary life. The Festival celebrates writers from South Asia and British Asian writing, equally, reflecting the diversity of themes, subjects and literary forms that constitute South Asian writing in 2012. ~Under The Skin features three stories by British Asian writers. Kavita Bhanot's Eyebrows introduces us to three generations of women seen through the eyes of Jaya on her weekend visits to her grandmother. Lyndam Gregory, Deni Francis and Najma Khan are the readers. Producer: David Roper A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4. Three generations of women come to terms with one another. Short stories celebrating the South Asian Literature Festival
03	Eyebrows, By Kavita Bhanot	20130831		~Under The Skin is a celebration of the second ever South Asian Literature Festival, which is staged in London and across the United Kingdom. The relationship between the English language, its literary tradition and writers from South Asia has become an exciting and enduring part of British literary life. The Festival celebrates writers from South Asia and British Asian writing, equally, reflecting the diversity of themes, subjects and literary forms that constitute South Asian writing in 2012. ~Under The Skin features three stories by British Asian writers. Kavita Bhanot's Eyebrows introduces us to three generations of women seen through the eyes of Jaya on her weekend visits to her grandmother. Lyndam Gregory, Deni Francis and Najma Khan are the readers. Producer: David Roper A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4. Three generations of women come to terms with one another. Short stories celebrating the South Asian Literature Festival