Where The Line Is Drawn

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20180723

Raja Shehadeh is an award winning Palestinian writer, lawyer, and founder of the human right's organisation, Al Haq. In Where the Line is Drawn he reflects on his forty year friendship with Henry, a Jewish Israeli. As idealistic young men when they first meet in 1977, they connect over shared interests in literature, writing and walking. As the years pass, their friendship is challenged by history, politics, enmity and violence, but it also points the way to a common future. Raja Shehadeh's books include Occupation Diaries; Language of War, Language of Peace and Palestinian Walks which won the 2008 Orwell Prize. He has contributed to The New York Times, The Guardian and Granta.

Read by Peter Polycarpou who was recently nominated for an Olivier Award for best supporting actor in a play category. Other recent theatre credits include the Donmar theatre's production of City of Angels, and Guys and Dolls at the Chichester Festival Theatre. Television credits include Tyrant, Hustle and Eastenders and he has been heard in numerous audio dramas.

The music is Reem Kelani's Sprinting Gazelle.

Abridged by Penny Leicester

Produced by Elizabeth Allard.

Raja Shehadeh's reflections on a friendship forged across the Israel-Palestine border.

20180724

Raja Shehadeh, the award winning Palestinian writer, lawyer, and founder of the human rights organisation, Al Haq, visits Jaffa, the city from which his father was exiled during the Nakba in 1948 when 750,000 were forced from their homes with the end of the British Mandate and the creation of Israel. It's now 1978 and he is staying with Jewish friends who moved into one of the old Arab houses in Jaffa. He is curious about their choice of home. Read by Peter Polycarpou.

The music is Reem Kelani's Sprinting Gazelle.

Abridged by Penny Leicester

Produced by Elizabeth Allard.

Raja Shehadeh visits Jaffa, the city from which his father was exiled.

20180725

Raja Shehadeh, the award winning Palestinian writer, lawyer, and founder of the human rights organisation, Al Haq recollects a humiliating experience on his way home to Ramallah. Read by Peter Polycarpou.

The music is Reem Kelani's Sprinting Gazelle.

Abridged by Penny Leicester

Produced by Elizabeth Allard.

Raja Shehadeh recollects a humiliating search on his way home to Ramallah.

20180726

Raja Shehadeh, the award winning Palestinian writer, lawyer, and founder of the human rights organisation, Al Haq, remembers a terrifying night time drive. Meanwhile, tense times lie ahead for Raja and Henry as the new millennium dawns. Read by Peter Polycarpou.

The music is Reem Kelani's Sprinting Gazelle.

Abridged by Penny Leicester

Produced by Elizabeth Allard.

Raja finds that tense times lie ahead for him and Henry as the new millennium dawns.

05 LAST

20180727

Raja Shehadeh, the award winning Palestinian writer, lawyer, and founder of the human rights organisation, Al Haq receives shocking news and he comes to a new understanding about the value of his friendship with Henry. He also reflects on the controversial killing of a young Palestinian attacker by a teenage Israeli soldier who was later jailed for manslaughter. Read by Peter Polycarpou.

The music is Reem Kelani's Sprinting Gazelle.

Abridged by Penny Leicester

Produced by Elizabeth Allard.

Raja Shedadeh receives shocking news which deepens his friendship with Henry.

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Episode	First Broadcast	Comments
01	20180723	Raja Shehadeh is an award winning Palestinian writer, lawyer, and founder of the human right's organisation, Al Haq. In Where the Line is Drawn he reflects on his forty year friendship with Henry, a Jewish Israeli. As idealistic young men when they first meet in 1977, they connect over shared interests in literature, writing and walking. As the years pass, their friendship is challenged by history, politics, enmity and violence, but it also points the way to a common future. Raja Shehadeh's books include Occupation Diaries; Language of War, Language of Peace and Palestinian Walks which won the 2008 Orwell Prize. He has contributed to The New York Times, The Guardian and Granta. Read by Peter Polycarpou who was recently nominated for an Olivier Award for best supporting actor in a play category. Other recent theatre credits include the Donmar theatre's production of City of Angels, and Guys and Dolls at the Chichester Festival Theatre. Television credits include Tyrant, Hustle and Eastenders and he has been heard in numerous audio dramas. The music is Reem Kelani's Sprinting Gazelle. Abridged by Penny Leicester Produced by Elizabeth Allard. Raja Shehadeh's reflections on a friendship forged across the Israel-Palestine border.
02	20180724	Raja Shehadeh, the award winning Palestinian writer, lawyer, and founder of the human rights organisation, Al Haq, visits Jaffa, the city from which his father was exiled during the Nakba in 1948 when 750,000 were forced from their homes with the end of the British Mandate and the creation of Israel. It's now 1978 and he is staying with Jewish friends who moved into one of the old Arab houses in Jaffa. He is curious about their choice of home. Read by Peter Polycarpou. The music is Reem Kelani's Sprinting Gazelle. Abridged by Penny Leicester Produced by Elizabeth Allard. Raja Shehadeh visits Jaffa, the city from which his father was exiled.
03	20180725	Raja Shehadeh, the award winning Palestinian writer, lawyer, and founder of the human rights organisation, Al Haq recollects a humiliating experience on his way home to Ramallah. Read by Peter Polycarpou. The music is Reem Kelani's Sprinting Gazelle. Abridged by Penny Leicester Produced by Elizabeth Allard. Raja Shehadeh recollects a humiliating search on his way home to Ramallah.
04	20180726	Raja Shehadeh, the award winning Palestinian writer, lawyer, and founder of the human rights organisation, Al Haq, remembers a terrifying night time drive. Meanwhile, tense times lie ahead for Raja and Henry as the new millennium dawns. Read by Peter Polycarpou. The music is Reem Kelani's Sprinting Gazelle. Abridged by Penny Leicester Produced by Elizabeth Allard. Raja finds that tense times lie ahead for him and Henry as the new millennium dawns.
05 LAST	20180727	Raja Shehadeh, the award winning Palestinian writer, lawyer, and founder of the human rights organisation, Al Haq receives shocking news and he comes to a new understanding about the value of his friendship with Henry. He also reflects on the controversial killing of a young Palestinian attacker by a teenage Israeli soldier who was later jailed for manslaughter. Read by Peter Polycarpou. The music is Reem Kelani's Sprinting Gazelle. Abridged by Penny Leicester Produced by Elizabeth Allard. Raja Shedadeh receives shocking news which deepens his friendship with Henry.