Roxane Gay: An unflinching memoir
The Interview2 Jun 2023

Roxane Gay: An unflinching memoir

Stephen Sackur speaks to American writer, academic and cultural commentator Roxane Gay. Her unflinching, extraordinary memoir Hunger deals with her experience of rape and obesity. How scary is the level of self-exposure in much of her writing?

(Photo: Roxane Gay in the Hardtalk studio)

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Nicaraguan Dissident Felix Maradiaga

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3 Des 201823min

Former UK Transport Minister Jo Johnson

Former UK Transport Minister Jo Johnson

On December 11th, two and a half years of posturing, politicking and poisonous disagreement come to a head: the UK Parliament will vote on whether to accept the Brexit deal Prime Minister Theresa May ...

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Saudi exile - Abdullah Alaoudh

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Can anyone or anything challenge Saudi authoritarianism? HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to Abdullah Alaoudh, a Saudi exile whose father is facing charges that carry a death sentence. President Trump...

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Israeli Education Minister and Leader of Jewish Home - Naftali Bennett

Israeli Education Minister and Leader of Jewish Home - Naftali Bennett

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26 Nov 201822min

Senior US District Judge - Mark L. Wolf

Senior US District Judge - Mark L. Wolf

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16 Nov 201823min

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