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Commemorating PEN's centenary

PEN is the influential pressure group which helps and campaign for the release of writers held unlawfully in jail around the globe.

Wole Soyinka

Nobel Prize-winner Wole Soyinka discusses English PEN centenary and his new novel.

Release date:
02 Oct 2021
World Book Café: PEN — The Documentary Podcast

An exploration of Freedom of Expression around the world.

Release date:
11 Oct 2021
Burhan Sönmez: Istanbul, Istanbul

A powerfully political and intensely personal story of modern Turkish life

Release date:
06 Nov 2021

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