20 Questions With

20 Questions With Sathnam Sanghera

<p>The author of Empireland and Empireworld, Sathnam Sanghera, explores the impact of British colonialism on Britain and the world, expresses his frustration at the amnesia about the involvement of people of colour in British history, encourages us to understand the past rather than rank it, eschews the culture wars, discusses the Royal Family's involvement in the slave trade, endorses multiculturalism in Britain, evaluates the effects of empire on the UK's contemporary relations with India, reviews Modi's decolonisation programme, explains his passion for journalism, reflects on the hostility he's been subjected to in public and reveals why he's returning to the stage to discuss his work. </p>

I’m Matt Stadlen and for 20 years I’ve been talking to and interviewing public figures from around the world. In this series I’ll be interviewing famous names from every walk of life and with a broad  range of views, politics and perspectives. Every guest will get 20 questions, and the plan is for you to have a better sense of each of them by the end of their interview.