Remembers… — Season 1, Episode 4: Hanif Kureishi Remembers… The Buddha of Suburbia
Documentary, Talk • 10 min • 5 seasons, 171 episodes
Episode synopsis
Writer Hanif Kureishi looks back on how his semi-autobiographical novel The Buddha of Suburbia became one of the defining BBC dramas of the 1990s. He discusses the ways in which it set new standards in representing multicultural Britain, the importance that humour plays in pushing forward serious ideas, and what it was like working with his musical hero, after David Bowie unexpectedly suggested that he write the soundtrack.
About Remembers…
What are the secrets of our favourite TV shows? Famous names from both sides of the camera reflect on making some of the most popular and influential programmes of all time.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1Jeanette Winterson Remembers... Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
- E2Bernard Hill Remembers... Boys from the Blackstuff
- E3Colin Baker Remembers… The Roads to Freedom
- E5Moira Armstrong and Vivien Heilbron Remember… Sunset Song
- E6Christopher Eccleston Remembers… Our Friends in the North
- E7Kenneth Branagh Remembers… Billy Plays
- E8David Harewood Remembers… A Man from the Sun
- E9Siân Phillips Remembers… How Green Was My Valley
- E10Michael Dobbs Remembers… House of Cards
- E11Alison Steadman Remembers… The Singing Detective
- E12Joe McFadden Remembers… The Crow Road
- E13Peter Kosminsky Remembers… Wolf Hall