Richard Lloyd Parry, Asia editor for The Times and Sunday Times, shares memories of his upbringing in Southport and his Blockbusters prize trip to Japan, which sparked a desire to cover the continent during his career.

Maria Alyokhina on activism, Russia’s regime and hope for the motherland
30:18

Bora Chung on the rise of Korean literature
28:04

Andrey Kurkov on chronicling a nation at war
27:42