STW: Eric Hobsbawm, Michael Sandel, Nina Raine, Azzam Alwash 17 Jan 11




Start the Week show

Summary: Start the Week focuses on justice, fairness and ethical dilemmas. Leading Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm argues that Marx remains as relevant today as in the last century. The American academic Michael Sandel looks at the philosophy that underpins notions of justice. In her new play, Tiger Country, Nina Raine explores medical ethics and the toll working in a busy hospital takes on staff. And Azzam Alwash, an Iraqi water engineer, is seeking to restore his homeland's marshlands which were destroyed by Saddam Hussein.