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SATANIC VERSES: 30 YEARS ON
Project Type
BBC2 Primetime TV Documentary
Date
2019
Credits
Director: Steven Grandison
Exec Producer: Yonni Usiskin
Host: Mobeen Azahar
Editor: Marta Velasquez
BAFTA-winning filmmaker and journalist Mobeen Azhar sets out to uncover with his VICE Studios-produced documentary for BBC Two, The Satanic Verses: 30 Years On. Heading to his native Yorkshire, Mobeen meets the people behind the demonstrations and those whose lives were irrevocably changed by the book, from a former far-right activist to a Muslim journalist and an ex-jihadist. Unsurprisingly, he faces some resistance; at one point, a man in Bradford rips the book from his hands and attempts to set it on fire, a scene reminiscent of what went on in 1989.
Nominated for Best Historical Documentary - Grierson Trust Award 2019
The Telegraph ★★★★
Financial Times ★★★★
"The Satanic Verses: 30 Years On, presented by the broadcaster Mobeen Azhar, was an intelligent, subtle exploration of the impact of the Rushdie affair on Britain's Muslim communities."
The Guardian
"What an immensely warm, thoughtful companion was Mobeen Azhar, a Bafta-winning producer now before the camera for The Satanic Verses: 30 Years On"
The Observer