The Team Photo

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Stella Rimington

20110214

20120521 (R3)

Most people, at some point in their life, will have been a willing or reluctant member of a team. Whether it was a college year, an army regiment, a business team, a cricket match, am dram theatricals, the pub quiz or the Girl Guides, group photos are our souvenirs - fond or grim reminders of a previous way of life and the people who shared it. In this series, five writers take out a team photograph from their past and take a forensic and philosophical look at the shared strangeness of a moment preserved.

Stella Rimington considers a photograph commemorating a cricket match between the Ladies team from the British High Commission and the Ladies of the Roshanara Club in Delhi, 1966.

Stella Rimington lived in India between 1965 and 1969, having travelled out there with her husband John Rimington, when he was appointed First Secretary (Economic) for the British High Commission in Delhi. She joined the Security Service (MI5) in 1965 and was appointed Director-General in 1992. She was the first woman to hold the post and the first Director-General whose name was publicly announced on appointment. Following her retirement from MI5 in 1996, she became a non-executive director of Marks and Spencer and published her autobiography, Open Secret (Arrow 2002). Her first novel, At Risk, was published in 2004.

Produced by Emma Harding.

Stella Rimington, former director-general of MI5, considers a team photo from her past.

Hisham Matar

20110215

20120522 (R3)

Hisham Matar reflects on a photograph of himself as a young boy with the other members of the 'rabbit club', an exclusive group that prided itself on being the best rabbit catchers in his grandfather's small Libyan town.

Hisham Matar was born in New York in 1970 and spent his childhood in Tripoli and Cairo. He has lived in London since 1986. His novel, In the Country of Men, was shortlisted for The Man Booker Prize 2006.

Produced by Emma Harding.

Novelist Hisham Matar considers a team photo from his childhood in Libya.

Eva Salzman

20110216

20120523 (R3)

Eva Salzman reflects on the photograph of herself in a dance piece called Life of the Bee, created by Doris Humphrey, a pioneer of modern dance and based on a book by Maeterlinck.

Eva Salzman was born in 1960 in New York City, and grew up in Brooklyn where - from the age of 10 until 22 - she was a dancer and later a choreographer. She was educated at Bennington College and Columbia University, moving to Britain in 1985. Her books of poetry include Double Crossing: New and Selected Poems (Bloodaxe 2004), The English Earthquake (Bloodaxe 1992) and Bargain With The Watchman (Oxford University Press 1997).

Produced by Emma Harding.

Poet and former dancer Eva Salzman considers a team photo from her past.

Farahad Zama

20110217

20120524 (R3)

Farahad Zama reflects on a photograph of himself as a member of a bank's IT team, engaged on a project that was to have far-reaching consequences for his own career.

Farahad Zama moved to London in 1990 from Vizag in India. He is a father of two, and he works as an IT director in the City. He is the author of two novels, The Marriage Bureau for Rich People (Abacus 2008) and The Many Conditions of Love (2009).

Produced by Emma Harding.

Writer and City-based IT director Farahad Zama considers a team photo from his past.

05 LAST

Horatio Clare

20110218

20120525 (R3)

Horatio Clare considers his teenage self in the context of a youthful, multi-national lifeboat crew.

Horatio Clare was born in London in 1973, but grew up on a hill farm in the Black Mountains of south Wales. His books include the memoirs Running for the Hills (2006), Truant: Notes from the Slippery Slope (2007) and A Single Swallow (2009). Running for the Hills won a Somerset Maugham Award in 2007, was longlisted for The Guardian First Book Award 2006 and Clare was shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award, 2007.

Produced by Emma Harding.

Writer Horatio Clare considers a team photo from his time as a member of a lifeboat crew.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	Stella Rimington	20110214	20120521 (R3)	Most people, at some point in their life, will have been a willing or reluctant member of a team. Whether it was a college year, an army regiment, a business team, a cricket match, am dram theatricals, the pub quiz or the Girl Guides, group photos are our souvenirs - fond or grim reminders of a previous way of life and the people who shared it. In this series, five writers take out a team photograph from their past and take a forensic and philosophical look at the shared strangeness of a moment preserved. Stella Rimington considers a photograph commemorating a cricket match between the Ladies team from the British High Commission and the Ladies of the Roshanara Club in Delhi, 1966. Stella Rimington lived in India between 1965 and 1969, having travelled out there with her husband John Rimington, when he was appointed First Secretary (Economic) for the British High Commission in Delhi. She joined the Security Service (MI5) in 1965 and was appointed Director-General in 1992. She was the first woman to hold the post and the first Director-General whose name was publicly announced on appointment. Following her retirement from MI5 in 1996, she became a non-executive director of Marks and Spencer and published her autobiography, Open Secret (Arrow 2002). Her first novel, At Risk, was published in 2004. Produced by Emma Harding. Stella Rimington, former director-general of MI5, considers a team photo from her past.
02	Hisham Matar	20110215	20120522 (R3)	Hisham Matar reflects on a photograph of himself as a young boy with the other members of the 'rabbit club', an exclusive group that prided itself on being the best rabbit catchers in his grandfather's small Libyan town. Hisham Matar was born in New York in 1970 and spent his childhood in Tripoli and Cairo. He has lived in London since 1986. His novel, In the Country of Men, was shortlisted for The Man Booker Prize 2006. Produced by Emma Harding. Novelist Hisham Matar considers a team photo from his childhood in Libya.
03	Eva Salzman	20110216	20120523 (R3)	Eva Salzman reflects on the photograph of herself in a dance piece called Life of the Bee, created by Doris Humphrey, a pioneer of modern dance and based on a book by Maeterlinck. Eva Salzman was born in 1960 in New York City, and grew up in Brooklyn where - from the age of 10 until 22 - she was a dancer and later a choreographer. She was educated at Bennington College and Columbia University, moving to Britain in 1985. Her books of poetry include Double Crossing: New and Selected Poems (Bloodaxe 2004), The English Earthquake (Bloodaxe 1992) and Bargain With The Watchman (Oxford University Press 1997). Produced by Emma Harding. Poet and former dancer Eva Salzman considers a team photo from her past.
04	Farahad Zama	20110217	20120524 (R3)	Farahad Zama reflects on a photograph of himself as a member of a bank's IT team, engaged on a project that was to have far-reaching consequences for his own career. Farahad Zama moved to London in 1990 from Vizag in India. He is a father of two, and he works as an IT director in the City. He is the author of two novels, The Marriage Bureau for Rich People (Abacus 2008) and The Many Conditions of Love (2009). Produced by Emma Harding. Writer and City-based IT director Farahad Zama considers a team photo from his past.
05 LAST	Horatio Clare	20110218	20120525 (R3)	Horatio Clare considers his teenage self in the context of a youthful, multi-national lifeboat crew. Horatio Clare was born in London in 1973, but grew up on a hill farm in the Black Mountains of south Wales. His books include the memoirs Running for the Hills (2006), Truant: Notes from the Slippery Slope (2007) and A Single Swallow (2009). Running for the Hills won a Somerset Maugham Award in 2007, was longlisted for The Guardian First Book Award 2006 and Clare was shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award, 2007. Produced by Emma Harding. Writer Horatio Clare considers a team photo from his time as a member of a lifeboat crew.