The author opens up about being stabbed multiple times in 2022. Plus: Eurovision kicks off its finale week with a live semi-final from Sweden. Here’s what to watch this evening
9pm, BBC Two“One of the first thoughts I had as I saw him coming at me: ‘Oh, it’s you. So it’s you.’” Salman Rushdie tells his extraordinary version of being viciously stabbed multiple times – including in the eye – at a literary event in 2022, where he was about to discuss the importance of protecting the freedom of writers. He also offers context to make some sense of the attack, while reflecting on how it has changed his relationship with his works. Hollie Richardson
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