Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die discussion

The Tale of Genji was recently discussed on BBC Radio 3's Free Thinking program(me).

The Tale of Genji, Algorithms
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07c431c

Description:
Rana Mitter rereads The Tale of Genji. Sometimes called the world's first novel it was written in the early years of the 11th century and has been credited to the noblewoman and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu. This year's Bradford Literature Festival is focusing on the modern translation from Dennis Washburn, Professor at Dartmouth College (USA).

Dennis Washburn joins Rana along with Jennifer Guest and Christopher Harding.