For 30 years, Robert Forster and Grant McLennan formed the
backbone of The Go-Betweens. Two years ago this week, McLennan died
suddenly of a heart attack. Since then, Forster has been trying to
complete the songs the pair were working on. He tells
Pádraig Collins how he overcame practical and
emotional difficulties to create a new album
A week after the release of the political comedy
Persepolis , three Iranian women who have left their home
country give their reaction to the film. Does it reflect what it is
to be Iranian in the West? Or is it simply one person's perspective
on the Middle East?