BBC2 plans to air a feature-length documentary later this year to mark the 20th anniversary of Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses and the fatwa that was subsequently declared against the author. Although Rushdie did not participate in the making of the film, the Guardian reported that "his son and sister will take part."
The Guardian also noted that the BBC may have "run into some trouble among those who were involved in the original publication of the book who do not want to speak about it" and quoted "one publishing source," who said, "Most of the core people involved feel very strongly even today that they should keep quiet on any matters relating to The Satanic Verses and that it was enough that the hardcover [of the book] was kept in print throughout."