Kololo Hill

By Neema Shah Picador, 352pp, £14.99

Kololo Hill is the story of a family uprooted in 1972, when thousands of Asians were ordered to leave Uganda. Given just 90 days to flee by brutal dictator Idi Amin, debut author Neema Shah’s characters – from newlyweds Asha and Pran, to elderly Jaya – are confronted with the loss of their home, business, and entire community, and face being scattered across the world.

Shah explores the chaos and fear of ordinary people’s lives during Amin’s rule, weaving personal stories of love and betrayal into a backdrop of everincreasing tension and violence. A nail-biting airport dash encapsulates the vulnerability of women during conflict, while vivid descriptions invoke the heat and noise of the landscape.

Filmed over 18 months, this threepart documentary series produced in partnership with The Open University delves into the subject of surrogacy, by following the experiences of five young British women, all embarking on complex journeys by trying to have babies for other people. The number of children born through surrogacy in the UK has tripled in the last three years. With demand for fertile young women higher than ever, this series looks at the reality of choosing to have someone else’s baby and what it’s like for those competing for surrogates.

In the first episode we meet Caitlin, a 26-year-old single mum who has offered to carry a baby for her boss Kate, who has lost three pregnancies, including one at 32 weeks. Wednesday, BBC1, 11:15pm