The Arts Hour - Leila Slimani
Nikki Bedi speaks to the internationally acclaimed French-Moroccan author of Lullaby about the final part of her historical family trilogy, I’ll Take The Fire
Steven Spielberg remembers falling in love with space and how it has inspired Disclosure Day, his new conspiracy thriller
Actor Michael Fassbender shares the advice he was given by undercover agents for spy series The Agency
And with her latest novel just published, prize-winning author Ann Patchett reveals how she continues to be inspired by her own unconventional family and being a step-parent
Cultural critic Hanna Flint joins to give her take on these and more
Photo Credit: Catherine Hélie ©Editions Gallimard
Published on Friday, 12th June 2026.
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