Nikki Bedi speaks to the Turkish-born author about her new novel In One Brief Moment All Eternity. Using the voices of different women, Shafak tells the story of 19th century French writer Gustave Flaubert, whose famous book Madame Bovary forever shaped modern fiction.We hear from New Zealand's Taika Waititi about Klara and the Sun, his new film based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro.Jamaican author Marlon James discusses The Disappearers, his new Booker-shortlisted story about 1980s homophobia.French director Stéphane Demoustier on The Great Arch, his new biopic of outsider Danish architect Otto von SpreckelsenAnd as a new adaptation of Sense & Sensibility hits the cinemas, British star Daisy Edgar Jones and Australian screenwriter Diana Reid make the case for Jane Austen's enduring relevance and wit.Joining to give his take on the week's cultural highlights is Guy Lodge, chief film critic at Variety magazine.Producer: Ciaran Bermingham

Nikki Bedi speaks to the Turkish-born author about her new novel In One Brief Moment All Eternity. Using the voices of different women, Shafak tells the story of 19th century French writer Gustave Flaubert, whose famous book Madame Bovary forever shaped modern fiction. We hear from New Zealand's Taika Waititi about Klara and the Sun, his new film based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. Jamaican author Marlon James discusses The Disappearers, his new Booker-shortlisted story about 1980s homophobia. French director Stéphane Demoustier on The Great Arch, his new biopic of outsider Danish architect Otto von Spreckelsen And as a new adaptation of Sense & Sensibility hits the cinemas, British star Daisy Edgar Jones and Australian screenwriter Diana Reid make the case for Jane Austen's enduring relevance and wit. Joining to give his take on the week's cultural highlights is Guy Lodge, chief film critic at Variety magazine. Producer: Ciaran Bermingham

Nikki Bedi speaks to the Turkish-born author about her new novel In One Brief Moment All Eternity. Using the voices of different women, Shafak tells the story of 19th century French writer Gustave Flaubert, whose famous book Madame Bovary forever shaped modern fiction.We hear from New Zealand's Taika Waititi about Klara and the Sun, his new film based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro.Jamaican author Marlon James discusses The Disappearers, his new Booker-shortlisted story about 1980s homophobia.French director Stéphane Demoustier on The Great Arch, his new biopic of outsider Danish architect Otto von SpreckelsenAnd as a new adaptation of Sense &amp; Sensibility hits the cinemas, British star Daisy Edgar Jones and Australian screenwriter Diana Reid make the case for Jane Austen's enduring relevance and wit.Joining to give his take on the week's cultural highlights is Guy Lodge, chief film critic at Variety magazine.Producer: Ciaran Bermingham

The Arts Hour: Elif Shafak

Josie Long interviews one of the masters of modern horror, Paul Tremblay. He answers your questions on on of his best loved novels, A Head Full of Ghosts.The story centres on the Barretts, a typical New England suburban family, torn apart when their eldest daughter, 14-year-old Marjorie, begins to display signs of acute mental illness.When doctors are seemingly unable to offer any relief, and financial troubles compound the horror of being unable to help their child, they reluctantly turn to a local Catholic priest for help. But the priest offers more than prayers; he knows of a production company that is eager to document their plight, and pay a pretty penny for access. With mounting medical bills, the family agrees to be filmed, and soon find themselves the unwitting stars of a hit reality television show - The Possession. When events in the Barrett household spiral into tragedy, the show and the shocking incidents it captures become the stuff of urban legend.Fifteen years later, a bestselling writer interviews Marjorie's younger sister, Merry. As she recalls those long ago events that took place when she was just eight years old memories blur with the edited version presented to the world, and the terrible truth of what happened to the Barrett’s is finally brought to light. Though at the end, readers will still be asking if the events were purely medical, or if there really was a supernatural evil lurking beneath it all.
One of Paul’s most beloved works.Paul answers your questions about the timeless appeal of horror, the power of ambiguity in storytelling, and how demonic possession is perhaps the lesser of all the evils revealed in this story.

Josie Long interviews one of the masters of modern horror, Paul Tremblay. He answers your questions on on of his best loved novels, A Head Full of Ghosts. The story centres on the Barretts, a typical New England suburban family, torn apart when their eldest daughter, 14-year-old Marjorie, begins to display signs of acute mental illness. When doctors are seemingly unable to offer any relief, and financial troubles compound the horror of being unable to help their child, they reluctantly turn to a local Catholic priest for help. But the priest offers more than prayers; he knows of a production company that is eager to document their plight, and pay a pretty penny for access. With mounting medical bills, the family agrees to be filmed, and soon find themselves the unwitting stars of a hit reality television show - The Possession. When events in the Barrett household spiral into tragedy, the show and the shocking incidents it captures become the stuff of urban legend. Fifteen years later, a bestselling writer interviews Marjorie's younger sister, Merry. As she recalls those long ago events that took place when she was just eight years old memories blur with the edited version presented to the world, and the terrible truth of what happened to the Barrett’s is finally brought to light. Though at the end, readers will still be asking if the events were purely medical, or if there really was a supernatural evil lurking beneath it all. One of Paul’s most beloved works. Paul answers your questions about the timeless appeal of horror, the power of ambiguity in storytelling, and how demonic possession is perhaps the lesser of all the evils revealed in this story.

World Book Club: Paul Tremblay, A Head Full of Ghosts

Prix Goncourt-winning writer Leïla Slimani this year completed a trilogy of novels; an era-spanning epic family saga set in Morocco, which concludes with the semi-autobiographical I'll Take The Fire. Never one to stay in her comfort zone and compelled to write, she has now embarked on her very first play. She discusses the challenges of adapting Leo Tolstoy’s moralising final novel Resurrection for stage, and the surprising connections with her previous, diverse, body of work. Ahead of the play's world premiere in Lorient next week, theatre director Simon Delétang also joins from his rehearsals with Comédie-Française to discuss collaborating with Slimani on the project.

Prix Goncourt-winning writer Leïla Slimani this year completed a trilogy of novels; an era-spanning epic family saga set in Morocco, which concludes with the semi-autobiographical I'll Take The Fire. Never one to stay in her comfort zone and compelled to write, she has now embarked on her very first play. She discusses the challenges of adapting Leo Tolstoy’s moralising final novel Resurrection for stage, and the surprising connections with her previous, diverse, body of work. Ahead of the play's world premiere in Lorient next week, theatre director Simon Delétang also joins from his rehearsals with Comédie-Française to discuss collaborating with Slimani on the project.

In the Studio: Leïla Slimani takes on Tolstoy

Nikki Bedi speaks to superstar Irish-Indian poet and New York Times-Bestselling author Nikita Gill about her latest “novel in verse Styx: The River” 
Plus critic Kohinoor Sahota discusses this week’s cultural highlights: 
Oscar-winners Aaron Sorkin and Mikey Madison on their new film, The Social Reckoning 
“Kinetic artist” Liliane Lijn on growing up in a multi-lingual household and being given Salvador Dali's moustache! 
South African actor John Kani (King T’Chaka in Black Panther) on playing Caliban in Shakespeare’s The Tempest 
And fellow Marvel Cinematic Universe alum Florence Pugh on playing "fallen woman" Cathy Ames in the epic new Netflix adaptation of John Steinbeck’s East of Eden

Nikki Bedi speaks to superstar Irish-Indian poet and New York Times-Bestselling author Nikita Gill about her latest “novel in verse Styx: The River” Plus critic Kohinoor Sahota discusses this week’s cultural highlights: Oscar-winners Aaron Sorkin and Mikey Madison on their new film, The Social Reckoning “Kinetic artist” Liliane Lijn on growing up in a multi-lingual household and being given Salvador Dali's moustache! South African actor John Kani (King T’Chaka in Black Panther) on playing Caliban in Shakespeare’s The Tempest And fellow Marvel Cinematic Universe alum Florence Pugh on playing "fallen woman" Cathy Ames in the epic new Netflix adaptation of John Steinbeck’s East of Eden

The Arts Hour Indian-Irish poet Nikita Gill

Another chance to go behind the scenes with director Joachim Trier as he makes the follow-up to his international hit The Worst Person In The World. Stephen Hughes got exclusive access to the set of Sentimental Value, following the film from pre to post production. In a series of candid interviews, the writer-director reveals the anxiety he feels every time he has to make a movie, and how he is helped by his loyal team: screenwriter Eskil Vogt and producers Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Mone Mikkelsen and Lars Thomas Skare.

Another chance to go behind the scenes with director Joachim Trier as he makes the follow-up to his international hit The Worst Person In The World. Stephen Hughes got exclusive access to the set of Sentimental Value, following the film from pre to post production. In a series of candid interviews, the writer-director reveals the anxiety he feels every time he has to make a movie, and how he is helped by his loyal team: screenwriter Eskil Vogt and producers Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Mone Mikkelsen and Lars Thomas Skare.

In the Studio: Joachim Trier

Harriett Gilbert talks to the Egyptian writer, Bahaa Taher an Egyptian novelist who writes in Arabic and is the winner of the inaugural International Prize for Arabic Fiction, awarded in 2008.

Harriett Gilbert talks to the Egyptian writer, Bahaa Taher an Egyptian novelist who writes in Arabic and is the winner of the inaugural International Prize for Arabic Fiction, awarded in 2008.

Bahaa Taher

Interview with Iain Sinclair on his book, 'London Orbital'. Presenter: Harriett Gilbert.

Interview with Iain Sinclair on his book, 'London Orbital'. Presenter: Harriett Gilbert.

Iain Sinclair

How creatives write, perform and make art, design and music. The home of arts and culture from BBC World Service.In The Studio follows the world’s leading creative figures while they work. Nikki Bedi hosts The Arts Hour, with news of the latest releases from around the world, and in World Book Club Harriett Gilbert puts your questions and comments to best-selling authors.In the Studio episodes are released on Tuesdays, The Arts Hour with you on Fridays and World Book Club drops on the first Saturday of each month.

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How creatives write, perform and make art, design and music. The home of arts and culture from BBC World Service. In The Studio follows the world’s leading creative figures while they work. Nikki Bedi hosts The Arts Hour, with news of the latest releases from around the world, and in World Book Club Harriett Gilbert puts your questions and comments to best-selling authors. In the Studio episodes are released on Tuesdays, The Arts Hour with you on Fridays and World Book Club drops on the first Saturday of each month.

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