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World Service,13 Jun 2026,48 mins

Leila Slimani

The Arts Hour

Available for 29 days

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

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