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World Service,31 May 2025,49 mins

Best-selling author Jessie Burton

The Arts Hour

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Nikki Bedi talks to author Jessie Burton about her delightful novel for younger readers, Hidden Treasure and is joined by cultural critic Katie Puckrik. US actor John Lithgow on playing children’s author Roald Dahl on stage in London. Turkish writer Elif Shafak explains why she feels a 100-year-old Virginia Woolf novel is still relevant today. German pianist Igor Levit discusses playing a single piece of music for 12 hours straight. Irish director Lorcan Finnegan speaks about his latest film, The Surfer, starring Nicolas Cage. American comedian and actor Bowen Yang shares how the legendary TV show Saturday Night Live comes together. And the British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason on why he loves Bob Marley’s music. Main image: Jessie Burton Photo credit: Lara Downie

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