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New French series sheds light on fake victim of Paris attacks

Olivia Salazar-Winspear and Dheepthika Laurent look at the latest releases on the small screen. They discuss "The Confidante", Max's first French series about a woman who faked her way into a victim's association set up after the Bataclan terror attack in Paris. Also: Cate Blanchett stars in Alfonso Cuaron's psychological…

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Anna Funder's 'Wifedom' explores overlooked role of George Orwell's wife

Australian author Anna Funder talks to Dheepthika Laurent about her latest book "Wifedom", a part-fiction, part non-fiction and part-hybrid novel about Eileen O'Shaughnessy. She was the highly educated wife of George Orwell, who played a pivotal but largely uncredited role in his career. Anna Funder also responds to criticism by…

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TV series show: 'Shogun', 'The Bear' and 'Baby Reindeer' win big at Emmys

Olivia Salazar-Winspear and Dheepthika Laurent take a look at all the winners, losers and surprises from the 2024 Emmy Awards ceremony, including historic wins for American-Japanese epic "Shogun" in the drama category. Also: they look at season four of irreverent British spy drama "Slow Horses" and a new season of…

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Iranian-born American author Navid Sinaki explores forbidden gay love in 'Medusa of the Roses'

Navid Sinaki speaks to Dheepthika Laurent on arts24 about how much of his own story is echoed in his novel "Medusa of the Roses". It traces an illicit gay romance in modern-day Iran and explores a little-known reality: that the government subsidises sex changes for gay people willing to transition.…

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Summer binge: A look at top TV shows for July and August

The summer sees the return of hit shows “Emily in Paris” and “Only Murders in the Building” for their fourth seasons. Dheepthika Laurent tells us why – love them or hate them – the new instalments of those series are set to delight their loyal fans. We learn more about…

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The best TV shows to watch in May, from 'Bridgerton' to 'The Big Cigar'

"Bridgerton" is back with more scandal and more sex! FRANCE 24's Olivia Salazar-Winspear and Dheepthika Laurent take a look at everyone's fan favourite focusing on Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton's story. Meanwhile, "The Big Cigar" looks at the improbable story of a daring escape by Huey P. Newton, the founder…

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The best TV shows to watch in April

Maya Rudolph is back with a second season of her quirky billionaire workplace comedy, "Loot", while Oscar winner Robert Downey Jr dons multiple disguises for his role in the Vietnam War spy drama "The Sympathizer". Dheepthika Laurent and Olivia Salazar-Winspear also bring you the latest news from Canneseries, including Michael…

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The best TV shows to watch in March

From "The Regime", a satirical comedy about a despotic leader played by Kate Winslet, to all the latest from Europe's biggest TV festival, Séries Mania in northwestern France, plus reviews of "Palm Royale", a 1960s high society dramedy starring Kristen Wiig, as well as Guy Ritchie's series adaptation of his…

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Spy thriller 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' gets a fresh, millennial TV series update

Olivia Salazar-Winspear and Dheepthika Laurent look at the latest in television series this month. "In Her Car", a Ukrainian drama filmed in Kyiv during the war, is the brainchild of Ukrainian showrunner Eugen Tunick. He tells us what it was like filming in such conditions. Also: Donald Glover impresses with…

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TV series: Top picks for the festive period

From a celebration of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album to a South African Christmas rom-com, "Yoh! Christmas", as well as "Berlin", the spinoff of the beloved Netflix series "La Casa de Papel" or "Money Heist", TV critic Dheepthika Laurent has plenty to share for our last series show of the year.

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Australian filmmaker Rolf de Heer: 'Attitudes towards Indigenous people have gone backwards'

Australian director Rolf de Heer chats to Lisa Nesselson and Dheepthika Laurent about his first feature film in a decade, "The Survival of Kindness", which was shot in the Australian outback. Also: German director Wim Wenders' Japanese-language film "Perfect Days" shines a spotlight on a toilet cleaner and Disney's latest…

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'Voguing cannot be co-opted': Choreographer Trajal Harrell on voguing going mainstream

American choreographer and dancer Trajal Harrell chats to Dheepthika Laurent about his career retrospective at Paris' Festival d'Automne. They also talk about voguing, the focus of his seminal eight year project, Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at the Judson Church, and his current field of interest: Japanese dance style…

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TV series: Dodi Al-Fayed actor calls for Gaza ceasefire at 'The Crown' premiere in LA

From the premiere of the final, fateful season of “The Crown”, to an Indonesian period romance "Cigarette Girl" and a South Korean criminal justice drama "Vigilante" – It’s a very international month in the world of TV shows. Dheepthika Laurent speaks to Eve Jackson about the month’s new releases.

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Rolling Stones release new album 'Hackney Diamonds' to rave reviews

The Rolling Stones have finally released "Hackney Diamonds", their first album of original songs since 2005. Comprising 12 tracks, the album is already getting rave reviews and features a number of noteworthy collaborations: Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, Elton John and Stevie Wonder. The British rock legends gave a concert in…

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TV series: The return of Paris's gentleman thief, Lupin

From the return of Paris's gentleman thief, to a period drama about science and cooking and a McCarthy-era gay romance thriller, it's a varied October in the world of TV series. TV critic Dheepthika Laurent reviews season 3 of "Lupin" with Omar Sy, "Lessons in Chemistry" starring Marvel actress Brie…

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'The Dance Tree': British author Kiran Millwood Hargrave on her latest work

Dheepthika Laurent talks to Kiran Millwood Hargrave, an award-winning British author, about the French release of her novel "The Dance Tree". It's a story of forbidden love and family secrets set against the backdrop of a true historical phenomenon: a dance plague that took over the French city of Strasbourg…

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100% series: 'Only Murders in the Building' season 3, with Selena Gomez & Meryl Streep

From the new season of three-time Emmy award-winning "Only Murders in the Building", passing by hit legal show "The Lincoln Lawyer" to our guide on what to watch this summer, Eve Jackson and Dheepthika Laurent talk about all that's new on the small screen in July.

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June TV series: 'The Idol', sleazy trash or black satire?

From the return of "The Full Monty" 25 years later that hits a political message, to a look at the controversial series "The Idol" with The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp that's being slammed for its graphic sexual content, TV critic Dheepthika Laurent speaks to Eve Jackson about what's on the…

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May TV series: 'Queen Charlotte', the new Bridgerton spinoff

TV critic Dheepthika Laurent speaks to Eve Jackson about the month's best TV series, including the steamy "Queen Charlotte, a Bridgerton Story", Jada Pinkett Smith's controversial "Queen Cleopatra", a dive back into the Watergate scandal in "White House Plumbers" and Barack Obama's mini-series "Working, What We Do All Day".

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TV series show: 'Beef', 'Drops of God' and 'Salade Grecque'

From "Beef", a new dark comedy being hailed by some as the best show of the year, to "Drops of God", a TV adapt of a hit Japanese manga about wine, plus the big French-language release "Salade Grecque", TV series critic Dheepthika Laurent shares her picks of the month with…

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Japan's first AI-made manga: How will technology impact the comic book industry?

Dheepthika Laurent takes a look at the latest in the world of arts and culture. Japan's first artificial intelligence-made manga poses serious ethical questions for the industry. In other news, a new Henri Matisse exhibition in Paris looks at the 1930s, an important decade in the artist's career. Plus a…

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Paris Fashion Week: Dior honours 1950s feminists, Coperni mixes models and robots

Dheepthika Laurent is joined by Jennifer Ben Brahim to take a look at Paris Fashion Week’s autumn-winter 2023 collections as they come to a close. From horses to robots, designers looked to the future but also the past: Chanel celebrated Coco's favourite flower, while Dior put three 1950s feminists under…

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TV series pick of the month: French special forces show 'Cœurs Noirs'

TV critic Dheepthika Laurent takes us through all the TV shows you should be watching this month, from a French series on a special forces operation in Iraq called "Cœurs Noirs", or "Dark Hearts", to a new adaptation of Spanish teen murder mystery "Elité". We also discover the French-British show…

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TV series show: What to watch this January

TV critic Dheepthika Laurent speaks to Eve Jackson about all the hottest shows of the month and the year so far. Among them are new Netflix show "En Place", or "Represen’t" in English, which imagines France's first black president; "The Last of Us", a post-apocalyptic zombie drama getting critical acclaim;…

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TV series show: 'Harry & Meghan' spills beans on royal split

Olivia Salazar-Winspear and Dheepthika Laurent look at the explosive revelations in Netflix's latest royal binge: the sleek, fawning docu-series "Harry & Meghan", in which the couple give their version of their decision to leave the British royal family. Also out this month is season two of the excellent Apple TV+…

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