FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 3 | History Defined

From Victorian London to a Jamaica slave plantation: Literary star Zadie Smith on her new novel

Our guest is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed authors of her generation. More than 20 years after bursting onto the literary scene with her debut novel "White Teeth", Zadie Smith's sixth book "The Fraud" is out in French – based on real events in Victorian England. The…

France 24 · May 9, 2024

The rock star status of US writer Paul Auster in France

FRANCE 24's culture editor Eve Jackson tells us about the life and work of US writer Paul Auster, who has died aged 77. Best known for "The New York Trilogy" mystery novels, Auster wrote more than 30 books that were translated into 40 languages. He had a particularly big following…

France 24 · May 1, 2024

Film show: Ryan Gosling stars as stunt double in 'The Fall Guy'

Film critic Lisa Nesselson speaks to Eve Jackson about the week's film news, including "The Fall Guy" with Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling, Philippe Caland's three films "Hollywood Buddha", "Ripple Effect" and "The Guru and the Gypsy", plus Luana Bajrami's "Phantom Youth". We finish with Lisa convincing Eve that a…

France 24 · May 1, 2024

Special programme: Rwanda's cultural renaissance (3/3)

In the third and final part of our Rwanda series, we head into Rwanda's breathtaking countryside to discover a unique artist's residence, created by cultural changemaker Cedric Mizero. He takes Eve Jackson and the arts24 crew on a trek through a eucalyptus forest for an immersive open-air theatre experience in…

France 24 · Apr 5, 2024

Special programme: Rwanda's cultural renaissance (2/3)

In the second part of arts24's Rwanda series, Eve Jackson meets a fashion designer taking the country's fashion scene to the next level. Once a model, now designer, Moses Turahirwa re-imagines traditional Rwandan forms and cultural motifs into contemporary pieces. His clients include the Ivorian footballer Didier Drogba, the Nigerian…

France 24 · Apr 4, 2024

Special programme: Rwanda's cultural renaissance (1/3)

In this special programme from Kigali, Eve Jackson meets the artists rewriting Rwanda's future. Arts24 shows you just how much "the country of a thousand hills", with its population of 14 million, has transformed in the past 30 years since the genocide against the Tutsis.

France 24 · Apr 2, 2024

Irish artist Róisín Murphy 'Sings It Back' in Paris

She emerged in the mid-90s as one half of Moloko, the duo she formed with then-boyfriend Mark Brydon, creating iconic dance hits like "Sing It Back" and "The Time Is Now". After 30 years of pop, Irish artist Róisín Murphy is touring with her sixth solo album "Hit Parade" –…

France 24 · Mar 28, 2024

France names its new Michelin-starred restaurants

From this year's new Michelin-starred restaurants and a chat with cast of new glam TV series "Palm Royale", to Banksy's defaced mural and US photographer Annie Leibovitz wielding a sword in Paris in the name of art, join Eve Jackson for a roundup of this week's culture news.

France 24 · Mar 22, 2024

Hitting the high notes together with opera's star couple

They're among the hottest young couples in world opera. Australian soprano Nicole Car and Canadian baritone Etienne Dupuis have performed together on iconic stages in famous roles around the world. They speak to Eve Jackson about their latest show, Verdi's "Simon Boccanegra", at Paris Bastille. Nicole sings the title character's…

France 24 · Mar 21, 2024

Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer on the book he was told not to write

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Andrew Sean Greer speaks to Eve Jackson about the sequel to his bestselling and celebrated novel "Less". "Less is Lost", about the hapless middle-aged gay writer Arthur Less, was a book that his agent told him not to write. Andrew talks about the American road trip that…

France 24 · Mar 19, 2024