Top TV, Italian publishing and the 'global novel'

Chapter 1

TV review with Alice Vincent

Alice Vincent, arts and entertainment writer for ‘The Telegraph’ sits down with Robert Bound to talk TV. This week we review Hulu’s anticipated adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and Netflix’s latest hopeful, ‘Girlboss’.

Chapter 2

Georgie Rogers’ album review

Broadcaster and DJ Georgie Rogers tells us why we should be listening to Feist and Little Cub this week.

Chapter 3

Adam Kirsch on the “global novel”

In his new book ‘The Global Novel – Writing the World in the 21st Century’, Adam Kirsch analyses eight 21st-century novelists ranging from Elena Ferrante to Haruki Murakami. He argues that these authors speak to a global audience, different from writers of previous centuries.

Chapter 4

Sound Unbound

London’s Barbican is a celebrating classical music. Sound Unbound showcases composers and musicians who are pushing the boundaries of what classical music means today. Sven Helbig, whose sound comprises choral and ambient music, speaks to Holly Fisher.