Hermione Lee on her biography of the notoriously private author Anita Brookner

Biographer Hermione Lee talks to Tom about her new book Anita Brookner: Art and Life, which explores the career of the famously private art historian and author of 24 novels including the Booker prize-winning Hotel du Lac.

Hollywood is enjoying one of its best summers at the box office as a mix of big budget blockbusters and surprise hits by new directors has powered cinema to a record $4.76 billion in global ticket sales, a 25% increase on the year before. Tim Richards, the CEO of VUE Cinemas, and Clarisse Loughrey, the chief film critic at The Independent, discuss what’s happening and how it is reshaping the films you see.

Echo & the Bunnymen’s lead singer Ian McCulloch talks about the band’s latest album Apples for Isaac, their first new release for over a decade.

And author Cherise Saywell on her story Ditto, set in a small town in Australia, which has been shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award.

Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe

Producer: Andrea Kidd