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Saturday Review

Amadeus, Lo and Behold, A Horse Walks Into A Bar, Paul Nash, The Moonstone

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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There's a revival of Peter Shaffer's play Amadeus at London's National Theatre. It's the story of Mozart's supposed rivalry with fellow composer Salieri and it has a live orchestra on stage accompanying and acting in the play
Werner Herzog's latest film Lo and Behold considers the history and future, the successes and failures of the world wide web
Israeli author David Grossman's novel A Horse Walks Into A Bar is a story about an edgy stand-up comedian who's playing strange confessional games with his audience
Tate Britain has an exhibition of the work of Paul Nash, from his times as a war artist in both world wars and his surrealist paintings to his less well known assemblages
The BBC's new period drama has been in the planning stages for a long time; The Moonstone is based on Wilkie Collins' novel, acknowledged as the first and greatest of English Detective novels.
Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Abigail Morris, Rajan Datar and Maev Kennedy. The producer is Oliver Jones. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Abigail Morris
Interviewed Guest:
Rajan Datar
Interviewed Guest:
Maev Kennedy
Producer:
Oliver Jones

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