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Saturday Review

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

The arts and media review presented by Russell Davies with discussion and comment from Hermione Lee, Bruce McLean and Henry Porter on
Theatre: "Pravda" by David Hare and Howard Brenton which looks for the truth in the facts and fiction of Fleet Street.
Painting: Francis Bacon has an exhibition at the Tate Gallery.
Print: "Suspects" by David Thomson. A novel approach to film criticism.
And Minette Marrin interviews Douglas Adams whose "Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" has developed from a radio series through television, book, record and computer game adaptations and is now being made into a feature film.
Moira Shearer reviews the history of dance on film with extracts from "That's Dancing!"

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Contributors

Presenter:
Russell Davies
Panellist:
Hermione Lee
Panellist:
Bruce McLean
Panellist:
Henry Porter
Interviewer:
Minette Marrin
Interviewee/Author:
Douglas Adams
Presenter:
Moira Shearer
Assistant Producer:
Jill Marshall
Assistant Producer:
John Whiston
Producer:
Kevin Loader
Director:
Jonathan Fulford
Editor:
John Archer
Source: Radio Times

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