BBC Radio 4 LW

Saturday Review Podcast bigger text

Saturday Review

Magazines & Reviews

Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media

Sharp, critical discussion of the week's cultural events, with Tom Sutcliffe and guests

Presenter Tom Sutcliffe and guests offer sharp, critical discussion of the week's cultural events

Saturday Review: Spielberg's Lincoln; Zero Dark Thirty; and Manet

Spielberg's Lincoln; Zero Dark Thirty; and Manet

26/01/2013

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Review, Spielberg's Lincoln; Zero Dark Thirty; and Manet

Lincoln, Zero Dark Thirty and the new Manet exhibition at the Royal Academy.

Lincoln, Zero Dark Thirty and the new Manet exhibition at the Royal Academy are reviewed by Michael Grade, Deborah Bull and Dreda Say Mitchell.

Zero Dark Thirty ran into controversy even before it was released with its depiction of the use of torture in the run-up to finding Osama Bin Laden. Director Kathryn Bigelow has maintained that depiction is not endorsement; it's written by Marc Boal and has a cast including Oscar-nominated Jessica Chastain. Michael (Lord) Grade, Deborah Bull and Dreda Say Mitchell will tell presenter Tom Sutcliffe what they make of it.

They'll also be considering another film about an extraordinary moment in American history, Lincoln. It has 12 Oscar nominations including one for Daniel Day Lewis. Do the performances, Steven Spielberg's direction and Tony Kushner's script make for a powerful film?

Manet: Portraying Life at the Royal Academy is described as "singularly important"; it's the first ever exhibition dedicated to his portraiture.

The Turn of the Screw opens in a new version by Rebecca Lenkiewicz at the Almeida Theatre in London; it's co-produced by Hammer. Will it have the horror of James' original?

And the American writer Dave Eggers, still best known for his extraordinary memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, has written A Hologram for the King, a touching portrayal of a recession-struck American businessman lost in a Saudi Arabian city.

Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Sarah Johnson.

BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced BBC Home Service.

Radio 4

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Saturday Review

Spielberg's Lincoln; Zero Dark Thirty; and Manet

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC Radio 4 LW

About BBC Radio 4