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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

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Andreas Whittam Smith

Catherine Bott

Bidisha

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Saturday Review: Noah, Olden Days, Kingston 14, Kamila Shamsie

Noah, Olden Days, Kingston 14, emerging artists at Saatchi

05/04/2014

Noah, Olden Days, Kingston 14, Kamila Shamsie

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Tom Sutcliffe and guests discuss cultural highlights, including the Biblical epic Noah.

Tom Sutcliffe and his guests discuss the Biblical epic Noah, Ian Hislop's TV series Olden Days, DJ Goldie's stage debut in Kingston 14, and Kamila Shamsie's new novel.

Noah is a film of biblical proportions. It's directed by Darren Aronofsky and stars Russell Crowe in the title role, and cost roughly $125m to make. The ambition is impressive, but the execution has left some film critics and religious groups underwhelmed. Is the film heaven-sent or horrible?

Kamila Shamsie is a frequent contributor to Saturday Review, her new novel " A God In Every Stone" is set in pre-Partition India telling the story of a country taking part in the First World War while struggling with its own identity. What will our searingly honest reviewers make of it?

Drum and Bass DJ and graffiti artist Goldie is a man of many talents, impressing the judges in a TV reality show with his instinctive orchestral conducting skills, despite being unable to read music. Now he's making his stage debut in Kingston 14 a play about Jamaican gangsters by Roy Williams, at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. Will he convince our critics that he can act?

In Olden Days, Ian Hislop considers the British delight in looking back and invoking the past and tradition to validate the present. It's a three part series for BBC2 which reflects his personal fascination with Britain, but will it fascinate the general viewing public?

Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Andreas Whittam Smith, Catherine Bott and Bidisha.

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