Original version

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

BBC Radio 4 FM

Tom Sutcliffe

Helen Lewis

Giles Fraser

Paul Farley

Oliver Jones

Saturday Review: 05/07/2014

saturday-review_hard-days-night_050714_e_em_suzanne-elston.jpg

05/07/2014

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Review, 05/07/2014

Great Britain, The Beatles, Jimmy McGovern, Liverpool Biennial, Marion Coutts: The Iceberg

Great Britain at The Lyttleton Theatre, The Beatles's Hard Day's Night, Jimmy McGovern - Common, Liverpool Biennial - Art around the city, Marion Coutts: The Iceberg.

Great Britain at London's Lyttleton Theatre is written by Richard Bean and directed by Nicholas Hytner (the team that was behind the wildly successful 'One Man Two Guvnors'). Starring Billie Piper as an unscrupulous tabloid newspaper editor who is right in the middle of a web of corruption involving phone hacking, politicians the press and the police

It's half a century since the Beatles made their big screen debut with A Hard Day's Night. It was considered a lightweight thing by many when it was released cost £180,000 and made many millions just in its opening weekend and has been hailed as one of the best rock and roll films of all time

Jimmy McGovern's reputation as a TV dramatist is second to none; Accused, Cracker, The Lakes, and many more. His work is renowned for dealing with social issues and his latest addresses what he sees as the injustice of the law of joint enterprise.

The iceberg. Marion Coutts has written a book about the diagnosis from cancer and death of her husband Tom Lubbock. Is it more a work of art than a diary? 

July sees the 8th Liverpool Biennial, 'an exhibition about our habits habitats and the objects images relationships and activities that constitute our immediate surroundings'. What does that actually entail? How does it manifest itself around the city?

Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Helen Lewis, Giles Fraser and Paul Farley. The producer is Oliver Jones.

BBC 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

05/07/2014

Contributors

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC Radio 4 LW

About BBC Radio 4