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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

Tom Sutcliffe

Oliver Jones

James Walton

Susan Jeffreys

Kit Davies

Saturday Review: Medea, Joe, Our World War, DBC Pierre, Imperial War Museum

Medea, Joe, Our World War, DBC Pierre, Imperial War Museum

26/07/2014

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Review, Medea, Joe, Our World War, DBC Pierre, Imperial War Museum

The National's Medea, Nicolas Cage: Joe, Our World War, DBC Pierre, Imperial War Museum.

Medea at The National, Nicholas Cage's new film Joe, BBC WWI series Our World War, DBC Pierre's novel Breakfast with the Borgias, Imperial War Museum's multi-million pound refit.

Helen McCrory is playing Medea in a new production at London's National Theatre - it's a new take on the Greek tragedy; how can one make a play written 1700 years ago resonate today?
Nicolas Cage's new film Joe is a gritty blue collar tale of poverty and misery in rural Mississippi. It shows his gentle side rather than a raving onslaught; might this be a chance for viewers to reassess the way his acting has been heading?
The BBC's commemoration of the centenary of WW1 continues with a series Our World War, which imagines what our view of it would be like if the soldiers had modern recording technology like headcams.
DBC Pierre's novel Breakfast With The Borgias is the story of a man isolated in a rather shabby guesthouse desperately trying to contact his girlfriend, who vividly discovers the truth behind Sartre's maxim that "Hell is other people".
The Imperial War Museum in London has just reopened after a multi-million pound refit - making major structural changes and opening a new WW1 gallery. Has it been money well spent? 

Tom Sutcliffe's guests this week are James Walton, Susan Jeffreys and Kit Davies. The producer is Oliver Jones.

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