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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

Saturday Review: Magna Carta plays, Mississippi Grind, Mr Robot, Charles and Ray Eames, Beatlebone

Magna Carta plays, Mississippi Grind, Mr Robot, Charles and Ray Eames, Beatlebone

24/10/2015

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Review, Magna Carta plays, Mississippi Grind, Mr Robot, Charles and Ray Eames, Beatlebone

A look at Magna Carta plays in Salisbury and the film Mississippi Grind.

The week's cultural highlights, including Magna Carta plays in Salisbury, Mississippi Grind, TV show Mr Robot, and the Charles and Ray Eames design exhibition at the Barbican.

Salisbury Playhouse has commissioned 4 new plays to mark the octocentenary of Magna Carta. How do contemporary playwrights deal with the ideas behind an 800 year old document? 
Mississippi Grind is a film that follows 2 gamblers trying to beat the odds to turn their lives around as they head down the Mississippi river to the big game in New Orleans .
The latest cult TV series from the USA is Mr Robot - turning the world of computer coders and hackers into nailbiting narrative
The prolific and highly influential design team of Charles and Ray Eames are the subject of a new exhibition at The Barbican in London. You probably know their work without realising it (they designed the "Mastermind" chair and much more) 
Beatlebone by Kevin Barry is the imagined story of John Lennon trying to reach spiritual peace by going to an island he has bought off the coast of Ireland.

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