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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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Tom Sutcliffe

Gillian Slovo

Jason Cowley

Kathryn Hughes

Oliver Jones

Saturday Review: Uncle Vanya, Triple 9, The Night Manager, Mend the Living, Delacroix

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20/02/2016

Uncle Vanya, Triple 9, The Night Manager, Mend the Living, Delacroix

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Review, Uncle Vanya, Triple 9, The Night Manager, Mend the Living, Delacroix

Including a look at Uncle Vanya at London's Almeida Theatre and heist movie Triple 9.

The week's cultural highlights, including Uncle Vanya at London's Almeida Theatre, heist movie Triple 9, BBC TV's The Night Manager and award-winning French novel Mend the Living.

a bunch of corrupt cops stage a bank heist in Triple 9; but can there honour among thieves in such a high-stakes job?
Chekhov's Uncle Vanya at London's Almeida Theatre has been adapted and directed by Robert Icke giving it a fresh contemporary feel.
John leCarre's 1993 novel The Night Manager has become a 6 part BBCTV series. Espionage, amoral weapons dealers, beautiful tragic women; all the best ingredients are there, what does it add up to?
Award-winning French novelist Maylis de Kerangal's latest work translated into English is Mend The Living - dissecting 24 hours of a human heart.
The first major London exhibition of work by - and influenced by - Eugene Delacroix has opened at The National Gallery. 

Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Gillian Slovo, Jason Cowley and Kathryn Hughes. The producer is Oliver Jones.

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