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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

Louise Doughty

John Mullan

Catherine O'Flynn

Oliver Jones

Saturday Review: Hunt for The Wilderpeople, Eimear McBride, Bedlam, National Treasure, Dr Faustus

Hunt for The Wilderpeople, Eimar McBride, Bedlam, National Treasure, Dr Faustus

17/09/2016

Hunt for The Wilderpeople, Eimear McBride, Bedlam, National Treasure, Dr Faustus

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Review, Hunt for The Wilderpeople, Eimear McBride, Bedlam, National Treasure, Dr Faustus

Hunt for The Wilderpeople, Eimear McBride, Bedlam, National Treasure, RSC's Dr Faustus.

New Zealand film Hunt for The Wilderpeople, Eimear McBride's novel The Lesser Bohemians, Bedlam at The Wellcome, National Treasure on Channel 4, The RSC's production of Dr Faustus.

New Zealand's most successful home grown film ever reaches the UK: Hunt for The Wilderpeople is a story about identity, intergenerational friendship and loss in the bush
Eimear McBride's first published novel won an array of literary prizes. Her follow-up The Lesser Bohemians is told in a similar style - will it attract a similarly delighted critical response?
Bedlam: The Asylum and Beyond is a new exhibition at London's Wellcome Collection which looks at how the legacy of Bethlem Hospital has shaped the mental health landscape in this country
National Treasure on Channel 4 is a drama that imagines a well-known TV personality coming under suspicion for historical sexual abuse allegations
Which actor plays Faustus and which plays Mephistophilis in the RSC's production of Dr Faustus at The Barbican is decided live onstage each night in a unique way. 

Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Louise Doughty, John Mullan and Catherine O'Flynn. The producer is Oliver Jones.

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