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Sharp, critical discussion of the week's cultural events, with Tom Sutcliffe and guests

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Saturday Review: Whitney documentary, AM Homes, The Jungle, The Horniman Museum, Picnic at Hanging Rock

Whitney documentary, AM Homes, The Jungle, The Horniman Museum, Picnic at Hanging Rock

07/07/2018

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Review, Whitney documentary, AM Homes, The Jungle, The Horniman Museum, Picnic at Hanging Rock

Whitney documentary, AM Homes, The Jungle, The Horniman Museum, Picnic at Hanging Rock.

Whitney documentary by Kevin MacDonald, AM Homes's Days of Awe, The Jungle at London's Playhouse Theatre, The Horniman Museum's World Gallery, and Picnic at Hanging Rock on BBC TV.

There's a new Whitney Houston documentary by Kevin MacDonald. It explores her life her stratospheric successes and her demons which led to her premature death
AM Homes has a collection of 13 short stories. Days of Awe explores the heart of contemporary America 
The Jungle is a play about an Afghan refugee attempting to reach the UK from The Jungle - the unofficial shantytown which emerged in Calais. It's a transfer to London's Playhouse Theatre from a sold-out run at The Young Vic
The Horniman Museum in London has reopened its South Hall Gallery as World Gallery; exploring the fundamental questions of what it means to be human; that's a big task
The BBC is showing a new adaptation of the novel Picnic at Hanging Rock (made into a successful film in 1975). It stars Natalie Dormer and has a decidedly modern approach to a period piece 

Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Mark Billingham, Kathryn Hughes and Alice Jones. The producer is Oliver Jones.

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