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Saturday Review

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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: The Maids, Roma, David Szalay, Mantegna and Bellini, Gun No 6

The Maids, Roma, David Szalay, Mantegna and Bellini, Gun No 6

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Review, The Maids, Roma, David Szalay, Mantegna and Bellini, Gun No 6

Genet's The Maids, Cuaron's Roma, David Szalay: Turbulence, Mantegna and Bellini, Gun No 6

The Maids at HOME in Manchester, Alfonso Cuaron's latest film Roma, David Szalay's novel Turbulence, Mantegna and Bellini at London's National Gallery and Gun No 6 on BBC2

Jean Genet's play The Maids has been adapted for an all-male cast at HOME in Manchester
Alfonso Cuaron's latest film Roma won the top prize at this year's Venice Film Festival. Made with funding from Netflix it is getting a limited cinema release before it is available online in order to be eligible for Oscar consideration. 
Turbulence is the newest book from David Szalay; a collection of 12 interconnected short stories all of which revolve around international flights
 London's National Gallery has an exhibition of work by two astounding artists who happened to be and brothers-in-law: Andrea Mantegna and Giovanni Bellini. It tells a story of art, family, rivalry, and personality.
Gun No.6 is a documentary which tells the story of each crime carried out over a decade, using Britain's most deadly, illegal gun.
Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Deborah Moggach, Catherine O'Flynn and Cahal Dallat. The producer is Oliver Jones
Podcast Extra:
Deborah recommends the Oceania exhibition at the Royal Academy in London 
Catherine recommends Stan's Cafe and The Commentators
Cahal recommends Conrad Shawcross: Psychogeometries 
Tom recommends People Just Do Nothing on BBC3

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