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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: Diego Maradona, Sweat, Catch 22, Elif Shafak, Manolo Blahnik

15/06/2019

Diego Maradona, Sweat, Catch 22, Elif Shafak, Manolo Blahnik

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Review, Diego Maradona, Sweat, Catch 22, Elif Shafak, Manolo Blahnik

Diego Maradona documentary, Sweat, Catch 22, Elif Shafak and Manolo Blahnik exhibition.

Sweat at London's Gielgud Theatre , Asif Kapadia's Diego Maradona documentary, Catch 22 on Channel 4, Elif Shafak's new novel, Manolo Blahnik at Wallace Collection.

Sweat, starring Martha Plimpton was a sel-out success when it premiered at London's Donmar Warehouse last year. Now it's got a West End transfer to the Gielgud Theatre
Asif Kapadia won an Oscar for his biopic about Amy Winehouse. Now he's looking at Diego Maradona's extraordinary career as the finest footballer in the world and also his unravelling life off the pitch 
George Clooney appears in and is a producer and director for a new TV adaptation of Joseph Heller's Catch 22 on Channel 4 
In Elif Shafak's new novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World we look backwards from the death of a prostitute. In flashback, she remembers her life and  reflects on the changing nature of Turkish society   
The shoe designer Manolo Blahnik has staged an exhibition of his footwear at The Wallace Collection in London, drawing inspiration form the paintings and objects on display there

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