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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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Saturday Review: The Report, Shook, The Topeka School, 24/7 exhibition, The Morning Show

09/11/2019

The Report, Shook, The Topeka School, 24/7 exhibition, The Morning Show

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Review, The Report, Shook, The Topeka School, 24/7 exhibition, The Morning Show

The Report starring Adam Driver, Shook at The Southwark Playhouse, The Topeka School by Ben Lerner, 24/7 exhibition at Somerset House, The Morning Show on Apple TV+

The Report is a docu-drama starring Adam Driver telling the story of Senate staffer Daniel Jones and the Senate Intelligence Committee as they investigate the CIA's use of torture following the September 11 attacks. 
Shook is a debut play at The Southwark Playhouse which won the Papatango New Writing Prize. How will our reviewers receive this brand new work at a fringe theatre by an unknown writer? 
The Topeka School by Ben Lerner is the third part of his trilogy featuring a central character who bears a decided resemblance to Lerner himself. Is this a State of America novel or self-indulgent , if brilliant, writing?
A new exhibition at Somerset House: 24/7 looks at artistic responses to the always-on culture that envelopes us all nowadays
Self portrait as time, 2016: https://vimeo.com/170398999 
Order of Magnitude: https://vimeo.com/333795857 
The Morning Show is Apple TV+'s big marquee show designed to attract voewers and subscribers to the new streaming service. Starring Jennifer Aniston and Reece Witherspoon it deals with the #metoo movement set in a TV newsroom 
Tom's guests are Maria Delgado, Kevin Jackson and Louise Doughty. The producer is Oliver Jones 



Podcast Extra Recommendations:
Maria - The Chambermaid film
Kevin - Susan Sontag At The Same Time
Louise - Wasafiri magazine
Tom - Julian Barnes' The Man In The Red Coat

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