Saturday Review

Presenter Tom Sutcliffe and guests offer sharp, critical discussion of the week's cultural events

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The Nest, The Truth, The Bass Rock, Cranach at Compton Verney and Home Entertainment Recommendations
Review of the new BBC One surrogacy drama, The Nest.
21 Mar 2020,46 mins
Misbehaviour, On Blueberry Hill, Abi Dare, Warhol, Breeders and Kate+Koji
Misbehaviour, On Blueberry Hill, Abi Daré, Warhol retrospective, Breeders and Kate + Koji
14 Mar 2020,49 mins
Hilary Mantel, The Mikvah Project, Sulphur and White, Among The Trees
Hilary Mantel, The Mikvah Project, Sulphur and White, Among The Trees exhibition
07 Mar 2020,54 mins
Portrait Of A Lady On Fire, Women Beware Women, Christos Tsiolkas, Leon Spilliaert, Noughts and Crosses
Portrait Of A Lady On Fire, Christos Tsiolkas, Leon Spilliaert, Noughts and Crosses
29 Feb 2020,49 mins
Midnight Family, Masculinities exhibition, Actress by Anne Enright, Far Away by Caryl Churchill, I Am Not Okay With This
Midnight Family, Anne Enright, Masculinities, Caryl Churchill, I Am Not Okay With This
22 Feb 2020,49 mins
Stoppard -Leopoldstadt, Emma, Philip Hensher, Steve McQueen - Tate Modern, The End
Stoppard -Leopoldstadt, Emma, Philip Hensher, Steve McQueen at Tate Modern, The End
15 Feb 2020,56 mins
Mr Jones, Death of England, The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates, British Baroque, This Life
Agnieszka Holland's film Mr Jones starring James Norton and Vanessa Kirby assessed
08 Feb 2020,56 mins
Ingmar Bergman, The Lighthouse, William Gibson, The Art, Design and future of Fungi, Art on the BBC
Bergman, The Lighthouse, William Gibson, Mushrooms at Somerset House, Art on the BBC.
01 Feb 2020,56 mins
David Copperfield, Welkin, Motherwell, Pregnancy exhibition, Windermere Children
David Copperfield, Welkin, Motherwell, Pregnancy exhibition, Windermere Children
25 Jan 2020,50 mins
Beckett triple bill, Bombshell, Avenue 5, American Dirt, Tullio Crali
Three Beckett plays, Bombshell, Avenue 5, American Dirt, Tullio Crali.
18 Jan 2020,53 mins
1917, London International Mime Festival, King Gary, Ismail Kadare, Saad Qureshi,
1917, London International Mime Festival, King Gary, Ismail Kadare, Saad Qureshi,
11 Jan 2020,52 mins
Little Women, War Of The Worlds Immersive Experience, Untitled Goose Game, Graphic novels, podcasts
Little Women, Immersive Theatre, Untitled Goose Game, graphic novels, podcasts
04 Jan 2020,44 mins
Listeners' cultural highlights of 2019
Listeners' cultural highlights of 2019
28 Dec 2019,60 mins
Cats, Susan Hill's Ghost Story, Martin's Close, Nora Ephron's I Feel Bad About My Neck, Gypsy
Catnip or catastrophe? Cats on the big screen
21 Dec 2019,49 mins
Aquarela, Swive, Robert Musil, Theaster Gates, Sticks and Stones
Aquarela, Swive, Robert Musil, Theaster Gates at Tate Liverpool, Sticks and Stones on ITV
14 Dec 2019,50 mins
Fairview at Young Vic, So Long My Son, Annette Hess, John Walker, A Very Scandi Scandal
Fairview at Young Vic, So Long My Son, Annette Hess, John Walker, A Very Scandi Scandal
07 Dec 2019,52 mins
The Nightingale, My Brilliant Friend, Lee Child, Troy: myth and reality, Upright
The Nightingale, My Brilliant Friend, Lee Child, Troy: myth and reality, Upright
30 Nov 2019,55 mins
Dear Evan Hansen, Feast & Fast, Greener Grass, Irenosen Okojie, Ken Burns' Country series
Dear Evan Hansen, Feast & Fast, Greener Grass, Irenosen Okojie, Ken Burns' Country series
23 Nov 2019,49 mins
The Gangster The Cop The Devil, Touching the Void, Romesh Gunesekera, Gold Digger, George IV : Art and Spectacle
The Gangster The Cop The Devil, Touching the Void, Romesh Gunesekera, Gold Digger,
16 Nov 2019,50 mins
The Report, Shook, The Topeka School, 24/7 exhibition, The Morning Show
The Report, Shook, The Topeka School, 24/7 exhibition, The Morning Show
09 Nov 2019,52 mins
Making Waves, The Antipodes, Hanne Orstavik, His Dark Materials, Joy Labinjo
Making Waves, The Antipodes, Hanne Orstavik, His Dark Materials, Joy Labinjo
02 Nov 2019,51 mins
Play Well, Monos, Vassa, Elizabeth Strout, The Accident
Colombian film Monos, The Almeida's Vassa, Elizabeth Strout, Play Well, C4's The Accident
26 Oct 2019,46 mins
Non Fiction, Stillicide and The Diver's Game, There Are No Beginnings, Pre-Raphaelite Sisters, Living With Yourself
Non Fiction, Stillicide, Diver's Game, There Are No Beginnings, Pre-Raphaelite Sisters
19 Oct 2019,54 mins
The Day Shall Come, Man In The White Suit, Zadie Smith, Hogarth - Place and Progress
The Day Shall Come, Man In The White Suit, Zadie Smith, and Hogarth - Place and Progress.
12 Oct 2019,49 mins
Joker, Mary Costello, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Dublin Murders, Into the Night: Cabarets and Clubs in Modern Art
Joker, Mary Costello, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Dublin Murders, Cabarets and Clubs
05 Oct 2019,55 mins
Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp, The Last Tree, The Dutch House, Mark Leckey, World on Fire
Four new short plays by Caryl Churchill reviewed.
28 Sep 2019,48 mins
The Farewell, Quichotte, Antony Gormley, Reasons to Stay Alive, Nomad: In The Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin
Lulu Wang's Oscar-tipped film The Farewell reviewed
21 Sep 2019,46 mins
Hustlers, A Very Expensive Poison, Tove Ditlevsen, William Blake, State of the Union
Hustlers, A Very Expensive Poison, Tove Ditlevsen, William Blake, State of the Union
14 Sep 2019,50 mins
Rojo, Hansard, James Meek, Rothschilds at Waddesdon Manor, Defending the Guilty
Rojo, Hansard, James Meek, Rothschilds at Waddesdon Manor, Defending the Guilty
07 Sep 2019,51 mins
The Souvenir, Bait, Appropriate, Mary Beth Keane, A Confession
British indie films The Souvenir and Bait, Appropriate, Mary Beth Keane, and a confession.
31 Aug 2019,50 mins