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20/09/2014

Tom Sutcliffe and guests Rosie Boycott, Simon Jenkins and Maria Delgado discuss The Riot Club, Ballyturk, Mr Mac and Me, Constable at the V&A and 大象传媒 One's The Driver.

Tom Sutcliffe and guests Rosie Boycott, Simon Jenkins and Maria Delgado discuss the cultural highlights of the week, including The Riot Club based on Laura Wade's controversial stage play Posh and which fictionalised the riotous behaviour of Oxford's notorious Bullingdon Club, which David Cameron, George Osborne and Boris Johnson have all been members of.
Enda Walsh's new play Ballyturk at the National Theatre has been compared to Samuel Beckett's Waiting For Godot and stars Cillan Murphy, Mikel Murfi and Stephen Rea.
Mr Mac and Me is the 8th novel from Esther Freud, a blend of fact and fiction it recounts the time spent by the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh in a small fishing village in Suffolk through the eyes of a 12 year old boy.
Constable, the Making of a Master, is a new exhibition at London's V&A, which presents his work for the first time alongside the Old Masters whose work he copied so fastidiously, and also features the two version of his most famous painting, The Haywain, side by side.
And The Driver, a new three part series on 大象传媒 One, starring David Morrissey and written by Danny Brocklehurst is the story of an ordinary man who - because of family mystery, frustration with his job and his life - makes a terrible decision.

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45 minutes

The Riot Club

The Riot Club, certificate 15, is on nationwide release now.

Ballyturk

by Enda Walsh continues at the National Theatre in London until 11th October.

Mr Mac and Me

Mr Mac and Me by Esther Freud is published by Bloomsbury, and you can hear her talking about the novel on here on Radio Four.

Constable: The Making of a Master

continues at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London until 15th of January.

The Driver

The first episode of The Driver begins Tuesday 23rd September on 大象传媒1 at 9.00.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest Rosie Boycott
Interviewed Guest Simon Jenkins
Interviewed Guest Maria Delgado

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  • Sat 20 Sep 2014 19:15

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