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Red, On Chesil Beach, A Very English Scandal, The Aviator, Teeth at The Wellcome

Red, with Alfred Molina as Rothko; Ian McEwan's On Chesil Beach, with Saoirse Ronan; A Very English Scandal; The Aviator by Eugene Vodolazkin; and Teeth at The Wellcome.

Alfred Molina plays artist Mark Rothko in Red at London's Wyndham's Theatre
Ian McEwan has adapted his own novel On Chesil Beach for the big screen, starring Saoirse Ronan and Billy Howle as newlyweds whose wedding night nuptials are complicated by memories and misunderstandings
The story of the scandal of 1970s Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe and his apparent homosexual affair with male model Norman Scott is now a TV series starring Hugh Grant. A Very English Scandal is written by Russell T Davis and directed by Stephen Frears.
The Aviator by Russian author Eugene Vodolazkin has been translated into 14 languages and won a slew of literary prizes; how old is the central character? does his extraordinary memory have something to do with cryogenic suspension?
There's a new exhibition at The Welcome Collection in London looking at all things dental- will it set our reviewers' teeth on edge or make them smile?

Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Blake Morrison, Elizabeth Day and Charlotte Mullins. The producer is Oliver Jones.

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45 minutes

Red

Red
Red is at Wyndham's Theatre until 28th July

On Chesil Beach

On Chesil Beach
On Chesil Beach is in cinemas now, certificate 12

A Very English Scandal

A Very English Scandal
A Very English Scandal begins on Sunday 20th May at 9pm on 大象传媒1

The Aviator

The Aviator
The Aviator by Eugene Vodolazkin is out now and is published by Oneworld

Teeth

Teeth
Teeth is at Wellcome Collection until 16th September. Free entry

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Role Contributor
Presenter Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest Blake Morrison
Interviewed Guest Elizabeth Day
Interviewed Guest Charlotte Mullins
Producer Oliver Jones

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  • Sat 19 May 2018 19:15

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