Ghostbusters, Unreachable, Kei Miller, Liverpool Biennial, Secret Agent
The remaking of Ghostbusters has four women taking the leading roles and it has caused consternation among devotees of the original film. Plus Matt Smith in new play Unreachable.
The remaking of Ghostbusters in 2016 has 4 women taking the leading roles and it has caused consternation among devotees of the original film. What on earth is all the fuss about? Is it just a bunch of sexist fanboys determined not to enjoy it because girls are involved?
Matt Smith plays a perfectionist film director in Unreachable, a new play at London's Royal Court Theatre.
Kei Miller's novel Augustown is set in a lightly-fictionalised version of the real Jamaican town of the same name, involving flying prophets and civil unrest
This year's Liverpool Biennial has a typically eclectic selection of artists and venues; what caught the eye of our reviewers?
主播大秀 TV has a new adaptation of Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent, starring Toby Jones and Vicky McClure.
Sarah Crompton's guests are Naomi Alderman, Kathryn Hughes and Giles Fraser. The producer is Oliver Jones.
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Ghostbusters
Unreachable
is at the Royal Court in London until 6 August 2016
Photo credit: Matt Humphrey 听
Kei Miller
Augustown by Kei Miller is available in hardback and ebook now.听
Liverpool Biennial
The , a series of exhibitions, performances, films and events across the city's public spaces, continues until 16 October 2016
Image: Oliver Laric, Sleeping Boy, 2016. Installation view at Cains Brewery. Liverpool Biennial. Photo: Joel Chester Fildes
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The Secret Agent
begins on 主播大秀 One on Sunday 17 July at 9pm.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sarah Crompton |
| Producer | Oliver Jones |
| Interviewed Guest | Naomi Alderman |
| Interviewed Guest | Kathryn Hughes |
| Interviewed Guest | Giles Fraser |
Broadcast
- Sat 16 Jul 2016 19:15主播大秀 Radio 4
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