October 06, 2018

A Star Is Born, Harold Pinter, Javier Marias, Survey at The Jerwood, The Bisexual

49 minutes

The latest reworking of the classic film story of a performer-on-the-wain-being-eclipsed-by-his-protege, A Star Is Born features Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper as the two leads. It has received 5 star reviews all over the place; what will our reviewers make of it?

There's a double-bill of Harold Pinter plays; The Lover and The Collection opening in London as part of Pinter At The Pinter. A series of one-act plays at the theatre named after the playwright.

Berta Isla is the latest novel from award-winning Spanish writer Javier Marias. It's a story of love, espionage, betrayal and coming to terms with who you and what you can't change.

Survey at The Jerwood Space in London is a chance to catch the work of 15 early-career artists from across a range of disciplines

The Bisexual is a new drama series coming to Channel 4, created by and starring Desiree Akhavan (director of The Miseducation of Cameron Post) which explores - yes, you guessed it - the potentially thorny subject of bisexuality.

Podcast Extra:

Miranda Carter recommends the trailer for the new Holmes and Watson film and Also A Perfect Spy by John le Carre

Esther recommends The BBC's RatLine podcasts

Charlotte recommends Sylvia by Zoo Nation

Tom doesn't really recommend Doris Salcedo at White Cube Bermondsey

Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Esther Freud, Charlotte Mullins and Miranda Carter. The producer is Oliver Jones

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