Saturday Review - They Shall Not Grow Old, Oceania, Sally Rooney, Nina Raine - Stories, Sally4Ever

They Shall Not Grow Old, Oceania, Sally Rooney, Nina Raine - Stories, Sally4Ever

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They Shall Not Grow Old is a film directed and created by Peter Jackson about The First World War. Compiled using colourised and painstakingly-restored footage from 100 years ago accompanied by the testimonies of the soldiers who fought. Is it tampering with history or an exciting new way to bring it back to life? Oceania at The Royal Academy is the first major survey of Oceanic art to be held in the UK, featuring art from Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia. From New Guinea to Easter Island , Hawaii to New Zealand it marks the 250th anniversary of Captain Cooke setting sail on the Endeavour Sally Rooney's novel Normal People was longlisted for this year's Man Booker prize. The highly-praised story follows the complicated and passionate relationship of 2 young lovers in modern Ireland Nina Raine's new play Stories at The National's Dorfman Theatre is about a 39 year old woman who wants to have a baby 'before it's too late' and her efforts to find the best father for her much-longed-for child Sally4Ever is Julia Davis' painfully-uncomfortable new comedy series on Sky Atlantic, about a bored woman who decides to ditch her dull fiance to pursue a lesbian affair

Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Rosie Boycott, Geoffrey Durham and Viv Groskop. The producer is Oliver Jones

Podextra recommendations

Rosie recommends Stacey Dooley investigates Fashion's Dirty Secrets on BBC iPlayer Geoffrey recommends Whistle In The Dark by Emma Healey Viv recommends Angus Roxburgh's Moscow Calling Tom recommends The Long Take by Robin Robertson


Published on Saturday, 20th October 2018.

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