Kit Harington, Chris Riddell on Jan Pieńkowski, Jamal Edwards, Surrealism

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Review: The Bride! Maggie Gyllenhaal's film about the bride of Frankenstein

Writer Rebecca Stott and Telegraph film critic Robbie Collin join Tom to discuss The Bride! Maggie Gyllenhaal's film about the bride of Frankenstein, starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale.They also talk about the novel Bad Fiction by Rebecca Sarah Ley which is based around a ...  Show more

Will Self on The Quantity Theory of Morality

Will Self dives in to his latest satirical novel in which he looks at the alienation of modern life, and takes a stab at middle-class life. He discusses how his experiences with cancer have impacted his writing, and his outlook. 75 years after the death of composer and performer ...  Show more

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