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TV
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Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Best Adventure
BBC iPlayer
Included in the sentence The preview for one of David Attenborough’s biggest TV productions is full of great news.
What our reviewer said Victoria Bobin’s film is a big-time pop culture story, a group of married couples recalling how they felt the conditions were right to make a blockbuster hit – if they would let their failed flirtation and death get there. ” Jack Seale
Another reading Happy 100th birthday, David! Attenborough’s 100 greatest TV moments
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Amandaland
BBC iPlayer
Included in the sentence Returning to the Motherland he loves so much his mother, he is thinking of cheating, Amanda.
What our reviewer said “Lucy Punch’s pictures of Amanda are amazing. Lumley and her mother Felicity.” Rachel Aroesti
Another reading ‘Everyone knows Amanda!’ Joanna Lumley and Lucy Punch on the return of comedy smash, Amandaland
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My Garden of a Thousand Bees
BBC iPlayer
Included in the sentence A heartwarming film about a man’s love for the insects that roam his garden…and how it changed his life.
What our reviewer said “There is something very interesting about the bee in Dohrn’s award-winning film. A simple thing, it wanders around the photographer’s garden, picks up points here and there and stores them as pollen in little sacs on the back of its thighs.” Sarah Dempster
An artist
MGM+
Included in the sentence The comedy, starring Mandy Patinkin as a Rhode Island thief, is one masterpiece.
What our reviewer said “It has the same flavor, but it’s cold steel hidden in the layers of her velvet coat.” Jack Seale
Video
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Pilgrimage
In theaters now
Included in the sentence A unique drama by Carla Simón in which a young woman arrives in a coastal town in Spain to meet the family of her dead father, who hides details about his life and death.
What our reviewer said “Simón has a natural and surprising way of identifying himself in open families – his camera moves effortlessly through the crowd, like a young man at a party, observing everything silently.” Peter Bradshaw
Another reading Director Carla Simón: ‘I love Spanish culture and Catalan culture’
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Our Country
In theaters now
Included in the sentence Documentary by Orban Wallace follows right-wing campaigners as they deliver wit and heartfelt messages in a multi-faceted exploration of the topic.
What our reviewer said “Sportspeople have good reasons to keep up the pressure and the take-home message is this: opening up the countryside and the natural world to everyone is a good thing in the world.” Peter Bradshaw
Another reading The strong construction of the right to reach Scotland in England, says the film
That’s right
In theaters now
Included in the sentence Lee Sang-il’s heartfelt kabuki drama spans 50 years following the collaboration and conflict between two young men who boldly play female roles in traditional art.
What our reviewer said “The great emphasis is on discipline and dedication in the work of art, self-love in a work in which the transformation of pain into beauty is the whole point.” Peter Bradshaw
Sheep Explorers
In theaters now
Included in the sentence Hugh Jackman plays a farmer in the family film Babel about plucky sheep who help stop the slaughter.
What our reviewer said “The main trick that this film has created is that the murder, which involves a person we are encouraged to love and admire – more than professional stories – is not full of sadness and surprise. The film passes the death intelligently and quickly brings us to the exciting business of solving a crime involving sheep.” Peter Bradshaw
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Abouna
Bad things
Included in the sentence A gentle and clear Chadian film, Mahamat Saleh Haroun, about two boys who try to find their father.
What our reviewer said “The film has moments that are not good for the mind: boys running away from the cinema, boys playing sports in the street, boys walking hand in hand after watching their father on the border between Chad and Cameroon, and all the ugliness of childhood, unable to understand the horror of what has happened to them.” Peter Bradshaw
Books
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Iran and the Revolution by Homa Katouzian
Reviewed by John Simpson
Included in the sentence A fascinating new account of the 1979 revolution provides an account of current events.
What our reviewer said “The history of the Iranian revolution has been written many times, but I have never come across a story as clear and free of bias as this one.”
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The Given World by Melissa Harrison
Reviewed by Alexandra Harris
Included in the sentence Six months of life in an English village.
What our reviewer said “Small particles are the most important part of climate change.
Solace House by Will Maclean
Reviewed by Sam Leith
Included in the sentence A nineties-set gothic extravaganza in which students are caught up in the mystery of a tower block.
What our reviewer said “It’s a great story, it works like crazy to entertain and confuse the reader.
Lady C by Guy Cuthbertson
Reviewed by Blake Morrison
Included in the sentence A social and cultural history of DH Lawrence’s controversial novel.
What our reviewer said “Cuthbertson has been a diligent researcher, spending hours poring over archives and archives.
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No Girl By Virginia Roberts Giuffre
Reviewed by Emma Brocks
Included in the sentence A posthumously published memoir on the complexity of the Jeffrey Epstein case.
What our reviewer said “Giuffre’s memoirs about Prince Andrew, the man she forced to sleep with three times, show her at her best and most fascinating.”
Another reading Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and Prince Andrew
Album
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Olof Dreijer: Loud Bloom
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Included in the sentence The melodious and disturbing vocals remove the frosty darkness that Dreijer brought to his Knife band.
What our reviewer said “Dreijer created his walled garden of psychedelia, which reflects the light and scent of summer in full bloom.” Ben Beaumont-Thomas
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Aldous Harding: Teach on an Island
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Included in the sentence Songs about naked owls and eating rocks may be off-putting to some – but there’s no denying that the alt-rocker’s fifth album is seductive, powerfully written and full of sound.
What our reviewer said “A masterful singer and songwriter, subtle yet unmistakable music; this is pure sound entertainment that all the weirdness – moral or otherwise – can’t hide.” Alexis Petridis
Helen Charleston: The love of poetry
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Included in the sentence Schumann’s Dichterliebe is at the heart of this disc from mezzo-soprano and pianist Sholto Kynoch.
What our reviewer said “Charlston’s words flow like molten lava, every word clear.” Clive Paget
Ana Roxanne: Poems 1
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Included in the sentence In describing a broken heart, the New Yorker puts her voice first with her work still available.
What our reviewer said For the first time, we hear Roxanne’s sweet and wise voice in detail, as she reflects on loss and longing in slow and empty music. Safi Bugel
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Peter Grimes
Royal Opera House, London, until May 28
Included in the sentence The dramatic revival of Britten’s opera changes the setting to a modern town, located on the left coast of England, and Allan Clayton is excellent as the tormented fisherman.
What our reviewer said “Clayton’s Grimes is a role with few players”. Erica Jeal
