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Review Show: Kristin Scott Thomas in Chekhov's play The Cherry Orchard

Kristin Scott Thomas in The Cherry Orchard, survival thriller Whalefall and Elif Shafak's novel In One Brief Moment All Eternity, where women tell the story of Gustave Flaubert.

Critic David Benedict and journalist Muriel Zagha discuss Kristin Scott Thomas in Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, adapted by award winning playwright Conor McPherson.

They also discuss survival thriller Whalefall, in which a diver is swallowed by a whale.

Plus they'll be giving their verdict on Elif Shafak's novel In One Brief Moment All Eternity, which tells the story of Madame Bovary author Gustave Flaubert through fictional and real women.

Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Claire Bartleet

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