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Radio 4,29 Jul 2017,45 mins

Girl From the North Country, The Big Sick, Stamped From the Beginning, Walker Gallery Liverpool, Top of the Lake

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Girl From The North Country; Conor McPherson and the songs of Bob Dylan at London's Old Vic - inspired pairing or an unholy marriage? Could The Big Sick - a film about a woman in a coma produced by Judd Apatow - revive the sorry state of romcom movies? Stamped From The Beginning by Dr Ibram X Kendy is the definitive history of racist ideas in America and winner of the National Book Award in the US The latest exhibition at Liverpool's Walker Art Gallery, Coming Out, brings together a diverse range of artists who have used their work to explore sexuality and gender identity since 1967. Top Of The Lake returns to BBC TV with Elizabeth Moss and Jane Campion back on board. Can it be as gripping as the first season? Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Sarah Churchwell, Kerry Shale and Briony Hanson. The producer is Oliver Jones.

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