Persuasion & Patriots reviewed, Durham Brass Festival, Museum of the Year winner

Published: July 14, 2022, 7:11 p.m.

The new film Persuasion based on Jane Austen\u2019s novel starring Dakota Johnson and directed by Carrie Cracknell has already attracted a lot of attention for its blend of 21st century millennial dialogue and Austen\u2019s own words. And Peter Morgan, writer of The Crown, returns to the stage for his new play Patriots which looks at the rise of the oligarchs in Russia, in particular Boris Berezovsky, played by Tom Hollander, helping to secure the rise of Putin, played by Will Keen. Guardian foreign correspondent Luke Harding and film critic Hanna Flint join Shahidha to review both.

Durham\u2019s International Brass festival, which has been going for more than 20 years, is showcasing bands from as far afield as Cuba, Italy and Ghana. Among this year\u2019s high profile artists taking part are Mercury Prize and Brit Award nominees, a MOBO-winning CBBC star, and an avant garde rock band fronted by the Poet Laureate. The BBC\u2019s Sharuna Sagar went to Durham to see how this traditional style of music is being embraced by new generation of musicians and collaborators.

We hear who has been named Art Fund Museum of the Year, and speak to the winner just minutes after it is announced.

Presenter: Shahidha Bari\nProducer: Sarah Johnson

Photo credit: Nick Wall/Netflix \xa9 2022