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Nov 2024
53m 31s

Friends, Romans... Rhinoceroses?

THE TLS
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This week, Mary Beard squares up to the gorefest of Gladiator II; and Alan Hollinghurst in conversation at the Cambridge Literary Festival.


'Gladiator II', various cinemas

'Our Evenings', by Alan Hollinghurst


Produced by Charlotte Pardy


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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