First Edition: The Critics

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First Edition: The Critics

Start your day with the facts. High quality, thorough, and trustworthy journalism has never been more important in helping us understand the world as it really is, so in our First Edition events you can join leading journalists from across the media (and the world) as they discuss the day's breaking news over a cup of coffee. Today's guests include Guardian theatre critic Arifa Akbar, Observer theatre critic Sarah Crompton, and Times restaurant critic Chitra Ramaswamy.

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