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Thomas Ades, Patricia Lockwood, James Gunn

25/04/2017

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Thomas Ades, Patricia Lockwood, James Gunn

Thomas Ades on The Exterminating Angel, poet Patricia Lockwood, director James Gunn.

Thomas Ades on the premiere of The Exterminating Angel, American poet Patricia Lockwood on her new collection and memoir, plus James Gunn on Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2.

Thomas Ades, hailed as Britain's greatest composer since Benjamin Britten, on the premiere of The Exterminating Angel, his opera which is based on Louis Bunuel's 1962 surrealist film and features live sheep on the Royal Opera House stage. 

What if a deer did porn? Is it legal to marry a stuffed owl exhibit? Why is it so difficult to find a baby called Gary? American poet Patricia Lockwood ponders all of these in Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals, her new collection which also features the autobiographical poem Rape Joke, a viral hit on the internet. The poetry collection is published to coincide with her memoir Priestdaddy, which details growing up in a religious household with an ordained Catholic Priest as a father.

The quirky superhero film Guardians of the Galaxy was the surprise hit of 2014. Cinema-goers loved the rag-tag group of lesser-known Marvel Comics characters, their bickering humour and the awesome mix tape that provided the soundtrack. Samira Ahmed talks to writer and director James Gunn about bringing the gang back together for Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 and creating another awesome mix tape of retro tunes to accompany their latest space adventure.

Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Jack Soper.

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