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Front Row: Michael Rosen, Chris Bush, Zack Snyder’s Justice League

18/03/2021

Michael Rosen, Chris Bush, Zack Snyder’s Justice League

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Michael Rosen, Chris Bush, Zack Snyder’s Justice League

Michael Rosen's Covid book, The Band Plays On drama, Zack Snyder’s Justice League reviewed

Michael Rosen's book about suffering from Covid, Chris Bush on her drama The Band Plays On, Zack Snyder’s Justice League reviewed.

A year ago, the poet and former Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen was admitted to hospital with Covid-19. Against all the odds, after months in hospital, including 48 days in intensive care and in an induced coma, he returned home and has written a new collection of prose poems and words about the experience. The poet discusses Many Different Kinds of Love: A Story of Life, Death and the NHS and how the trauma affected him.

This week sees the release of Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Originally released in 2017 in an edit by Joss Whedon, the film received poor reviews. A successful fan campaign, #ReleaseTheSnyderCut, has led to the release of a new version by original director Zack Snyder. But is it an improvement? Leila Latif reviews.

The Band Plays On is a new play by writer Chris Bush, taking the form of a series of monologues punctuated by live music covers of some of Sheffield’s bands and artists. Chris joins us to discuss making theatre in lockdown and her choice to mark Sheffield’s history within the play.

Presenter: Elle Osili-Wood
Producer: Jerome Weatherald

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