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Thomas Ades, Patricia Lockwood, 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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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Thomas Ades

    Duration: 09:47

  • Patricia Lockwood

    Duration: 08:53

  • Guardians of the Galaxy

    Duration: 08:58

Thomas Ades

Thomas Ades
Anne Sofie Von Otter in聽The Exterminating Angel at the聽聽until 8 May
Photo credit: Clive Barda

Main image credit: Clive Barda

Patricia Lockwood

Patricia Lockwood
Patricia Lockwood

Patricia Lockwood's book聽Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals (collection) is out now

Guardians of the Galaxy 2

Guardians of the Galaxy 2
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 Groot (Voiced by Vin Diesel)
Photo credit 漏Marvel Studios 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy 2 is in cinemas from 28 April, cert 12A

Credits

Role Contributor
Interviewed Guest Thomas Ades
Interviewed Guest Patricia Lockwood
Interviewed Guest James Gunn
Presenter Samira Ahmed
Producer Jack Soper

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  • Tue 25 Apr 2017 19:15

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