{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"39 - Benediction","description":"How do you create a biopic of one of the most famous First World War poets? &amp;nbsp; This month we're joined by Dr Jane Potter (Oxford Brookes) to discuss the 2021 film Benediction&amp;nbsp;about the life of Siegfried Sassoon. &amp;nbsp; Along the way we explore the long shadow of Regeneration, soldiers in drag, and the brilliance of Edith Sitwell. We also get very excited by a surprise cameo from the star of a previous episode! &amp;nbsp;  References: Alice Winn, In Memoriam (2023) Benediction\u2019 is a shattering biopic of the English war poet Siegfried Sassoon,&amp;nbsp;LA Times&amp;nbsp; Benediction review \u2013 Terence Davies\u2019 piercingly sad Siegfried Sassoon drama,&amp;nbsp;The Guardian Brian Bond, The Unquiet Western Front (2008) Edith Sitwell, Wheels (1919) Jane Potter,&amp;nbsp;Selected Letters of Wilfred Owen&amp;nbsp;(2023) Regeneration, dir by Gillies MacKinnon (1997) Siegfried Sasson,&amp;nbsp;The Complete Memoirs of George They Shall Not Grow Old, dir by Peter Jackson (2018)  ","author_name":"Oh! What a lovely podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/27552126\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/156616842"}