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Michael Sheen, Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant's favourite novel and review of television series Ackley Bridge

Michael Sheen on his new film and his career, school TV drama Ackley Bridge, Robert Plant, Led Zep vocalist, sings the praises of his favourite novel, and its author, Kent Nerburn.

As Michael Sheen releases his new film, Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer, John Wilson talks to the actor about his career. He delves into how Sheen prepared for some of his most well-known roles, playing real people such as Tony Blair, David Frost and Brian Clough. Sheen considers, too, his connection to his home town, Port Talbot, and his increasing social and political activism.

Ackley Bridge is set in a newly opened school which integrates the largely divided white and Asian children of a Yorkshire town. The Channel 4 drama, which focuses on both the staff and pupils, was created by the writer of East is East, Ayub Khan Din, as well as two former Shameless writers, Malcolm Campbell and Anya Reiss. Shahidha Bari reviews.

Neither Wolf Nor Dog is the fictionalised account of a road trip by a white man and an old Native American through Indian country. Former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant tells John Wilson how the novel captivated him and why he wants to bring it to a British readership, and the book's author, Kent Nerburn, explains how the tribal elders of the Red Lake Ojibwe reservation came to trust him to write their story.

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Michael Sheen

Michael Sheen

Michael Sheen is in the film , which is in UK cinemas from 09 June 2017, certificate 15.

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Main image above: Michael Sheen (Right) with John Wilson

Image to the left: Michael Sheen

Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant's favourite novel

Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant's favourite novel

by with a foreword by 听is out now, as an Ebook and in paperback.

Images: Kent Nerburn (Left) and Robert Plant.

Ackley Bridge

Ackley Bridge

, a six-part serial is on Channel 4 on Wednesdays at 8.00pm, starting on 07 June 2017.

Image: Ackley Bridge cast members

Image credit: Channel 4

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Interviewed Guest Michael Sheen
Interviewed Guest Shahidha Bari
Interviewed Guest Robert Plant
Interviewed Guest Kent Nerburn
Presenter John Wilson
Producer Julian May

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  • Mon 5 Jun 2017 19:15

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