Screentime with John Fardy

The Best Music Biopics of All Time

Screentime with John Fardy

Show Notes

With the release of 'Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere', this week on Screentime John Fardy looks at the best and some of the worst music biopics of all time when he chats to Today FM'S Claire Beck and Film Critic Chris Wasser.

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