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Zoe Wanamaker & Diarmuid Gavin appeared in 'Cherry Orchards & Chelsea'

Actress Zoe Wanamaker joins Graham to chat about appearing in The Cherry Orchard, while gardening expert Diarmuid Gavin discusses his Avatar-inspired 'garden in the sky'.

Back in Blighty after the 'highs' of Eurovision, Graham was joined in the studio this week by stage and screen star Zoe Wanamaker who chatted about the revival of The Cherry Orchard at The National Theatre. Garden designer extraordinaire Diarmuid Gavin also popped in to talk about the Chelsea Flower Show and how the film 'Avatar' inspired his latest work.

In this week's Grill Graham Chloe from Bagshot wanted advice on confronting sofa-staining friends who - gasp! - tried to cover up their crime, while Ben in Cardiff was looking for help in getting his widowed mother back on the dating scene again. And one listener laughed so hard at Graham & Maria's advice for the former that they apparently fell off their chair and injured themselves!

Debi Vernall from Woodford Green is the person responsible for inflicting this week's 'I Can't Believe It's Not Better' song on the nation - The Streak by Ray Stevens. Apparently when she was 10 Debi thought this song "was the most hilarious thing I'd ever heard". Hopefully she's developed a better sense of humour in the intervening years...

And in this week's Tune With A Tale, Carol Dixon explained the story behind The Beach Boys 'Sloop John B', which Graham realised he HAD heard of after a collective cry of disbelief from the British public.

Oh, and this will always be remembered as the show where Bobbi had actually heard of the person Graham was talking about..

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Sat 21 May 2011 10:00
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Music Played

  • The Boo Radleys

    Wake Up Boo!

    • Various Artists - Untitled.
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Ell and Nikki

    Running Scared

  • Dusty Springfield

    I Only Want To Be With You

    • Dusty- The Silver Collection.
    • Philips.

  • The Police

    Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

    • Ones On 1 (Radio 1 21st Birthday Albu.
    • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ.

  • Michael Franti & Spearhead

    The Sound Of Sunshine

    • The Sound Of Sunshine.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • The Mixtures

    The Pushbike Song

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1971 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Cast of Glee

    Silly Love Songs

    • Glee The Music Presents: The Warblers.

  • Climie Fisher

    Love Changes (Everything)

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • 'I Can't Believe It's Not Better' choice of Debi Vernall in Woodford Green

    • Ray Stevens

      The Streak

      • The Best Of.
      • Rhino.
      • 4.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    A Design For Life

    • Everything Must Go - 20th Anniversary Edition.
    • Columbia.
    • 16.

  • Blondie

    Mother

    • Panic Of Girls.
    • Phasm 8.
    • 1.

  • Herbie Hancock

    I Thought It Was You (Directstep Version)

    • Club Tropicana (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Duran Duran

    Leave A Light On

    • CD Single.

  • Peter Polycarpou

    Love Hurts

  • Dionne Bromfield

    Foolin'

    • (CD Single).
    • Lioness Records.
    • 1.

  • Guest Zoe Wanamaker's song choice

    • Lady Gaga

      Just Dance (feat. Colby O’Donis)

      • (CD Single).
      • Interscope.
      • 2.

  • Slade

    Gudbuy T'Jane

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1972 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Paul Young

    Come Back and Stay

    • Paul Young - From Time To Time.
    • Columbia.

  • Wonderland

    Starlight

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • The Beach Boys

    Sloop John B

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.

  • Ghosts

    Ghosts

    • (CD Single).

  • Travis

    Flowers In The Window

    • (CD Single).
    • Independiente.

  • Matthew Morrison

    Still Got Tonight

    • Matthew Morrison.

  • Villagers

    That Day

  • Take That

    Love Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sat 21 May 2011 10:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2