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22/10/2011

Peter Curran is joined by the actor Douglas Hodge and DJ Jo Whiley. With music from Bombay Bicycle Club and Scott Matthews in an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.

Peter Curran and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.

Olivier and Tony Award-winning actor Douglas Hodge will be swearing to tell Peter Curran 'the whole truth and nothing but the truth' about his role as struggling middle-aged lawyer Bill Maitland in John Osborne's witty and compelling play 'Inadmissible Evidence' at the Donmar Warehouse.

The sweetest man on radio, (sorry Peter!) broadcaster and author Matthew Sweet will be checking in to regale us with some of the scandalous antics in his book 'The West End Front: The Wartime Secrets Of London's Grand Hotels'. Matthew's extraordinary tales range from Dylan Thomas licking gravy from an MI5 girl's legs to the barmaid appointed keeper of Churchill's private bottle of whiskey!

Lady of the 'Live Lounge', DJ and Radio 2 presenter Jo Whiley is no stranger to live music in her radio studio. She now returns to television on Friday nights with yet more rock 'n' roll and industry chit chat on her music-themed show on Sky Arts 1. No doubt Jo will be tapping her feet to our music performances this week.

Rachael Stirling is exposed to the elements as polar producer Alastair Fothergill blows in from the arctic to talk about his new Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ1 series and book 'Frozen Planet'. Alistair goes to the ends of the earth to see the planet's great wildernesses before they change forever.....

Having just cycled across the finish line of their 'Tour De Anglais', Bombay Bicycle Club will be saddling up again to perform their new single 'Lights Out Words Gone'. And no 'Passing Stranger' to Loose Ends, Ivor Novello Award-winner Scott Matthews returns to sing the fruit of his labours, 'Bad Apple' from his new album 'What The Night Delivers'.

Producer: Cathie Mahoney.

45 minutes

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Tue 25 Oct 2011 04:15

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