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Businesswoman and former lawyer Margaret Mountford and the Inheritance Tracks of Madness frontman Suggs

Richard Coles and Sian Williams with businesswoman and lawyer Margaret Mountford, the Inheritance Tracks of Madness frontman Suggs and behind the scenes at a menswear shop.

Richard Coles and Sian Williams with businesswoman and lawyer Margaret Mountford, plus an actress who lost lots of weight and then found her work had dried up, the Inheritance Tracks of Madness front man Suggs, a look behind the scenes at 'The Famous' a menswear shop in Cheltenham that's closing its doors after 126 years, a builder whose family company is still around after 422 years, the evocative sound of an Italian coffee machine, Benedict Allen talking to his cousin Charles about their mutual lives in travel and a man who knows a great deal about paper.

Producer: Chris Wilson.

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Sat 5 Jan 2013 09:00
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STUDIO GUEST :: MARGARET MOUNTFORD

STUDIO GUEST :: MARGARET MOUNTFORD
Best known for her starring role in The Apprentice, Margaret left to do a PhD in Papyrology.Β  She joins Sian and Richard to talk about her work and role as Trustee in , a charity that supports unemployed young people.

TRADING FOR 126 YEARS :: THE FAMOUS

TRADING FOR 126 YEARS :: THE FAMOUS
Gentlemen’s outfitters in Cheltenham closes its doors today after 126 years. JP Devlin spoke to some of the customers shopping there in its last days of trading.

I LOVE PAPER :: IAN SANSOM

I LOVE PAPER :: IAN SANSOM

Ian Sansom is a paper enthusiast.  He joins Sian and Richard to talk about why he’s mad about paper in all its many forms, and explains why modern life could not exist without it. 

Ian’s book Paper: An Elegy is published by Fourth Estate

TRAVEL :: EXPERIENCE

TRAVEL :: EXPERIENCE
Cousins Benedict and Charles Allen discuss their travelling lives.

MY WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY :: MEL HARRIS

MY WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY :: MEL HARRIS
Actress Mel Harris lost over 12 stone with a gastric bypass.Β  Since then, her health has improved, but her acting career has suffered.Β  She tells us her story.

SOUND SCULPTURE :: ITALIAN COFFEE MAKING MACHINE

SOUND SCULPTURE :: ITALIAN COFFEE MAKING MACHINE
Listener Christina Shingler shares her love of the sound of Florentine coffee machines.

INHERITANCE TRACKS :: SUGGS

INHERITANCE TRACKS :: SUGGS
The Madness frontman chooses Miles Davis’ Concierto de Aranjuez from Sketches of Spain and Is That All There is performed by Peggy Lee. Madness' latest album, Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da is out now.

THE TERCENTENARIAN CLUB :: ALEX DURTNELL

THE TERCENTENARIAN CLUB :: ALEX DURTNELL
Alex is the chairman of R Durtnell and Sons, a 400 year old building company, which was also a founding member of the Tercentenarian club.Β Β 

Richard, Margaret Mountford, Mel Harris and Sian

Richard, Margaret Mountford, Mel Harris and Sian

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