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Ed Byrne, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Peter May, Scottee, Zara McFarlane, Gregory Porter

Clive Anderson is joined by Sanjeev Bhaskar, Ed Byrne, Peter May, Scottee and Sue Tilley for conversation, comedy and music, this week from Gregory Porter and Zara McFarlane.

Clive Anderson talks to Sanjeev Bhaskar about the return of The Kumars. After a 7 year break the multi-award winning, much loved television family bound back with a new home - a flat in Hounslow behind Dad's homewares and gift shop.

Each week Sanjeev struggles to interview celebrity guests despite continued interference by his family members. 'The Kumars' starts on Wednesday 15th January at 9pm on Sky 1HD.

Clive meets Peter May, author of the best-selling Lewis trilogy to learn more about his love of islands... and murder. His latest book is set on an island off the Canadian coast - home to only130 inhabitants - the wealthiest of whom has just been discovered murdered.
'Entry Island' is out now, published by Quercus Books.

Scottee talks to Sue Tilley about her friend, the late Leigh Bowery - legendary performance artist, fashion designer and '80s club promoter. Leigh introduced Sue to Lucian Freud. Freud's 1995 portrait of her, Benefits Supervisor Sleeping, was sold in 2008 for £17.2 million - the highest price paid for a painting by a living artist. Sue's book, Leigh Bowery: The Life and Times of an Icon is available now to download.

Irish comedian Ed Byrne is a miserable old git. So instead of celebrating his 40th birthday, he's used incipient old age to craft a cynical observational show, The Roaring Forties: "There are seven billion people on the planet and I only have time to be friends with10 of them". Is Clive one of them? 'Ed Byrne - The Roaring Forties' is on tour from February 2014.

Music from Grammy-nominated jazz and soul singer Gregory Porter, who sings the title track from his new album 'Liquid Spirit', and from rising young singer Zara McFarlane, who performs 'Open Heart' from her new album 'If You Knew Her'.

Producer: Sukey Firth.

45 minutes

Sanjeev Bhaskar

Sanjeev Bhaskar

The first episode of ‘The Kumars’ is on Wednesday 15th January at 9pm on Sky 1 HD.

Gregory Porter

Gregory Porter
‘Liquid Spirit’ is available now on Blue Note Records.  Gregory will be touring the UK in March - details on his website.

Peter May

Peter May
‘Entry Island’ is available now, published by Quercus Books.

Sue Tilley

Sue Tilley
Leigh Bowery: The Life and Times of an Icon is available now as e-book published by Open Road Media.

Zara McFarlane

Zara McFarlane

'If You Knew Her’ is out on the 20th January on Brownwood Recordings.
Jan.  Zara is touring in February - details on her website.

Ed Byrne

Ed Byrne
 ‘The Roaring Forties’  is on tour from February – May 2014.   See Ed’s website for details.    

Broadcasts

  • Sat 11 Jan 2014 18:15
  • Mon 13 Jan 2014 11:15
  • Mon 13 Jan 2014 21:15
  • Tue 14 Jan 2014 04:15

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