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Des Bishop on China and Katie Derham on the Proms

Katie Derham guides listeners through the Proms, Des Bishop attempts to perform stand-up in Mandarin and David Gray calls in from his tour to talk about his Perfect Weekend.

In February 2013, American-born, Irish-bred Des Bishop went to China to try and learn enough Chinese to do stand-up comedy in Mandarin, to a Chinese audience. If that wasn't challenge enough, now he wants to make the world laugh about his experiences. Des will be telling John all about the Edinburgh show Made In China and his TV career in Ireland.

John's other guest Katie Derham will be guiding him through the Proms.

Katie is a presenter on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3's Afternoon on 3 and Breakfast programmes.

She also fronts the coverage of the Proms for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two and Radio 3 following her move from ITN.

After reading Economics at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Katie started at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ as a researcher on Radio 4's Moneybox and Financial World Tonight. After stints on business programmes like Moneycheck on Five Live, Business Breakfast and Working Lunch, she became a reporter on Barry Norman's Film 96 and 97.

In 1998 she joined ITN as the Media and Arts Editor for ITV News and, at the age of 27, became the youngest newscaster on British national television since ITN's creation in 1955. For five years she covered showbiz events around the world and hosted the Classical Brit Awards four times. She then presented ITV Lunchtime News for six years before taking a leading role as an anchor in the coverage of elections, royal weddings and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

John will also be talking to musician David Gray about his Perfect Weekend and unveiling another Greatest Song Never Played.

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Sat 26 Jul 2014 10:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Pulp

    Common People

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 5.

  • Michael Jackson

    Loving You

    • Xscape.
    • Epic.
    • 3.

  • Swing Out Sister

    Surrender

    • It's Better To Travel.
    • Phonogram.

  • David Bowie

    Heroes

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Van Morrison

    The Way Young Lovers Do

    • Astral Weeks.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 5.

  • Nina Simone

    Suzanne

    • The Best of Nina Simone.
    • RCA.
    • 12.

  • David Gray

    Snow In Vegas

    • Mutineers.
    • IHT RECORDS.
    • 006.

  • The Mock Turtles

    Can You Dig It?

    • Drivetime 3 (Various Artists).
    • Dino.

  • Dean Martin

    Little Ole Wine Drinker, Me

    • (Single).
    • Reprise.

  • Ward Thomas

    Push for the Stride

    • (CD Single).
    • WTW.
    • 1.

  • Eurythmics

    Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

    • Our Friends Electric (Various Artists.
    • Telstar.

  • House of Pain

    Jump Around

    • (CD Single).
    • Ruffness.

  • Coldplay

    Life In Technicolor II

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.

  • Nico & Vinz

    Am I Wrong

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • Martha and the Muffins

    Echo Beach

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Paloma Faith

    Trouble With My Baby

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Eddie Cochran

    Summertime Blues

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • Tears for Fears

    Woman In Chains (feat. Oleta Adams)

    • (CD Single).
    • Fontana.

  • Ann Miller

    Too Darn Hot

    • Kiss Me Kate: Original MGM Soundtrack.
    • EMI Premier.
    • 3.

  • The Jam

    Start!

    • Sound Affects.
    • Polydor.
    • 12.

  • Dolly Parton

    Try

    • Blue Smoke.
    • Sony Music.

  • Amy Winehouse

    Rehab

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Candi Staton

    In The Ghetto

  • George Benson

    Lady Love Me (One More Time)

    • George Benson - The Very Best Of.
    • Warner E.S.P..
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Sat 26 Jul 2014 10:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2