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Janice Forsyth talks to bestselling Irish novelist Colm Toibin. Plus news about The Goes Wrong Show, and a Strictly round-up.

Janice Forsyth talks to bestselling Irish novelist Colm Toibin. Plus news about The Goes Wrong Show and a documentary about Oliver Sacks, and a Strictly round-up.

Bestselling Irish novelist Colm Toibin joins Janice to talk about his new novel The Magician, based on the life of Nobel Prize winning German writer Thomas Mann.

Janice talks to Irish actor Niall Buggy about performing Samuel Beckett鈥檚 one man play Krapp鈥檚 Last Tape, and to Linda McLean and Maureen Beattie about McLean鈥檚 new companion piece to Beckett鈥檚 play, Go On.

Two members of the cast of comedy series The Goes Wrong Show join Janice ahead of their new TV series which begins tonight on 麻豆约拍 One.

The presenter and producer of the official Strictly podcast, Kim Winston dishes up all the backstage news from this Saturday鈥檚 episode.

Ric Burns, director of a new documentary about pioneering neurologist and bestselling writer Oliver Sacks talks to Janice about this influential figure and his life story, and Janice is also joined by Sacks鈥� partner Bill Hayes.

Plus we introduce you to the artist behind our brand new single of the week.

2 hours, 28 minutes

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Mon 27 Sep 2021 13:30
麻豆约拍 Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Yazz

    The Only Way Is Up

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Limmie & Family Cookin鈥�

    You Can Do Magic

    • Afrodisiac (Various Artists).
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Queen

    Crazy Little Thing Called Love

    • The Game.
    • Island.
    • 5.

  • Pharrell Williams

    Happy

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Eagles

    Take It Easy

    • The Best Of Eagles.
    • Asylum.

  • The Police

    Roxanne

    • The Very Best Of Sting & The Police.
    • A&M.

  • Lizzo

    Juice

    • Atlantic.

  • They Might Be Giants

    Birdhouse In Your Soul

    • Snap It Up! (Various Artists).
    • CBS.

  • John Travolta & Olivia Newton鈥怞ohn

    You're The One That I Want

    • Grease (Original Movie Soundtrack).
    • Polydor.

  • Stevie Wonder

    For Once In My Life

    • Stevie Wonder Greatest Hits Vol.2.
    • Motown.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Superstition

    • Motown Chartbusters Volume 8 (Various Artists).
    • Spectrum Music.

Broadcast

  • Mon 27 Sep 2021 13:30
    麻豆约拍 Radio Scotland