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Barbara Dickson, The Color Purple's Corey Hawkins and author Louise Welsh

Nicola Meighan catches up with pop singer and lengend of stage and screen Barbara Dickson.

Nicola chats folk singer, pop star, legend of stage and screen, Barbara Dickson. She's just released her latest album, My Own Adventure, and she's about to embark on her final full-band tour across Scotland - and beyond.

Next Friday sees the release of a new musical film version of The Color Purple. It sees Corey Hawkins take on the role of Harpo in the movie which has been adapted from Alice Walker’s 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, and from the hugely successful Broadway show.

Louise Welsh's novels include The Cutting Room, and The Second Cut. Her new darkly comic novel, To The Dogs, is out this week. Nicola catches up with the award-winning writer.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Fri 19 Jan 2024 14:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Barbara Dickson

    January, February

    • For The Record.
    • Eagle.
    • 18/1.

  • Blondie

    Heart Of Glass

    • Billboard Top Hits: 1979 (Various).
    • Rhino.
    • 13.

  • Barbara Dickson

    Tomorrow Never Knows

    • My Own Adventure.
    • 11.

  • Gerry Rafferty

    The Royal Mile

    • The Best Of.
    • EMI.

  • Nik Kershaw

    Wouldn't It Be Good

    • Now 1984 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • Eminem

    My Name Is

    • Curtain Call.
    • Aftermath.
    • 4.

  • Odyssey

    Inside Out

    • Happy Together.
    • Big Break Records.
    • 008.

  • Pedalo

    Mystery

  • D:Ream

    Things Can Only Get Better

    • Now 27 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Tate McRae

    greedy

    • greedy.
    • RCA Records Label.
    • 1.

  • Calvin Harris And Rag'n'Bone Man

    Giant

    • Giant.
    • 1.

  • The Bluebells

    Young At Heart

    • Alternative Eighties.
    • Sony Music TV.
    • 8.

Broadcast

  • Fri 19 Jan 2024 14:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland