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Saturday Live Panto Programme with Lesley Joseph

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Star of Birds of a Feather and Strictly Come Dancing, Lesley Joseph, joins Aasmah Mir and Rev Richard Coles live from the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House to talk about pantomime and her role as The Wicked Queen.

Trevor Jones reveals the secrets of The Poison Garden at Alnwick.

Paul Harris has been performing in pantomimes for more than 50 years. He recalls how he learnt the gags on the job, and explains what makes a good Dame.

The Saturday Live pantomime, written by Alan McHugh, and performed by our listeners, with surprise cameo appearances from Radio 4 presenters.

Cast members from Bollywood Jack perform live in the Radio Theatre. And real life Fairy Godmother, Jaime Thurston, describes how she makes wishes come true.

Phil Collins shares his Inheritance Tracks. He has chosen All My Loving by The Beatles and The Times They Are A Changin' by Bob Dylan.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs runs at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth from 16 December 2016 - 14 January 2017.
Bollywood Jack runs at the Tara Theatre in south west London from 7 December 2016 - 7 January 2017.
Not Dead Yet by Phil Collins, is out now.

Producer: Louise Corley
Editor: Karen Dalziel. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Aasmah Mir
Presenter:
Richard Coles
Interviewed Guest:
Lesley Joseph
Interviewed Guest:
Paul Harris
Interviewed Guest:
Jamie Thurston
Interviewed Guest:
Trevor Jones
Interviewed Guest:
Phil Collins
Producer:
Louise Corley

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