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The Friday Afternoon Show

Whole Lotta Roadies, 12 Plays of Christmas, Ali The Magic Elf

Duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Shetland

Idlewild’s Rod Jones decided to do something to help the crew and roadies of bands who can’t tour this year. Along with other huge names in Scottish music, he’s has created “Whole Lotta Roadies”, an album in which the crew cover songs of the band they work with! Rod and guitar technician Steve Morrison join Nicola to tell her more.

Dealing with vandalism isn’t easy, but one primary school in Glasgow decided to write a rap to get their anti-vandal message across. Paul English went along to visit the budding rap stars.

This Christmas, Tron Theatre Company is delighted to bring back the much loved Ali the Magic Elf as a live show captured on film for viewing at home. Writer and director Andy Arnold tells Nicola all about Ali.

Writer, history lover, and twitter genius Sara Sheridan is known is her circle as a naughty auntie, the fun one who lets you do the things that mum and dad don’t. This week she took to twitter to divulge some naughty auntie tips for those who might be visiting nieces or nephews this Christmas, and she joins Nicola to tell her more.

12 Plays of Christmas is a collection of curated commissions by Visible Fictions, who gave 12 of Scotland’s most exciting artists 1 line from the famous song and tasked them to create a family friendly 2 minute film for social media. Two of the artists involved chat to Nicola about the project. Show less

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