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02/04/2011

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Peter Curran is joined by Michael Ball and Alison Jackson. Music from Josh T Pearson.

Peter Curran with Deborah Meaden, Michael Ball and Richard Schiff. Allegra McEvedy talks to photographer Alison Jackson. Music from Josh T Pearson, and Tom Williams and the Boat.

Peter Curran and guests take over the Radio 4 airwaves for a glorious 45 minutes of eclectic conversation and music.

Peter will be entering the 'Dragons' Den' this week as Deborah Meaden joins us in the Loose Ends studio. Deborah's the Den's second most frequent investor , and chats to Peter about her new project 'valuemystuff.com.' 

From 'The West Wing' to the West End - Richard Schiff joins the cast of Jack Rosenthal's SMASH! Best known for playing Toby Ziegler in The West Wing he is no stranger to treading the boards over here, appearing in 2007 in the West End production of Underneath the Lintel. 

Peter will be talking to musical theatre star, multi-platinum recording artist and chat show host Michael Ball. The king of British musical is famously known for his roles in Hairspray, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Les Miserables. 

Chef, Broadcaster and Writer Allegra McEvedy talks to Alison Jackson, who shocked the world with her BAFTA Award-winning BBC TV series, Double Take. Alison has made a name for herself through her use of famous lookalikes to create paparazzi parodies. With the Royal Wedding looming, 'Kate and Wills Up the Aisle: A Right Royal Fairy Tale' is a tongue in cheek look at the royal romance.

There is music from Tom Williams and the Boat and Josh T Pearson.

Producer: Sukey Firth.

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