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Peter Curran is joined by Rick Stein, Dave Stewart, Ellen Greene and Tim Key.

Peter Curran is joined by Rick Stein, Ellen Greene, Tim Key and Dave Stewart, who also plays live. Plus music from Noah and the Whale.

Peter Curran and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy and this week we have an exclusive session as Dave Stewart plays 'The Gypsy Girl and Me' from help with Noah and the Whale. 

Rick Stein has been going to Spain on holiday since he was a child. And that's where he returns in his latest BBC Two series and accompanying book 'Rick Stein's Spain' to discover such treats as Asturian cider, pimenton and the best anchovies to be found in the world. 

Legendary Broadway star Ellen Greene joins the cast of the new West End musical Betwixt!. Famous for her role as Audrey in the quirky and hugely successful Little Shop of Horrors, she has more recently appeared on the small screen in various US television productions, such as Heroes and Pushing Daisies. 

Dave Stewart talks to Peter about life after Eurythmics. Not only has he written the music and lyrics for 'Ghost The Musical' which opened this week to critical acclaim in the West End, he also has a new album out called 'The Blackbird Diaries'. And if that isn't enough, he's one the members of a new band SuperHeavy (alongside Mick Jagger, Joss Stone, Damian Marley and A.R. Rahman) who released their first single 'Miracle Worker' earlier this month. 

Comedy's favourite poetry man Tim Key con'verses' with Nikki Bedi. His book 'The Complete Tim Key' is heavy with poems on love, sex, death and fruit (strawberries, beans etc) and it's of a nice weight. He'll also be in Edinburgh in August with his one man show 'Masterslut'. 

Fresh from headline dates in the US and now back for their UK tour - music comes from Noah And The Whale playing a track from their Top 10 album 'Last Night on Earth'.

Producer: Cathie Mahoney.

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