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Loose Ends: 27/08/2011

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27/08/2011

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Clive Anderson with Barry Miles, John Crace, Sheila Ferguson and Wayne Thallon.

Clive Anderson is joined by Barry Miles, John Crace, Sheila Ferguson, Wayne Thallon and Nikki Bedi. With music from the Water Tower Bucket Boys and Other Lives.

Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.

In the studio this week is a diva. Sheila Ferguson was one of the longest serving members of the 1970's soul group The Three Degrees performing hits such as 'When Will I See You Again'. She now stars at The Garrick Theatre in 'Respect La Diva' covering songs by the likes of Whitney Houston and Tina Turner.

The seventies have been seen by many as one long hangover after the excesses of the swinging sixties. In his new book 'In The Seventies, Adventures in the Counterculture' Barry Miles recasts this decade as a fascinating period when many of the dreams of hippies became reality.

John Crace has written 'Vertigo', discussing how fandom for his favourite Tottenham Hotspur Football Club started out in boyish hope but ended in dark comedy. John discusses how even when your favourite club are performing like champions, you soon become anxious through fear of success. 

Nikki Bedi will be talking to Wayne Thallon, the director of new film 'A Spanking in Paradise'. This semi-autobiographical comedy looks into the dirty and dangerous world at the 'Paradise Sauna' and has been taking this year's Edinburgh Festival by storm.

There's music from two American bands, the first are 'Water Tower Bucket Boys' who have been brewing up a storm in the folk music world and will be bringing their bluegrass style into the Loose Ends studio with track 'Easy Way Out'. Also performing are 'Other Lives' who are just completing a UK tour after 3 months on the road in the US and will be playing their new single 'Tamer Animals'.

Producer: Sukey Firth.

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