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The Festival Cafe: 13/08/2012

Festival Café: 13 August 2012

13/08/2012

BBC Radio Scotland - The Festival Cafe, 13/08/2012

The best of British acting talent: David Hayman and Julian Glover.

David Hayman joins Clare English to talk about Six and a Tanner, a powerful one-man show about a father-son relationship that marks his first ever Festival Fringe appearance.

David Hayman (Trial and Retribution, ITV) joins Clare English to talk about Six and a Tanner, the powerful one-man show about a father- son relationship that marks his first-ever Festival Fringe acting appearance.

Olivier Award- winning actor Julian Glover and Sheila Reid (Benidorm, ITV) on joining forces in Maurice's Jubilee, the moving and funny story of a man's dream to keep an appointment with Her Majesty the Queen as he nears the end of his life.

The Ruby Dolls give us a taste of their unique a cappella singing, combining klezmer, tango, African folk, and the blues to stunning effect.

And- bringing the spirit of Mardi Gras, we welcome New Orleans jazz legend Lillian Boutté. As well as performing, she'll also explain how music is still playing a role in the regeneration of her beloved city in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Producer: Serena Field.

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